Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
They survived COVID-19, then faced stigma
From the moment in January when she first heard about the new coronavirus, Suzanne Kathro worried about catching it. In mid-August, she did.
Sep 24, 2020
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News tagged with health information
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Discovery of four COVID-19 risk groups helps guide treatment
People who are admitted to hospital with COVID-19 can be divided into four distinct groups, according to data from the world's largest study of patients with the disease.
Sep 9, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How mindfulness and dance can stimulate a part of the brain that can improve mental health
Like a thick velvety headband, the somatosensory cortex arcs across the top of brain from just above one ear to the other.
Jun 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
About 30% of COVID patients develop 'Long COVID,' study finds
New UCLA research finds that 30% of people treated for COVID-19 developed Post Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC), most commonly known as "Long COVID." People with a history of hospitalization, diabetes, and higher body mass ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Health
Person-centered care and how you can take your health into your own hands
Person-centered care (also known as patient-centered care) is the philosophy of giving power back to patients and putting them "at the center" of care.
Aug 10, 2022
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Vaccination
Anti-vaccine movement a 'man-made' health crisis, scientists warn
The anti-vaccination movement is now a global crisis, an international panel of scientists say, and everyone must do more to combat it.
Jul 3, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New computer model predicts your health from the shape of your face, and so does your brain
An international study, led by researchers at Macquarie University, has developed a new computer model that can predict the status of certain health characteristics just by analysing a person's face, and reports that our ...
Dec 5, 2017
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Autism spectrum disorders
Cannabis use in pregnancy linked to a greater risk of autism
In the largest study of its kind, Ottawa researchers found that children whose mothers reported using cannabis during pregnancy were at greater risk of autism. The incidence of autism was 4 per 1000 person-years among children ...
Aug 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Majority of public unaware of alcohol's link with cancer
More than half of the British public are unaware of the link between alcohol consumption and cancer, according to a survey from the Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA).
Jan 8, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Commercial water purification system may have caused pathogen infection in four hospitalized patients
A study of four cardiac surgery patients in one hospital found that they developed Mycobacterium abscessus infections, a multidrug-resistant nontuberculous mycobacteria, potentially due to a commercial water purifier. The ...
Mar 6, 2023
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