Automated text messaging was as effective as direct phone calls in getting unvaccinated patients to seek out a COVID-19 shot, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ...
Jun 13, 2022
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The U.S. National Institutes of Health are launching an early-stage clinical trial to evaluate a potential vaccine for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).
May 11, 2022
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Researchers with Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center conducted a randomized clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of outreach reminders on adolescent well child visits and COVID-19 vaccination rates. Findings ...
Apr 22, 2022
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Lu Muying died on April 1 in a government quarantine facility in Shanghai, with her family on the phone as doctors tried to resuscitate her. She had tested positive for COVID-19 in late March and was moved there in line with ...
Apr 21, 2022
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About 18% of patients with injuries sustained in motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) acknowledge that distracted driving contributed to the crash—although the true rate is likely even higher, according to a report in The Journal ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Q: My daughter is upset about testing positive for COVID-19. How do I talk to her about this?
Mar 28, 2022
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Ultra-Orthodox communities in Israel have been more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic than other segments of the Israeli population. A variety of reasons might be responsible for this. Professor Yossi David of the Department ...
Mar 17, 2022
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In a recent study, investigators showed that a culturally tailored patient navigation program can improve the rate of colorectal cancer screening among Hispanic adults and potentially help eliminate historical gender disparities ...
Feb 7, 2022
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The omicron wave seemed to come like a rising tide—slowly, then suddenly, in all directions and all at once. Inside the health-care system, skeleton crews face impossible workloads and moral distress.
Jan 10, 2022
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Overall exposure of preadolescent children to electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile communication devices during the day is not associated with sleep disturbances, according to a study led by the Barcelona Institute for ...
Dec 20, 2021
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