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Medications

Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval

For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S.

Jul 11, 2022

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Radiology & Imaging

Amid global shortage, study shows how to cut contrast dye use by 83%

As a worldwide shortage of contrast dye for medical imaging continues, a new UC San Francisco research letter in JAMA quantified strategies medical facilities can employ to safely reduce dye use in computed tomography (CT) ...

Jun 10, 2022

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Vaccination

England to roll out fourth COVID shot: NHS

England will begin rolling out its fourth coronavirus vaccine shot this week, the National Health Service (NHS) announced Sunday, with millions of the country's most vulnerable people being offered jabs.

Mar 20, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Research shows actions to prevent pandemics cost 5% of lives lost every year from emerging infectious diseases

Two years after COVID-19 emerged, researchers have provided three cost-effective actions to help decision-makers prevent future pandemics by stopping "spillover" of diseases from animals into humans: better surveillance of ...

Feb 4, 2022

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Genetics

Why do we love the great outdoors? Part of the answer is in our genes

Do you love spending time in nature? Or are you a city slicker, happier in the concrete jungle than the great outdoors? Back in 1986, the U.S. biologist EO Wilson proposed that humans have an innate connection with the natural ...

Feb 4, 2022

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Psychology & Psychiatry

What makes young people accept help to stay well: A review of interventions in Africa

Anyone who has ever tried to convince an adolescent to behave a certain way is likely to be familiar with resistance. So, when offering support to help young people stay healthy, happy and out of difficulty, it's worth knowing ...

Jan 21, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

UK points to lifting of COVID curbs

Britain's government said Sunday it hopes to lift its latest COVID restrictions for England later this month with the Omicron surge of infections apparently fading.

Jan 17, 2022

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Vaccination

What's the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the US?

What's the status of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in the U.S.?

Dec 2, 2021

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Immunology

Fighting multiple sclerosis with cold

In evolutionary biology, the "life history theory," first proposed in the 1950s, postulates that when the environment is favorable, the resources used by any organism are devoted for growth and reproduction. Conversely, in ...

Oct 22, 2021

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