Dentistry
We've skipped lots of dental care during COVID. Now hygienists are having a wild time
Dental hygienist Jeannette Diaz's patients sometimes cry. Lately, she's been crying with them.
Jul 2, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood lipids linked to cancer, along with family history
Fat biomolecules in the blood, called 'serum lipids,' are necessary evils. They play important roles in the lipid metabolism and are integral for the normal functioning of the body. However, they have a darker side; according ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify gene responsible for increased risk of infantile fragility
An intrauterine fracture is a rare finding during routine prenatal imaging. This condition can be due to maternal trauma or genetic disorders of the skeleton, as well as other predisposing maternal metabolic and vascular ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Plant-based and/or fish diets may help lessen severity of COVID-19 infection
Plant-based and/or fish (pescatarian) diets may help lower the odds of developing moderate to severe COVID-19 infection, suggest the findings of a six-country study, published in the online journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention ...
Jun 8, 2021
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Vaccination
UK urges commitment to vaccinate the world by end of 2022
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the Group of Seven wealthy democracies' summit next week to urge world leaders to commit to vaccinating the global population by the end of 2022.
Jun 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Months after learning to walk again, 24-year-old finally learns what caused her paralysis
One morning when she was 24, Andrea Paez woke up to find dark red blood on her pillow. She felt exhausted and nauseous, with a pounding headache.
May 19, 2021
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Health informatics
Researchers call for bias-free artificial intelligence
Clinicians and surgeons are increasingly using medical devices based on artificial intelligence. These AI devices, which rely on data-driven algorithms to inform health care decisions, presently aid in diagnosing cancers, ...
May 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hand dermatitis currently prevalent in health care workers
(HealthDay)—More than 90 percent of health care workers and two-thirds of the general population currently have hand dermatitis, according to a study presented at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Spring ...
May 12, 2021
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Health
Patients may not take advice from AI doctors who know their names
As the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health applications grows, health providers are looking for ways to improve patients' experience with their machine doctors.
May 11, 2021
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Health
What Black women in their 20s and 30s can do to prevent heart disease
Michelle Bradley Emebo's maternal grandmother had open heart surgery. Her mother had a stroke at age 37, and her father has vascular dementia that has been linked to his smoking.
May 10, 2021
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