Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mayo Clinic Minute: How to tell if your child has a fever
A fever—when the body's temperature is above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit—is typically a sign that your body is fighting off an infection.
Sep 11, 2023
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Cardiology
Teen with gene mutation gets rare heart operation
At school dismissal one sunny October day in Pineville, Louisiana, then-9-year-old Anniston Fairbanks was headed toward her ride home when she realized she'd left her hoodie in her classroom. She ran back inside to retrieve ...
Jun 27, 2023
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Medical economics
As fewer MDs practice rural primary care, a different type of doctor helps take up the slack
For 35 years, this town's residents have brought all manner of illnesses, aches, and worries to Kevin de Regnier's storefront clinic on the courthouse square—and he loves them for it.
Jun 8, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu, RSV and COVID-19: Advice from family doctors on how to get through this winter's 'tripledemic'
As community-based family doctors, we have been attending to patients who showed the early warning signs of the oncoming wave of our viral season. We are now in the middle of that wave: a "tripledemic" of RSV, influenza and ...
Nov 23, 2022
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Immunology
Next-gen vaccines set to maintain immunity as the years advance
Vaccine potency drops in the elderly and little is known about why this happens. Now, European scientists are on a mission to understand waning immunity and to develop strategies that make vaccines work effectively in all ...
May 17, 2022
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Health
EU wants patients to be able to access medical data
The European Commission on Tuesday put forward a proposal that would let patients access their medical data anywhere in the bloc, creating an EU-wide platform that could also be used for research.
May 3, 2022
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Pediatrics
Only half of transgender people report supportive care from doctors
A new paper in Family Practice indicates that only around half of transgender people report supportive primary care experiences. Participants with more supportive healthcare experiences had less psychological distress as ...
Mar 9, 2022
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Cardiology
Could your child have a heart defect? Know the warning signs
Heart defects are often – but not always – detected at birth, so it's important to pay attention when a child gets dizzy, passes out or says her heart is "beeping."
May 10, 2021
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Cardiology
Mother brought back to life the day she gave birth
Jessica Grib noticed being a lot more tired with her second pregnancy. She felt winded easily and couldn't catch her breath when lying down. Near her delivery date, she started having issues with high blood pressure. At 36 ...
Nov 19, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What's up doc? Donkey therapy eases Spain medics' stress
Walking into a dusty paddock, a young nurse is quickly surrounded by a group of donkeys gently nudging her for attention as she strokes their soft noses and feeds them carrots.
Oct 16, 2020
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