Health
Knowledge and support improve menopausal health
More knowledge and individual support from primary care services can alleviate women's menopausal problems, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows.
Jul 21, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Some prisons highly successful in vaccinating inmates
Some prison systems in the United States have been able to vaccinate high numbers of inmates against COVID-19, and that success could point to ways to convince skeptical people in the general public to get vaccinated.
Jun 2, 2021
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Neuroscience
Does your neighborhood affect your stroke recovery?
Stroke survivors who live in neighborhoods with lower socioeconomic status—areas with lower household income, education levels and occupational status—may have worse recovery three months after a stroke than people who ...
Apr 28, 2021
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Health
A plus from the pandemic: fewer kids using e-cigarettes
There appears to be a silver lining to forced school and business closures during early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study: Fewer kids used e-cigarettes.
Apr 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What can we learn from the past to help shape the future of public health in Canada?
Dig into Canada's medical history and you'll notice a trend, University of Waterloo history professor Heather MacDougall says. Past outbreaks typically led to changes in public health with a collective effort to keep people ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Health
Black Americans often face discrimination in health care
(HealthDay)—Black Americans are much more likely to report discrimination or unfair judgment when seeking health care than whites or Hispanics, researchers report.
Apr 6, 2021
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Diabetes
AI tool can spot Type 2 diabetes trends in the U.S.
A new University at Buffalo study reports on the advantages of using artificial intelligence to better understand Type 2 diabetes across the United States.
Mar 30, 2021
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Addiction
Recreational cannabis use among adults in the home is on the rise, but what about the children?
Among adults with children living in the home, cannabis use was more common in states with legalized cannabis use, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia Irving Medical Center ...
Mar 17, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Aussies unaware of issues caused by scratchies, lotteries and bingo
Throwing in a scratchie or lottery ticket with your weekly shop or attending a regular bingo night might seem like a bit of harmless fun, but a new study suggests people underestimate the potentially harmful effects of these ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Vaccination
Fall in support for COVID-19 vaccine could risk jeopardizing herd immunity
Just over one quarter of Australians are unwilling or uncertain about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, potentially delaying achieving herd immunity, insights from the latest Taking the Pulse of the Nation Research Insight reveal.
Feb 18, 2021
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