Genetics
The naked ape: science unravels how humans lost their body hair
In the mammalian world, there are the hairy, the less hairy and the hairless. But why that is has remained a mystery.
Jan 6, 2023
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Health
Salton Sea dust triggers lung inflammation, shows research
The Salton Sea, the body of water in Southern California's Coachella Valley and Imperial Valley, is shrinking over time as the planet warms and exposing more lakebed and new sources of dust in the process. High levels of ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Cardiology
Follow-up care with medication, testing after heart attack can prevent 94% of patients from having second cardiac event
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that following up a cardiac event, such as a heart attack, with a statin prescription and cholesterol measuring blood test, prevents 94% of patients ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Medications
Researchers find most commonly prescribed class of anti-depressant medications do not reduce COVID severity
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that the most commonly prescribed class of anti-depressants does not help reduce the severity of illness or even death for people who get COVID, ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Cardiology
Study finds patients without standard modifiable heart risk factors are common, fare better after heart attack
A new study by researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that patients without standard modifiable heart risk factors who experience a heart attack are common and more likely to fare better than heart-attack ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Health
New tool measures moral distress in pandemic nursing care
The COVID‐19 pandemic created novel patient care circumstances that may have increased nurses' moral distress, including COVID‐19 transmission risk and end‐of‐life care without family present. Moral distress is a ...
Aug 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Periodic fasting tied to less severe COVID-19 outcomes
Routine periodic fasting is associated with a lower risk for hospitalization or mortality in patients with COVID-19, according to a study published online July 1 in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health.
Jul 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Summer swim? Watch out for 'swimmer's ear'
When weather gets hot and people start jumping into a pool, lake or ocean, cases of swimmer's ear are likely to climb, but one expert says there are steps you can take to avoid the painful condition.
Jul 25, 2022
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Other
As heat waves continue, experts urge steps to stay safe
As a weekend heat wave that put more than 15 million Americans in the Northern and Central Plains on alert slowly moves east, the nation's emergency doctors have advice to keep you safe.
Jun 21, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
When abortion means traveling, more women forgo procedure: Study
Long-distance travel will likely prove a nearly insurmountable barrier to some women seeking abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned as expected, a new study concludes.
May 16, 2022
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