Vaccination
CDC panel meets Tuesday to vote on COVID-19 vaccine priority
A panel of U.S. advisers will meet Tuesday to vote on how scarce, initial supplies of a COVID-19 vaccine will be given out once one has been approved.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When hoarding becomes a health problem
Hoarding is a recognized mental health condition and should be treated as such—without the stigma associated with high-profile cases seen in the media, a UNSW clinical psychologist says.
Nov 26, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Multiple sclerosis may not put you at risk for breast, colorectal cancers
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) may not be at higher risk of developing two of the three cancers that occur most commonly in people with MS, breast and colorectal cancer, than people who don't have the disease, according ...
Nov 25, 2020
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Health
Keto diet therapy recommendations set for adults with epilepsy, other neurologic diseases
Within the past two decades, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and others have shown that ketogenic diet therapies—high-fat, low-carbohydrate and adequate protein diets that metabolize fat into chemicals called ketones ...
Nov 25, 2020
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Cardiology
Scoring system improves screening for 'dual' heart disease
Aortic stenosis is one of the most common heart valve defects. Its prevalence increases with age and it often requires treatment. As well as conventional valve replacement involving open-heart surgery, a less invasive procedure ...
Nov 24, 2020
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Vaccination
AstraZeneca's results signal more good vaccine news—but efficacy is only the beginning of the story
AstraZeneca has become the latest pharmaceutical company to reveal promising results in clinical trials, for its viral vector vaccine developed with the University of Oxford.
Nov 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study involving seven children's hospitals shows COVID-19 typically mild in children
In the largest U.S. study of its kind to date, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and other PEDSnet sites report that of more than 135,000 pediatric patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 in pediatric health ...
Nov 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People in prison should be prioritised for any COVID-19 vaccine
Preventing serious complications from COVID-19 in potentially vulnerable populations in high risk environments, such as prisons, and preventing spread to surrounding communities needs a coordinated evidence-based approach ...
Nov 23, 2020
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Health
Behavioral, psych condition care shifted to telemedicine during COVID-19
(HealthDay)—Office-based visits for behavioral and psychiatric conditions decreased in association with the COVID-19 pandemic, although increases in telemedicine visits offset these decreases, according to a research letter ...
Nov 20, 2020
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Health
New study reveals the science behind springtime lethargy
The quality and restfulness of your sleep are heavily influenced by environmental conditions, such as noise, light, humidity, and nutrient intakes. Besides, the temperature of our surrounding environment is another important ...
Nov 20, 2020
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