Sitting is the default state in many people's day-to-day lives, with significant health implications—but a smartwatch simply ordering people to stand will not make much difference to their behavior or health, say researchers ...
Dec 20, 2022
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When free hot drinks and biscuits are on offer to health care staff, how much is reasonable to take before it's deemed "excessive" consumption, ask researchers in the Christmas issue of The BMJ?
Dec 19, 2022
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More than 155,000 people who have taken part in a massive genetic study orchestrated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have already gotten something in return—personalized DNA results that tell them whether ...
Dec 14, 2022
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Michelle Anderson recently learned her body metabolizes medicines more slowly than average.
Dec 13, 2022
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The rise of the internet has led to a rampant growth in online child sexual exploitation and abuse material. To take swift action in the best interests of suspected underage victims of sexual abuse, police officers need to ...
Dec 12, 2022
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For years, American cities and towns have struggled with how to address those living on their streets who suffer from mental illness but refuse treatment. New York City Mayor Eric Adams' controversial new plan to make it ...
Dec 9, 2022
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Public health officials are warning that it could be a different flu season than what the U.S. experienced the past two years, so protecting yourself and your family is more important than ever.
Dec 9, 2022
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Prosecutors in northern Mexico blamed private hospitals Monday for contaminated anesthetics that caused a meningitis outbreak that has killed 22 people and sickened at least 71.
Dec 5, 2022
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Major emergencies such as terrorist attacks and natural disasters have become more complex and larger in scale, challenging the ability of first responders to deal with the overwhelming numbers of casualties. As they battle ...
Nov 18, 2022
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Everyone in a district of 1.8 million people in China's southern metropolis of Guangzhou was ordered to stay home for virus testing Saturday and a major city in the southwest closed schools as another rise in infections was ...
Nov 12, 2022
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