Health
Children's movement affects health and development but research is lacking in Africa: Here's why
Children's health and development depend on how much time they spend doing physical activity, being sedentary and sleeping.
Jun 26, 2023
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Health informatics
Collect race, Indigenous identity on health card renewal to address health inequities, study suggests
To address health inequities that Indigenous and racialized patients can experience, collect data on racial and Indigenous identity at health card application and renewal, suggests a group of authors in Canadian Medical Association ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Plant-based food packages linked to reduced BMI in children
A new study led by researchers from the Mass General Brigham healthcare system suggests that taking a "food is medicine" approach could increase nutrition security for families and lead to reductions in body mass index (BMI) ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biological data may help doctors predict the severity of COVID-19 in their patients
Scientists have now made substantial progress in predicting the path that COVID-19 will take in patients, finding sets of biological features that are associated with the course and severity of COVID-19. The findings were ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Health informatics
Electronic health records can contain bias, potentially impacting clinical trials
Results of clinical trials are only as good as the data upon which they rest. This is especially true in terms of diversity—if most people in a trial are from a certain race or socioeconomic group, then the results may ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Multi-cancer blood test shows real promise in trial
An NHS trial of a new blood test for more than 50 types of cancer correctly revealed two out of every three cancers in more than 5,000 people who had visited their GP with suspected symptoms, in England or Wales. The test ...
Jun 2, 2023
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Neuroscience
The FDA finally approved Elon Musk's Neuralink chip for human trials. Have all the concerns been addressed?
Since its founding in 2016, Elon Musk's neurotechnology company Neuralink has had the ambitious mission to build a next-generation brain implant with at least 100 times more brain connections than devices currently approved ...
May 30, 2023
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Pediatrics
Steady rise in children's firearm injuries over past five years
The rate of children's firearm injuries has risen steadily over the past five years, and particularly after the stay at home order took effect during the pandemic, reveals an audit of these injuries in the Chicago metropolitan ...
May 26, 2023
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Medications
Semaglutide shown to be effective for weight loss in multicenter, one-year real-world study
New research presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO2023, Dublin, 17-20 May) shows that the obesity drug semaglutide is effective for weight loss in a multicenter, 1-year-long real-world study. The study ...
May 19, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Music therapy found to significantly reduce pain, stress and anxiety in community hospitals
A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health found patients with moderate-to-severe pain, stress, or anxiety treated at UH community hospitals reported clinically significant reductions in pain, stress, ...
Apr 26, 2023
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