Health care providers can more effectively connect parents and other caregivers of children to needed social resources when they present a menu of options rather than using standard screening tools, a recent study found. ...
May 3, 2024
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A four-item score designed to predict those at risk for future firearm violence may serve as an important tool for emergency department clinicians to tailor interventions to young persons at risk for firearm violence and ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Patients with primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCLs) have an increased risk for second primary malignancies (SPMs), according to a study published online March 19 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.
Apr 4, 2024
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A doctor at the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, in Philadelphia, found that a patient at the center had experienced a false positive urine test after taking empagliflozin, an SGLT2 ...
Nearly one in five who attempt suicide do so without meeting criteria for an antecedent psychiatric disorder, according to a study published online Feb. 21 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Feb 23, 2024
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Testosterone treatment does not result in a lower incidence of clinical fractures among middle-aged and older men with hypogonadism, according to a study published in the Jan. 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Jan 18, 2024
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You don't hear much about the measles anymore, but health officials in Philadelphia are keeping an eye on an outbreak in that city. To date, there have been eight confirmed since the investigation began in December.
Jan 17, 2024
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Shigella, an increasingly hard to treat bacterial infection, is on the rise in Philadelphia, especially among people who are experiencing homelessness or use opioids.
Jan 14, 2024
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The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is tracking a measles outbreak, which so far has sickened eight city residents.
Jan 10, 2024
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When Rich Green learned that he needed a new kidney last fall, several of his friends and family members stepped forward as potential donors. But none were an exact match.
Jan 2, 2024
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