Health
Vaping device maker sponsoring public health research
A historically black college in Tennessee is planning to research the impact of electronic cigarettes and vaping with a grant from vaping device maker JUUL Labs.
Jun 10, 2019
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Health
Recommendations issued for enhancing ICU diagnostic safety
(HealthDay)—Identifying and reducing diagnostic errors in the intensive care unit (ICU) should be a top priority, according to a perspective article published in the Aug. 1 issue of the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Sep 15, 2018
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Attention deficit disorders
Study: ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students
Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may fail to improve cognition in healthy students and actually can impair functioning, according to a study by ...
Jul 19, 2018
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Health
A medical charter: Commitments to limit physician burnout, promote well-being
More than half of U.S. physicians say they experience burnout in their work. Today, Mayo Clinic and other leading medical centers have published a "Charter on Physician Well-Being" as an intended model for medical organizations ...
Mar 29, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Private insurance coverage of infused chemo varies by setting
(HealthDay)—From 2004 to 2014, there was an increase in the provision of infused chemotherapy in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs), which is associated with increased spending, according to a research letter published ...
Feb 23, 2018
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Surgery
Virtual planning may help with nasal obstruction surgery
(HealthDay)—Otolaryngologists report an overall positive experience with a virtual surgery planning tool for nasal airway obstruction (NAO), according to a study published online Oct. 12 in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.
Oct 13, 2017
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Surgery
AAO-HNS: improvement in OSA with cranial nerve stimulation
(HealthDay)—For patients with moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea, cranial nerve XII (CNXII) stimulation is associated with significant clinical improvements at one and five years, according to a study presented ...
Sep 12, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Cyberchondria' costs the UK health service £56m a year
Health anxiety, also known as hypochondria, cost the British healthcare system around £56 million a year, researchers said on Thursday, blaming the internet for a rise in "cyberchondria".
Sep 7, 2017
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Health
Join forces to reduce US violence, says UK expert
Violence in the US can be reduced if police and health agencies join forces, says a leading UK expert.
Mar 30, 2017
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Ophthalmology
High expression of short gene appears to contribute to destructive eye pressures in glaucoma
Scientists have found a variation of the miR-182 gene in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma that results in this overexpression, said Dr. Yutao Liu, vision scientist and human geneticist in the Department of Cellular ...
Aug 15, 2016
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