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How scammers are using COVID-19 vaccine to steal money, info
Scammers are using people's desperation for COVID-19 vaccines in the midst of a pandemic as a bargaining chip to steal money and personal information.
Jan 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How to avoid COVID-19 vaccine scams
Now that a COVID-19 vaccine has arrived, many of us are eagerly awaiting the day we get our first shot. However, figuring out when you're eligible, and where to get vaccinated once you are, is challenging. The rules and registration ...
Jan 28, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
One in four doctors attacked, harassed on social media
While many physicians benefit from social media by networking with potential collaborators or interfacing with patients, a new study from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago found many physicians also report ...
Jan 4, 2021
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Patients with type 1 diabetes that have adapted to remote medical appointments would continue this post COVID-19
A survey of more than 7,000 patients with type 1 diabetes from 89 countries, presented at this year's online Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) shows that three quarters of patients ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK begins testing a new app to fight COVID-19 spread
Britain started testing a new smartphone app Thursday to help people find out whether they've been close to someone infected with COVID-19 after security concerns torpedoed an earlier effort to use technology to track the ...
Aug 13, 2020
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Patients with privacy concerns three times as likely to withhold details from their doctors
Have you ever kept information from a doctor or other health care provider because you were concerned about the privacy or security of your medical record? If so, new research at The Ohio State University College of Medicine ...
Aug 4, 2020
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FBI: Beware of scammers selling fake COVID-19 antibody tests
(HealthDay)—Fake or unapproved COVID-19 antibody tests are being sold by scammers, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warns.
Jun 30, 2020
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More than just health concern at coronavirus test sites: Are you exposing your personal information to security risks?
When Elizabeth Spinelli arrived at Fort Lauderdale's Holiday Park for a coronavirus test, a nurse handed her a form to write her name, address, date of birth and social security number. She hesitated to give her personal ...
Jun 18, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How are you doing? Researchers hope to measure well-being at global scale
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have launched a new mobile platform to address another serious complication of the novel coronavirus pandemic: stress and anxiety. Called "MyWellnessCheck," ...
May 5, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Anxiety up for nonmedical health care workers versus those on front lines
(HealthDay)—Non-medically trained health care workers caring for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have an increased prevalence of anxiety compared with medically trained health care workers, according to ...
Apr 10, 2020
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