Health
Your next doctor's prescription might be to spend time in nature
Dr. Robert Zarr loves to write prescriptions that you don't have to take to the pharmacy.
Oct 18, 2021
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Helmet use reduces moderate or severe head injuries in youths riding ATVs and dirt bikes
Neurosurgeons see many young people presenting with traumatic brain injuries following all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or dirt bike crashes. Often these youths were wearing no protective headgear at the time of the crash. To quantify ...
Oct 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How storytelling can help public health officials combat distrust, skepticism
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, public health experts and scientists have struggled to get some segments of the public to heed their warnings about the importance of following public health measures aimed at controlling ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Most Americans resumed travel or leisure before COVID-19 vaccines became available
After months of lockdowns and quarantines, many Americans were eager to return to normal activities, even as public health experts continued to warn the public that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over. A study conducted by ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Health
Facebook became emergency network during early days of pandemic
(HealthDay)—In a health emergency, social media giants like Facebook can be both quagmires of misinformation and sources of social support and reliable guidance, a small, new study suggests.
Oct 4, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 deaths eclipse 700,000 in US as delta variant rages
It's a milestone that by all accounts didn't have to happen this soon.
Oct 3, 2021
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Cardiology
Use of smartphone app associated with lower hospital readmission rates for heart attack survivors
Data collected from a group of 200 heart attack survivors using a smartphone app designed to navigate the recovery process, such as medication management and lifestyle changes, showed that app users experienced hospital readmission ...
Sep 21, 2021
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Vaccination
FDA panel recommends limiting Pfizer booster shots to Americans 65 and older, and those at high risk of severe COVID-19
The key scientific advisory council of the Food and Drug Administration has voted to deny use of a "booster" shot of Pfizer's mRNA vaccine to the general public—a move that will likely disappoint some public health experts ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fighting COVID-19 misinformation
With the recent surge of COVID-19 cases nationwide, two public health experts and associate professors at The University of Texas at Arlington's College of Nursing and Health Innovation are highlighting the importance of ...
Sep 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Israel booster jabs cutting severe Covid even as cases surge: experts
Israel's programme of booster jabs has proved effective in reducing severe cases of COVID even as new infections hover near record highs, experts said, citing recent data.
Sep 15, 2021
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