Health
How much sodium are you eating? New online salt calculator sums it up
Canadians can track how much salt they're eating and identify the main sources of sodium in their diet using a new online Salt Calculator.
Mar 11, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers search for solutions to 'invisible threat' that affects cancer care workers
Chemotherapy drugs are lifesaving to cancer patients, but these toxic drugs are hazardous to the health care workers who come into contact with them. Despite the risks, many health care workers do not use recommended personal ...
Mar 1, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Patients with immediate medical needs tend to perceive doctors as emotionless, study finds
When a patient is in urgent need of a doctor for illness or injury, expecting that doctor to help is natural.
Aug 18, 2015
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Health
Report: Electronic health records still need work
(AP) -- America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue.
Jan 27, 2012
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Health
Chemical commonly found in consumer products may disrupt a hormone needed for healthy pregnancy
Exposure to phthalates—a group of chemicals found in everything from plastics to personal care products to electronics—may disrupt an important hormone needed to sustain a healthy pregnancy, according to a Rutgers study.
Jan 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Borderline personality disorder stigma undermines patient care and efforts to reduce suicide
People with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder and their caregivers report experiencing discrimination and stigma when presenting to health services following self-harm or a suicide attempt, leading to inadequate ...
Oct 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Delirium is a common consequence of severe COVID-19, study finds
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers are revealing the many devastating consequences that patients can face both during and after hospitalization.
Sep 21, 2021
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Health informatics
Treatments tailored to you: How AI will change NZ health care, and what we have to get right first
Imagine this: a novel virus is rapidly breaking out nationwide, resulting in an epidemic. The government introduces vaccination mandates and a choice of different vaccines is available.
Mar 23, 2024
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Health
Many adults who smoke cigarettes wrongly think that vaping is worse for them, say researcher, FDA director
There are no safe tobacco products. But different products have different levels of risk. Cigarettes and other smoked tobacco products are the most harmful, while products like e-cigarettes may be lower-risk alternatives ...
Aug 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
At least 115,000 health workers have died from COVID: WHO
At least 115,000 health and care workers have died from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, the WHO chief said Monday, calling for a dramatic scale-up of vaccination in all countries.
May 24, 2021
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