Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?
Can I celebrate Halloween during the pandemic?
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dangerous COVID-19 syndrome first seen in kids also strikes adults
(HealthDay)—When the new coronavirus pandemic first began, respiratory distress immediately became the hallmark of severe COVID-19 illness. News reports focused on the inability to breathe, low oxygen saturation levels ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
An epidemiologist explains the new CDC guidance on 15 minutes of SARS-CoV-2 exposure and what it means for you
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has new guidance clarifying what exactly "close contact" means when it comes to transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
21 hours ago
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Cardiology
Weight-reduction surgery for severely obese adults may prevent second heart attack, death
People with severe obesity (BMI >35) and a prior heart attack who undergo weight-reduction surgery may lower their risk of a second heart attack, major cardiovascular event, heart failure and death compared to people with ...
Oct 26, 2020
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Medications
New guidelines address rise in opioid use during pregnancy
Opioid use in pregnancy has prompted new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics, aimed at improving care for women and newborns affected by their mothers' drug use.
Oct 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biden pledges free Covid vaccine for 'everyone' in US if elected
Democrat Joe Biden said Friday that if elected president he would mandate COVID-19 vaccines be free for all Americans, part of a national strategy to "get ahead" of the coronavirus.
Oct 24, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
US suicide rate fell last year after decade of steady rise
The U.S. suicide rate fell slightly last year, the first annual decline in more than a decade, according to new government data.
Oct 23, 2020
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Pediatrics
CDC: Vaccination coverage generally high by age 24 months
(HealthDay)—Vaccination coverage with many recommended vaccines is high by age 24 months, according to research published in the Oct. 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality ...
Oct 23, 2020
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Medications
Clinical trial shows experimental drug safely slows progression of diabetic kidney disease
The findings, simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2020 conference, show the investigational drug finerenone had tangible renal ...
Oct 23, 2020
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Medications
34% of older adults in the U.S. are prescribed potentially inappropriate drugs, raising health care costs
The prescription of potentially inappropriate medications to older adults is linked to increased hospitalizations, and it costs patients, on average, more than $450 per year, according to a new University at Buffalo study.
Oct 23, 2020
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