In every family, there's often one person who takes charge of everybody's health care needs. Who makes sure everyone gets an annual health exam. That they get their teeth cleaned and their prescriptions filled. And that all ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Most high income countries, including the U.K., do not have a national prostate cancer screening program, but instead allow men without symptoms to get a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test if they wish, after talking to ...
May 17, 2023
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Australian researchers have established a set of protocols for a research project in JMIR Research Protocols that aims to explore whether humans will continue in meaningful decision-making roles in an AI-driven future. The ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who undergo major surgery are more likely to die in the year after surgery and incur higher health care costs than similar patients without COPD, found a new study ...
Jan 17, 2023
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A new study from the School of Nursing and Midwifery has found that factors influencing a clinician's decision to perform a cesarean-section on a first-time mother, are complex and multifactorial.
Jan 12, 2023
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Health and social care workers were often let down by the government whose claims that it was 'guided by the science' when developing policy to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic were questionable, according to an editorial ...
Aug 31, 2022
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New study study suggests a key reason parents on a low-income buy unhealthy foods for their families is to compensate for non-food related activities which support social well-being, but that they are unable to afford.
Aug 23, 2022
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When I agreed to lead the Stanford-Lancet Commission on the North American Opioid Crisis, I knew I was striding into a combat zone. For the past quarter century, the medical community—as well as the rest of the country—has ...
Aug 12, 2022
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Being unable to see and touch loved ones during the pandemic has triggered a range of negative emotions among study participants, researchers say.
Apr 19, 2021
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