Psychology & Psychiatry
Postpartum depression on the rise, especially for women of color, during COVID-19 pandemic
When Altagracia Mejía learned she was going to be a mother, happiness flooded her heart.
Jul 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
California virus cases rising as delta variant spreads
California broadly reopened its economy barely two weeks ago and since then an especially contagious coronavirus variant has spread among the unvaccinated, a development that has health officials on edge and already has prompted ...
Jul 1, 2021
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Health
33% of neighborhoods in largest US cities were 'pharmacy deserts'
Black and Latino neighborhoods in the 30 most populous U.S. cities had fewer pharmacies than white or diverse neighborhoods in 2007-2015, USC research shows, suggesting that 'pharmacy deserts'- like so-called food deserts-may ...
May 3, 2021
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Surgery
Increased tourniquet use has saved lives in Los Angeles County
Uncontrolled bleeding continues to be one of the most common causes of preventable death from a traumatic injury. However, patient survival from such injuries has improved in Los Angeles County due to an increased use of ...
Apr 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mortality, readmission low with COVID-19 discharge on home oxygen
(HealthDay)—For patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, rates of mortality and 30-day readmission are low with discharge on home oxygen, according to a study published online April 1 in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Psoriasis linked to higher risk for thyroid disease
(HealthDay)—Psoriasis is associated with an increased risk for thyroid disease among U.S. adults, according to research published online March 16 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Mar 29, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Multiethnic study informs cancer risk, diabetes reduction strategies
A possible key to high incidence of type-2 diabetes among Japanese Americans has been uncovered using data from the most ethnically diverse and longstanding study in the world, the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center's Multiethnic ...
Mar 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why does L.A. have so many COVID-19 cases?
Despite a leveling off of the COVID spike in Los Angeles in recent weeks, the city's death toll continues to rise. It's left people around Southern California and the rest of the country asking the same question: Why does ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many health care workers report vaccine hesitancy
(HealthDay)—Many health care workers (HCWs) report they may delay getting the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a research letter published online Feb. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Feb 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research shows people with high omega-3 index less likely to die from COVID-19
Researchers with the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) and collaborators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and in Orange County, CA, have published the first direct evidence that higher omega-3 blood levels ...
Jan 26, 2021
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