Health
Now that psychiatric care has gone online, many patients want it to stay there
Only a year ago, Michigan Medicine psychiatrists were trying to recruit patients to give telepsychiatry a try, with very little success.
Jan 21, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Focus on sleep quality over social media quantity to improve young people's well-being
Worried about how social media use is affecting your teenager's well-being? University of Otago research has revealed you may be focusing on the wrong issue.
Jan 18, 2021
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Health
Twitter croudsourcing found effective for dermatologic diagnoses
At the start of the pandemic, many doctors on the front lines turned to Twitter and other social media platforms to find guidance and solace directly from their peers. In early 2020, information on COVID-19 had yet to be ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Biomedical technology
Precision health in the palm of your hand
Precision health is an approach to wellness that takes into account variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person. And thanks to advancements in technology, it's here today. Huge amounts of data are being ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Surgery
Virtual kidney transplant evaluation possible
(HealthDay)—Adoption of a virtual platform has allowed continued maintenance of a large kidney transplant program despite the inability to have in-person visits during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published ...
Jan 8, 2021
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Medications
Investigational ALS drug pridopidine enters trial
In 2020, the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center at Massachusetts General Hospital launched the first platform trial for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), in which multiple treatments are tested and evaluated simultaneously to ...
Jan 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Young people regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves
At the start of the pandemic, young Singaporeans regarded COVID-19 as a threat to the older generation but not to themselves, finds NTU Singapore study
Dec 21, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
86% of teens exposed to junk food ads on social media
Young people are being exposed to junk food adverts across social media, streaming services and by celebrities and influencers, Cancer Research UK findings show today.
Dec 18, 2020
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Health
More than 70% of UK parents concerned over children's online exposure during the pandemic
A new poll conducted by the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues at the University of Birmingham has found that over 70% of parents worry about the risks as well as the physical and mental health implications of their ...
Dec 3, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Living with dementia in a virtual world: hope for the future
With much of the U.K. just emerging from its second coronavirus 'lockdown' into new tiers, the amount of social contact we are able to have is still limited. Among the worst affected are people living in the country's care ...
Dec 3, 2020
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