Electronic health records have been widely adopted with the hope they would save time and improve the quality of patient care. But due to fragmented interfaces and tedious data entry procedures, physicians often spend more ...
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If you have seen stories suggesting the use of ivermectin, a so-called "miracle cure" medication, for COVID-19—beware.
Sep 21, 2021
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The UK government has opened consultations on mandatory vaccination for frontline health and social care staff in England. The plans could require vaccination against COVID-19 and flu for workers who come into contact with ...
Sep 14, 2021
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A new paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scholar who studies the legal and ethical implications of advanced biotechnologies outlines an unexplored tool to regulate the medically and ethically dubious ...
Aug 31, 2021
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When Jeanne Calment of France died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days, she set a record for oldest human. That record still stands.
Aug 11, 2021
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There's a good reason why hepatitis C is known as a "silent killer."
Jul 20, 2021
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The tiny mouse embryo has a heart that beats. Its muscles, blood vessels, gut and nervous system are beginning to develop. But this embryo is unusual: It was made in a lab, out of mouse embryonic stem cells, and represents ...
Jun 29, 2021
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A new therapy offers help for a disease so rare and complex that its acronym is hard to pronounce. For infants unlucky enough to be born with this lung disease, the outcome is usually fatal.
Jun 14, 2021
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If a newborn is moved or becomes agitated while on a ventilator, the breathing tube also could move. Just a few seconds with the tube in the wrong position might lead to a critical lack of oxygen to the brain, possibly resulting ...
Jun 9, 2021
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Some of the world's greatest innovations, such as Leonardo da Vinci's flying machine, owe their strength and elegance to natural design. Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have returned their gaze ...
May 5, 2021
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