Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What does the end of the public health emergency for COVID really mean?
When does the COVID-19 pandemic end?
Apr 14, 2023
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Health
Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away? A nutritionist explains the science behind 'functional' foods
We've all heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but how true is that?
Aug 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Whoever invents a coronavirus vaccine will control the patent – and, importantly, who gets to use it
With research laboratories around the world racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine, a unique challenge has emerged: how to balance intellectual property rights with serving the public good.
May 29, 2020
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Other
California university apologizes for prisoner experiments
A prominent California medical school has apologized for conducting dozens of unethical medical experiments on at least 2,600 incarcerated men in the 1960s and 1970s, including putting pesticides and herbicides on the men's ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Other
App lets amputees program their own bionic hands
Double-amputee Jason Koger used to fly to visit a clinician when he wanted to adjust the grips on his bionic hands. Now, he's got an app instead. Koger this week demonstrated the i-limb ultra revolution, a prosthetic developed ...
May 3, 2013
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Neuroscience
Diabetes drug shows promise in treatment of neurodegenerative disease
A drug used to control Type II diabetes can help repair the spinal cords of mice suffering from the inherited disease adrenoleukodystrophy which, untreated, leads eventually to a paralysis, a vegetative state and death. This ...
Jun 7, 2013
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Medications
Study: Pfizer COVID pill showed no benefit in younger adults
Pfizer's COVID-19 pill appears to provide little or no benefit for younger adults, while still reducing the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk seniors, according to a large study published Wednesday.
Aug 24, 2022
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Medical economics
'Profiteering, cold-hearted' nursing home owners should be investigated, congressman says
In a biting letter, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill. urged Congress to investigate the failures of nursing homes during the pandemic, particularly "profiteering, cold-hearted" corporations that act as landlords in the industry.
Apr 8, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research suggests social isolation may be as bad for our health as hypertension, obesity
Humans are social animals. We might define ourselves as introverts, but the survival of our species rests on safety in community. Loneliness unleashes excess stress hormones, causing an elevated heart rate, and increased ...
Mar 27, 2023
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Medical research
Breakthrough research discovery to help heal chronic wounds
(Medical Xpress)—The University of Queensland researchers have successfully restored wound healing in a model of diabetes paving the way for new treatments for chronic wounds.
Dec 14, 2012
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