Neuroscience
Risk for migraine increased in lightly pigmented adults
The risk for migraine is increased in lightly pigmented adults, according to a study published online May 10 in Brain Sciences.
Jun 7, 2022
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Medications
Tips on dealing with seasonal allergies
Colorful flowers and delicate blossoms on trees are not the only sign that spring has truly arrived. For many, allergies are a sign the seasons have changed. Up to one in four Canadians suffer from allergic rhinitis and its ...
Jun 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Shanghai COVID outbreak shows signs of waning as cases fall
The COVID-19 outbreak that has shut down most of Shanghai appears to be waning, with the number of new cases falling below 10,000 a day over the weekend.
May 2, 2022
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Health
Research team uncovers changes in the people and places impacted by interpersonal firearm violence following COVID-19
Previous work by researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University into the recent surge in firearm violence across Philadelphia during the COVID-19 pandemic found that it was strongly associated with ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Virus-hit Hong Kong considering lockdown: health chief
Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities signalled Monday, with the city's zero-COVID strategy in tatters and bodies piling up in hospitals.
Feb 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Faith in numbers: Is church attendance linked to higher rates of coronavirus?
The lockdowns that almost every state went into in order to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020 interrupted nearly every aspect of Americans' lives. Businesses were shuttered, schools closed and social groups ...
May 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'It scares me': Some parents refuse COVID tests for their sick kids, doctors say
After a relatively quiet winter at Pediatric Partners in Overland Park, Kansas, the sick kids have come roaring back this spring.
Apr 30, 2021
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Surgery
Helmetless bikers ride 'Donorcycles,' organ transplant experts warn
'Donorcycles:' That what hospital trauma staff call motorcycles, since riding one without a helmet greatly raises the odds the driver will become an organ donor far too soon.
Dec 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 pandemic responsible for decrease in hepatitis C testing
New research from Boston Medical Center finds that the COVID-19 emergency systemic changes made to decrease in-person visits during the pandemic have led to a decrease in hospital-wide Hepatitis C (HCV) testing by 50 percent, ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Prenatal cannabis exposure associated with adverse outcomes during middle childhood
While cannabis use during pregnancy is on the rise, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found evidence that the resulting children are more likely to have psychopathology in middle childhood.
Sep 23, 2020
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