Pediatrics
Multiple air pollutants linked to asthma symptoms in children
Exposure to several combinations of toxic atmospheric pollutants may be triggering asthma symptoms among children, a recent analysis suggests.
Mar 13, 2024
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Health
LGBT people can face unique skin health challenges
Gay and bisexual people, as well as those undergoing gender transition, could face unique dermatological issues, an expert says.
Mar 12, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds COVID-19 had greater impact on life expectancy than previously believed
A new study published in The Lancet reveals never-before-seen details about staggeringly high mortality from the COVID-19 pandemic within and across countries. Places such as Mexico City, Peru, and Bolivia had some of the ...
Mar 12, 2024
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Medications
Antibiotic after sex slashes STD rates in study
Just one dose of the antibiotic doxycycline taken after sex halved the number of chlamydia and syphilis cases in San Francisco, promising new research shows.
Mar 5, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
If you're poor, fertility treatment can be out of reach
Mary Delgado's first pregnancy went according to plan, but when she tried to get pregnant again seven years later, nothing happened. After 10 months, Delgado, now 34, and her partner, Joaquin Rodriguez, went to see an OB-GYN. ...
Feb 28, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds teens benefit from 'forest bathing'—even in cities
Youth mental health in urban environments is significantly better when more nature is incorporated into city design. A new study from University of Waterloo researchers suggests that forest bathing, the simple method of being ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Medications
Study finds diabetes medicine behind false positive urine test
A doctor at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Philadelphia, found that a patient at the center had experienced a false positive urine test after taking empagliflozin, an SGLT2 ...
Immunology
Long-term analysis reveals SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccine-induced antibody responses are long-lasting
A long-term analysis conducted by leading microbiologists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reveals that antibody responses induced by COVID-19 vaccines are long-lasting. The study results, published online in ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Poison center calls for 'magic mushrooms' spiked after decriminalization, study finds
Calls to U.S. poison centers involving psilocybin, or "magic mushrooms," among adolescents and young adults rose sharply after several U.S. cities and states began decriminalizing the hallucinogen, University of Virginia ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
AAOS: sports-related orthopedic injuries in seniors projected to grow 123 percent by 2040
Sports-related injuries among older adults are expected to increase 123 percent between 2021 and 2040, according to a study presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, held from Feb. ...
Feb 24, 2024
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