Psychology & Psychiatry
Could going on holiday be a treatment for dementia?
Many of us will have likely heard of music therapy and art therapy—but what about "travel therapy?"
Jun 23, 2022
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Addiction
Access to safer supply to reduce overdose rapidly increased during COVID-19: Canadian study
The number of programs and prescribers offering safer supply to reduce risk of overdose increased dramatically in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study looking at services across Canada.
Jun 16, 2022
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Pediatrics
Pfizer, Moderna COVID shots work for kids under 5, FDA says
Antibody levels suggest that three doses of Pfizer's pediatric COVID vaccine help guard children under 5 against infection, a new analysis from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration shows.
Jun 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 cases are still rising in many states. What experts say makes this summer different
The U.S. has officially kicked off the third summer of the pandemic with a sixth wave of COVID-19 cases.
Jun 6, 2022
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Pediatrics
Kids aren't skipping just COVID vaccines
There are thousands of children across Maryland who not only haven't been vaccinated against COVID-19, but also lack protection from influenza and the kinds of diseases that routine shots long ago made scarce, such as measles ...
May 27, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is monkeypox, and how worried should Americans be?
A worrisome international outbreak of monkeypox, a less harmful cousin of the smallpox virus, has now reached the United States and Canada. As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases of the illness, and 28 more suspected cases, have ...
May 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Is monkeypox the next COVID-19? Here's what we know
On the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts are racing to understand the unexpected spread of monkeypox to Massachusetts.
May 23, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
1 in 3 Americans now live in areas where indoor masks are advised, CDC says
Masks may not be required, but Americans should consider wearing one anyway if they live in an area where COVID-19 case numbers are high, federal health officials said Wednesday.
May 19, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds new initiative improves mental health in online gaming community
A first-of-its-kind mental health initiative developed by Kaiser Permanente and esports organization Cloud9 has been found to be an effective way of supporting the mental health of young adult esports players and fans, according ...
May 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UK officials: 4 men infected with 'rare' monkeypox in London
British health authorities say they have identified four "rare and unusual" cases of the disease monkeypox among men who appear to have been infected in London and had no history of travel to the African countries where the ...
May 16, 2022
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