Psychology & Psychiatry
Sports might be good therapy for boys with behavioral issues: Study
(HealthDay)—Participation in organized sports could help reduce behavior problems in very young boys, a new study of Irish kids suggests.
Dec 8, 2020
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Page 9 - News tagged with delays
Oncology & Cancer
Delaying cancer care costs lives
(HealthDay)—Even as the coronavirus pandemic has postponed the delivery of many kinds of health care, a new study suggests that delaying cancer treatment by even a month can raise your risk of dying by 6% to 13%, and that ...
Nov 5, 2020
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Genetics
Breakthrough discovery in gene causing severe nerve conditions
Researchers have made a breakthrough genetic discovery into the cause of a spectrum of severe neurological conditions.
Oct 8, 2020
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Endometriosis: No cure, but diagnosis could avert surgery
Jasmin Teurlings is one of 176 million women worldwide who have endometriosis, a chronic, painful gynecological condition that affects nearly three times as many women as breast cancer.
Sep 8, 2020
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Pediatrics
Minority of teens receive health care transition planning
A minority of adolescents with diagnosed mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders (MBDDs) receive recommended health care transition planning, according to research published in the Aug. 27 issue of the U.S. Centers ...
Aug 28, 2020
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Genetics
Metabolomics meets genomics to improve patient diagnosis
A patient and family walk into a doctor's office. They hope that the latest tests will reveal what is causing the patient's illness and end the diagnostic odyssey they have been going through for years. Having an accurate ...
Jul 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Measuring tape is a critical tool for following Zika virus-exposed children
A simple measuring tape could be the key to identifying which children could developneurological and developmental abnormalities from Zika virus exposure during gestation.This is according to an invited commentary published ...
Jul 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Indonesians prefer costly private clinics for TB care
A preference by Indonesians to seek initial care for tuberculosis (TB) at private clinics rather than public facilities is resulting in diagnostic delays and escalated costs, says a new study.
Jun 22, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sharp drop in demand seen for COVID-19 tests at private labs
There has been such a drop in demand for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests at private labs in the United States that they have "considerable" unused capacity and can test more patients with less severe symptoms, the ...
Apr 17, 2020
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Pediatrics
Pediatrician use of developmental screening tools increasing
(HealthDay)—From 2002 to 2016, there was an increase in pediatricians' reported use of developmental screening tools and in referral of at-risk patients for early intervention (EI), according to a study published online ...
Mar 2, 2020
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