(HealthDay)—For patients with type 2 diabetes, follow-up phone calls after a monthly clinic visit could lead to clinically significant change in hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) levels, according to a study published online Nov. ...
Nov 19, 2016
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As smart phones have become a pervasive part of daily life over the last decade or so, they've changed the way people socialize and communicate. They're always around and always within reach, or nearly always.
Feb 7, 2020
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Dear Mayo Clinic: Who can be a bone marrow donor? What's the process for becoming one?
Sep 19, 2019
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After months of social distancing mandates, people are leaning heavily on technology for a sense of social connection. But new research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests people too often opt to send email or ...
Sep 11, 2020
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More than half of the opioid tablets prescribed for patients who underwent orthopaedic or urologic procedures went unused in a new study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ...
Mar 25, 2021
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In a slight knock on digital and telephone communications, a new study points to the unsurpassed mental health benefits of regular face-to-face social interactions among older adults. Study participants who regularly met ...
Oct 5, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Millions of Americans suffer from the pain of arthritic knees. But an innovative exercise regimen may help relieve discomfort and improve knee function, a new study finds.
Dec 29, 2020
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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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A necklace that could help you stop smoking is now on the horizon. Northwestern Medicine researchers have developed a smart neck-worn device resembling a lapis blue pendant that detects a user's smoking much more reliably ...
Feb 13, 2023
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Thinking about your mobile when you're not using it, worrying about whether people can reach you and interrupting what you're doing when you're contacted on your phone are linked to increased depression and stress, according ...
Apr 4, 2014
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