Health
Healthcare for migrants is a challenge
Understanding health trends among people who migrate is difficult. In most cases migrants fall outside health systems planning and may struggle to access health care facilities.
Oct 3, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC scientists review methods to prevent bites and suppress ticks that transmit Lyme disease
Dr. Lars Eisen and Marc Dolan of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have reviewed decades of scientific literature on the effectiveness of various methods of preventing bites and controlling ticks that transmit ...
Jul 20, 2016
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Pediatrics
Review IDs care gaps for teens with chronic conditions
(HealthDay)—Patient-related determinants of care gaps have been identified in adolescents with chronic conditions; the findings were published online March 3 in Pediatrics.
Mar 8, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Understanding proteins involved in fertility could help boost IVF success
Women who have difficulty getting pregnant often turn to in-vitro fertilization (IVF), but it doesn't always work. Now scientists are taking a new approach to improve the technique by studying the proteins that could help ...
Mar 18, 2015
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Pediatrics
HCPs lack knowledge and awareness of sex trafficking
(HealthDay)—Health care providers demonstrate significant knowledge gaps regarding sex trafficking (ST), according to research published online March 16 in Pediatrics.
Mar 16, 2015
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Health
Nurses need education on advance health care directives
An educational program for nurses can help address knowledge gaps related to advance health care directives (AHCDs)—thus helping to ensure that patients' wishes for care at the end of life are known and respected, reports ...
Sep 15, 2014
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Health
Landmark report sets priorities to address malnutrition
With nearly two billion people suffering from malnutrition across the planet, scientists and public health experts came together under an unprecedented alliance spearheaded by The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science at ...
Sep 26, 2013
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Diabetes
Report updates impact of hypoglycemia in diabetes
(HealthDay)—An update of the current state of knowledge about the impact of hypoglycemia on patients with diabetes reviews outcomes, strategies to prevent hypoglycemia, and current knowledge gaps, and has been published ...
Apr 26, 2013
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Health
Additional research must be done to ensure safety of pit latrines, new study says
Pit latrines are one of the most common human excreta disposal systems globally, and their use is on the rise as countries aim to meet the sanitation-related target of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Strong evidence ...
Mar 22, 2013
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Health
Medication: Take it, leave it or sometimes forget
Patients on medication for long-term conditions can often face difficulties with taking their medication as directed by their doctor. In addition to the potentially detrimental effect on their health, the cost to the NHS ...
Feb 12, 2013
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