Medical research
Hospital interns spend only 13.4% of time in patient rooms
Interns spend only a small proportion of time with hospitalized patients, according to a study published online June 8 in JAMA Network Open.
Jun 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Suicide rates didn't increase during pandemic
Many people, including mental health experts, anticipated a dramatic increase in suicide rates following the outbreak of COVID-19. But in fact, this has not been the case and most of the research published in scientific journals ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID testing requirement lifted for travelers flying to the US
A requirement for all international travelers flying to the United States to take a COVID-19 test within a day of departure will be lifted on Sunday, a senior Biden administration official said Friday.
Jun 10, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Largest study to date reveals stark changes in brain structure for people with anorexia
A major study, coordinated by neuroscientists at the University of Bath (UK) with international partners, has revealed key differences in brain structure between people with and without anorexia nervosa.
Jun 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Listening to asthma and COPD: An AI-powered wearable could monitor respiratory health
A neck patch that monitors respiratory sounds may help manage asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by detecting symptom flareups in real time, without compromising patient privacy.
Jun 6, 2022
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Health
Why do I need to pee more in the cold?
You're taking a stroll through the park on a cold winter's morning, when it hits you—the need to find a bathroom, and quick! This didn't used to happen in summer.
Jun 2, 2022
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Addiction
Nearly 108,000 overdose deaths in 2021 bear out a prediction from five years ago forecasting the devastating toll
A grim prediction made half a decade ago by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health epidemiologists and modelers has come true: More than 100,000 people are now dying from drug overdoses annually in the U.S. The ...
May 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Persistent racial, ethnic disparities found in survival rates for early-onset colon cancer
Five-year survival for younger adults with colorectal cancer (CRC) improved only for whites between 1992 and 2013, according to a new analysis to be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022. However, no survival gains ...
May 24, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Amid scary headlines about disease, important progress against tuberculosis
As headlines focus on COVID-19, and now monkeypox, tuberculosis remains one of the great scourges of infectious disease around the world. Approximately 1.5 million people died of tuberculosis in 2020, the World Health Organization ...
May 23, 2022
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Health
Monitoring blood pressure at home can be tricky. Here's how to do it right.
Knowing your blood pressure is a basic part of good health. But monitoring it at home can get complicated.
May 23, 2022
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