Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus crisis should put elective surgeries on hold, doctors' group says
(HealthDay)—Considering a knee replacement? Plastic surgery?
Mar 20, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sick staff fueled outbreak in Seattle-area care centers
Staff members who worked while sick at multiple long-term care facilities contributed to the spread of COVID-19 among vulnerable elderly in the Seattle area, federal health officials said Wednesday.
Mar 18, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Vision problems may be common in people with Parkinson's disease
Vision and eye problems like blurry vision, dry eyes, trouble with depth perception, and problems adjusting to rapid changes in light are much more common in people with Parkinson's disease than in people without the disorder, ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Health officials say not to touch your face—but that's harder than it sounds
You might be buying—or making—lots of hand sanitizer to help protect yourself from the COVID-19 coronavirus, but health care professionals are asking you to do something a lot harder: Stop touching your face.
Mar 10, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Emergency measure will get more respirators to U.S. health care workers
(HealthDay)—An emergency authorization will make more respirators available for U.S. health care workers during the coronavirus outbreak, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Health
Prenatal phthalate exposure associated with autistic traits in young boys
Exposure in the womb to phthalates, a group of endocrine-disrupting chemicals present in cosmetics and other common household products, was associated with autistic traits in boys, ages 3 and 4, but not in girls, according ...
Feb 19, 2020
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Medical economics
Feds to track how private Medicare info gets to marketers
A government watchdog plans to launch a nationwide probe into how telemarketers may be getting hold of seniors' personal Medicare information, a red flag for potential fraud and waste.
Feb 14, 2020
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Health informatics
How fast can a new internet standard for sharing patient data catch fire?
Medical professionals have been storing personal health information in electronic form for more than a decade, but it is cumbersome for patients to gather disparate computer and paper records scattered across doctors' offices, ...
Jan 30, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: WHO representative addresses China's new virus outbreak
Shortly before authorities closed off the Chinese city at the epicenter of an outbreak of a new virus, the World Health Organization sent a team led by country representative Gauden Galea to check conditions on the ground ...
Jan 23, 2020
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Health
Harmful effects of ageism on older persons' health found in 45 countries
In the largest examination to date of the health consequences of ageism, or age-based bias, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health have found evidence that it harms the health of older people in 45 countries and ...
Jan 15, 2020
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