Medications
Using an online pharmacy to buy meds? It's buyer beware, FDA says
It might be tempting to buy prescription medication online, but buyers should beware, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Nov 18, 2022
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Health informatics
What happens if your medical records are incomplete?
Your entire medical journey lives in digital health records, but how do you know if those records are wrong, incomplete or missing important information? That's the focus of research done by Varadraj Gurupur, associate professor ...
Nov 17, 2022
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Health informatics
Taking steps towards emissions reduction in health care
Monash University experts, along with an international group of researchers, have highlighted the need to accurately identify the carbon footprint of digital health interventions to help move towards more environmentally ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Medical research
Death in US gene therapy study sparks search for answers
The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what killed him.
Nov 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is, and what isn't, 'brain fog?'
The COVID pandemic has introduced many scientific and medical terms into our everyday language. Many of us are now fluent in conversations about viral strains, PCR tests and mortality rates. "Brain fog" has joined these ranks ...
Oct 25, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Improving emotional well-being, quality of sleep, and decision making in patients at risk for breast cancer
A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University has determined that use of the Inquiry Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) technique among women with increased risk of breast cancer (carriers of BRCA1/BRCA2 genes) can be very helpful ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reports very low incidence of severe COVID-19 following vaccination and booster
A large study of COVID-19 disease following vaccination and booster, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), reports surprisingly low incidence, especially in individuals younger than 65 years ...
Oct 6, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sorting through the noise of mental health apps
Groceries, fitness, banking—there's an app for just about everything nowadays, including mental health.
Sep 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study identifies link between parental health literacy and COVID-19 test results in children
A Swansea University-led study has highlighted the importance of parental health literacy and suggests those with higher understanding and access to medical information were more likely to take their child to be tested for ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Abortion clinic websites may unwittingly aid patient prosecutions
After the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, legislators in several states promised to pass laws that would cause women to be prosecuted even if their procedures occurred in another ...
Sep 21, 2022
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