As a geriatrician or physician specially trained to treat older adults, Kenneth Lam, MD, MAS, has many years of experience working with families to understand when their older relatives should move into a nursing home or ...
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In a breakthrough study published online today in The Lancet, researchers from Boston University, Save the Children and the WHO found that young children treated at home for severe pneumonia by Pakistan's network of "lady ...
Nov 10, 2011
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People may assume that a COVID-19 infection protects them the next time they encounter the virus, but that's not necessarily true.
Aug 21, 2023
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Much remains unknown about COVID-19, but many studies already have indicated that people with cardiovascular disease are at greater risk of COVID-19. There also have been reports of ST-segment elevation (STE), a signal of ...
Apr 9, 2020
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The number of Louisiana residents confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus spiked Monday to nearly 1,200 people, and the virus's death toll in the state grew dramatically overnight, in a troubling trend that had Gov. ...
Mar 23, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Guidelines have been updated for screening and treatment for tuberculosis (TB) infection among health care personnel, according to research published in the May 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...
May 17, 2019
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The Australian city of Perth will begin a snap five-day lockdown after a security guard at a quarantine hotel tested positive for COVID-19, authorities announced Sunday.
Jan 31, 2021
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved for the first time a pill to treat postpartum depression, a condition believed to affect around half a million women in the country every year.
Aug 5, 2023
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The COVID pandemic has had a huge impact on people living with dementia and their family carers around the world. Our study, published today, found people with dementia experienced worse symptoms after the pandemic began.
Feb 15, 2022
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As the new coronavirus spreads across the United States, leading health experts are noting that America has been here before—and past lessons are helping officials prepare for today's crisis.
Mar 4, 2020
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