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Health

FDA's own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation.

Feb 20, 2023

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Medical economics

Older adults benefit when health care providers and affordable housing sites partner, finds research

Older adults benefit from enhanced partnerships between health care systems and affordable housing sites. These partnerships improve health care outcomes while reducing unnecessary spending and/or use, according to research ...

Jan 19, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Why cholera continues to threaten many African countries

Malawi is facing its worst cholera outbreak in two decades. The outbreak started early in 2022 and has, so far, resulted in over 18,000 cases and the loss of 750 lives. It's also forced the closure of schools and many businesses. ...

Jan 16, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Looking to 2023: What lessons have we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic in the last three years?

Last year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a speech on global geopolitics popularized the German word "zeitenwende," which refers to a "turning point" and time for change.

Jan 13, 2023

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Flu starting to wane in US after brutal start to season

Flu is decreasing in many parts of the U.S. after an alarmingly early and strong start to the season.

Dec 24, 2022

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Medications

Paxlovid soon will not be free for Americans

The antiviral Paxlovid has kept patients from becoming severely ill and dying from COVID-19 since it became available—at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subsidizing the medication. ...

Dec 8, 2022

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

An experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening—but the anxiously awaited new data leaves unclear how much difference that might make in people's lives.

Nov 30, 2022

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Psychology & Psychiatry

In-depth study supports new solutions for health care workers

A major study has shown that health care and social assistance workers are twice as likely to file a workplace compensation claim for psychological injuries, compared to a similar data-set of workers in all non-health care ...

Nov 15, 2022

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Overweight & Obesity

Is child obesity really going to shorten lives?

Rising life expectancy is one of the great success stories. If you were born in 1870, you'd expect to live until you were 30. But if you were born today, you'd expect to live to 72, and the UN predicts it will continue to ...

Nov 4, 2022

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