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Arthritis & Rheumatism

Gallic acid and stretching decrease osteoarthritis markers in cartilage cells

A healthy diet and a little exercise appear to be good for arthritis, even on the cellular level.

Dec 15, 2021

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Medical research

Seasonal temperature impacts patient lab results

Ambient temperature influences the results of some of the most used laboratory tests, and these distortions likely affect medical decision making, such as whether to prescribe medications, researchers report December 10th ...

Dec 10, 2021

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Health

Similar follow-up after telehealth and office visits: study

Patients who made appointments to see their primary care doctors by video or over the phone did not seek substantially more follow-up care overall than those who had traditional in-person visits, according to Kaiser Permanente ...

Nov 16, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Can at-home COVID-19 tests make holiday gatherings safer?

Nov 11, 2021

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Radiology & Imaging

Unsupervised AI predicts the progression of COVID-19 and survival of patients

Fast and accurate clinical assessment of the disease progression and mortality is vital for the management of COVID-19 patients. Although several predictors have been proposed, they have been limited to subjective assessment, ...

Aug 30, 2021

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Vaccination

Immunocompromised dialysis patients could benefit from third doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine

Patients receiving in-hospital dialysis treatment for kidney disease produce a larger neutralizing antibody response when given the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, compared to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, according to ...

Aug 13, 2021

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Medications

Ivermectin treatment in humans for COVID-19

Ivermectin, a drug used to treat parasites such as scabies in humans and intestinal helminths in cattle, was screened in 2020 for activity against COVID-19. Laboratory tests suggested a weak effect on SARS-CoV-2 virus in ...

Jul 28, 2021

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

Researchers develop novel, woman controlled contraceptive product

Despite the availability of numerous effective birth control methods, more than 40 percent of pregnancies worldwide are unintended. In addition to contributing significantly to population growth, unintended pregnancies can ...

Jul 13, 2021

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Autism spectrum disorders

5 tests you should not order for a child with autism

(HealthDay)—A leading medical group is offering testing guidelines for children with autistic behaviors.

Jun 21, 2021

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Medications

New drug class could treat range of cancers with faulty BRCA genes

Scientists have identified a new class of targeted cancer drugs that offer the potential to treat patients whose tumors have faulty copies of the BRCA cancer genes.

Jun 17, 2021

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