Pediatrics
COVID-19 vaccines for young children
Just one demographic group in America currently cannot receive a vaccine against COVID-19: kids under 5 years old.
Feb 23, 2022
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Vaccination
To combat vaccine hesitation, identify and target 'fence-sitters' early in pandemic
Identifying adults who are ambivalent about vaccines early in a pandemic and finding community leaders who can help spread reliable information within their communities could help reduce vaccine hesitancy, according to a ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Health
How nurses can help reduce health misinformation
On July 15, 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an urgent plea for all Americans to take part in slowing a serious threat to public health. He wasn't talking about the COVID-19 pandemic, but rather the harmful effects on ...
Feb 3, 2022
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Telemedicine may increase surgical care for historically underrepresented patient groups
The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way that patients access health care. While previous studies have revealed inequities in telemedicine usage during the spring of 2020, there are fewer analyses of other aspects of its ...
Jan 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Talk therapy by US psychiatrists declined by half since 1990s
For decades, psychiatrists routinely used both psychotherapy (talk therapy) and medication to treat patients. This is hardly the case anymore, according to a new study out of Columbia University.
Dec 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 messaging towards youth leaves room for improvement: study
A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE from researchers at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) has found that young adults feel highly responsible for protecting themselves and ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disparities, high proportion of past COVID-19 infections among adults and children in Santa Ana
In a large-scale, population-based surveillance conducted in partnership with the City of Santa Ana, researchers at the University of California, Irvine's Program in Public Health found 27% positivity of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Health
Common pesticide to be banned over links to problems in children
(HealthDay)— The Biden Administration said Wednesday that a widely used pesticide will be banned because it's been linked to neurological damage in children.
Aug 19, 2021
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Vaccination
World-first COVID vaccine booster randomized clinical trial in transplant patients proves third shot is very effective
Scientists with the Ajmera Transplant Centre at UHN have conducted a first-in-the-world randomized placebo-controlled trial of third dose COVID-19 booster vaccine for transplant patients that shows substantially improved ...
Aug 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How relaxing COVID-19 restrictions could pave the way for vaccine resistance
Relaxing COVID-19 restrictions could pave the way for new vaccine-resistant virus mutations—according to researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute.
Jul 28, 2021
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