There were major ethnic, religious, and social differences in the risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 infection, between the second and third waves of the pandemic in England, finds ...
Apr 3, 2023
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Demographic factors including low income and living in a rural area are linked to low telemedicine literacy—which may limit access to plastic surgeons and other healthcare providers at a time of expanding use of telehealth ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Self-reported lifestyle and health behavior information can predict incident chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published in the January issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.
Feb 1, 2023
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Substance abuse among American adolescents is diminishing, except for an uptake in cannabis and vaping use—show new findings published today in the peer-reviewed journal Substance Use & Misuse.
Sep 21, 2022
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The rise of the BA.2 Omicron variant—first in Europe and East Asia and now in the U.S.—makes it clear that the pandemic isn't done with us, and it isn't likely to be anytime soon—unless we achieve very high vaccination ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Rising numbers of young men and women aged under 50 suffering from gastrointestinal cancers—as reflected in a new study in South Australia—is worrying international experts.
Jan 31, 2022
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There is an urgent need in the tourism industry to determine effective ways to stop the spread of COVID-19 and facilitate future travel. Pre-travel vaccination requirements may hold the key to restoring travel to pre-pandemic ...
Oct 15, 2021
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In one of the largest and most racially diverse studies to date of American children and adolescents with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and the University of ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Socioeconomic, geographic and demographic factors all played critical roles in the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 mortality among Orange County residents last year, according to a study led by the University of ...
Aug 19, 2021
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The reluctance or refusal to accept COVID-19 vaccinations can be tackled by a five-pronged strategy to addressing the behavioral and socio-demographic factors behind vaccine hesitancy. Writing in the Journal of the Royal ...
Jun 3, 2021
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