Psychology & Psychiatry
COVID-19 impact on suicide
Did you know, suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in the United States? In fact, 48,000 Americans die by suicide every year.
Jul 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows inexpensive, readily available chemical may limit impact of COVID-19
Preclinical studies in mice that model human COVID-19 suggest that an inexpensive, readily available amino acid might limit the effects of the disease and provide a new off-the-shelf therapeutic option for infections with ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A COVID-19 vaccine by fall is possible, but at what cost?
(HealthDay)—Efforts to create a COVID-19 vaccine are proceeding at an unprecedented pace, with eight different candidates now being tested in humans around the world.
May 11, 2020
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Vaccination
Company at heart of J&J vaccine woes has series of citations
The company at the center of quality problems that led Johnson & Johnson to discard an unknown amount of its coronavirus vaccine has a string of citations from U.S. health officials for quality control problems.
Apr 1, 2021
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Pediatrics
COVID vaccines will soon be available for kids under 5: Experts worry many parents won't see the need
Terry Golaner is counting the days until her two youngest children can be vaccinated against the coronavirus, continuing with masks and careful consideration of social activities.
Apr 6, 2022
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Genetics
Genetics expert discusses creating ground rules for human germline editing
A Stanford professor of genetics discusses the thinking behind a formal policy statement endorsing the idea that researchers continue editing genes in human germ cells.
Aug 4, 2017
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Vaccination
US Supreme Court appears split over COVID vaccine mandates
The US Supreme Court appeared to be divided on Friday over President Joe Biden's COVID vaccination-or-testing mandate for businesses with liberal justices strongly in favor and conservatives expressing skepticism.
Jan 8, 2022
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Medical research
Old nuclear fallout study provides pancreatic promise
A Rice University chemist's research conducted years ago to protect people from radiation poisoning due to nuclear fallout may now offer a glimmer of hope to patients with pancreatic cancer.
Apr 5, 2019
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Addiction
Overdose deaths caused by opioids in combination with stimulants hit Black communities the hardest
Between 2009 and 2019, overdose deaths in the United States involving opioids and stimulant drugs, such as cocaine and methamphetamine, surged compared to deaths from stimulants alone. Fatalities linked specifically to cocaine ...
Feb 8, 2022
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Other
Sustaining biomedical research: Med school deans speak out
Cuts in federal support and unreliable funding streams are creating a hostile work environment for scientists, jeopardizing the future of research efforts and ultimately clinical medicine, according to leaders of the nation's ...
May 27, 2015
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