Loneliness is a risk factor for depression, but it can also be a symptom. Mental health professionals who treat patients experiencing both must navigate the complex relationship between the two conditions, yet also understand ...
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QIMR Berghofer scientists are challenging the research and funding community to develop better treatments for debilitating mental health conditions by tapping the many extraordinary genetic discoveries made over the last ...
Sep 27, 2022
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A popular Chinese medical information site has been censored by authorities for "violation of relevant laws and regulations", months after its criticism of a government-backed herbal COVID-19 treatment sent shares in a pharmaceutical ...
Aug 11, 2022
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An international group of researchers investigated why mutations often associated with renal cancer result specifically in renal cancer, instead of other cancer types.
Aug 9, 2022
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In a draft guidance document issued July 28 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, content and formatting recommendations are presented for patient labeling information for laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have begun collecting broad health information from 250,000 volunteers around the state in an effort to uncover better ways of treating and preventing all kinds ...
Jul 28, 2022
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A new, detailed genetic roadmap of glaucoma—the world's leading cause of irreversible blindness—will help researchers develop new drugs to combat the disease, by identifying potential target areas to stall or reverse ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Hundreds of organizations including drug companies, NHS commissioners, and universities have breached patient data sharing agreements in the past seven years, reveals an investigation by The BMJ today.
May 11, 2022
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Information reported directly by patients can be invaluable for assessing the impact of disease and treatment on patients' symptoms and quality of life -but more needs to be done to include under-served groups to avoid rising ...
May 5, 2022
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The rate of overdose deaths among U.S. teenagers nearly doubled in 2020, the first year of the COVID pandemic, and rose another 20% in the first half of 2021 compared with the 10 years before the pandemic, even as drug use ...
Apr 12, 2022
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