Cardiology
Why are young Black Americans becoming less heart-healthy?
(HealthDay)—Young, Black Americans are experiencing significant spikes in obesity, type 2 diabetes and smoking, all risk factors for heart attack and stroke.
Nov 9, 2021
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Addiction
Lessons about treating opioid use disorder in remote areas
The most sparsely populated regions of the American West often are unable to provide local treatment for opioid use disorder. Long driving distances can be a barrier for people who need treatment, so the issue has ramifications ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The first Indigenous COVID death reminds us of the outsized risk NSW communities face
On Sunday, New South Wales saw four more deaths from COVID-19. One of them was a man from Dubbo who was in his 50s and unvaccinated. It was the first COVID-19 death of a First Nations person in Australia.
Aug 31, 2021
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Medical economics
India's vaccine rollout is ignoring the many inequities in its society
Some six months after India began what is said to be the largest COVID-19 vaccination drive in the world, equitable distribution has been a challenge.
Jul 30, 2021
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Vaccination
Emergent: FDA letting troubled COVID vaccine factory restart
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing the problem-plagued factory of contract manufacturer Emergent BioSolutions to resume production of COVID-19 vaccine, the company said Thursday.
Jul 29, 2021
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Vaccination
First Nations people need to get vaccinated, but are not being consulted on strategy
This year, just five cases of COVID-19 have been recorded among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. This good result is due to both significant government support measures and prompt and effective action ...
Jul 12, 2021
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Vaccination
India tests longer-range drone flights, eyes COVID-19 vaccine deliveries
An aviation firm has carried out the first tests in India of longer-range drone deliveries, as hopes grow that they could deliver medicines as well as COVID-19 vaccines to remote areas.
Jun 22, 2021
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Health
Summer safety tips for the great outdoors
As you head into the great outdoors this summer, keep safety in mind, an expert says.
May 31, 2021
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Vaccination
Italy set to vaccinate small island populations in one go
Italy is set to start a mass vaccination campaign Friday on some of its small, remote islands with few residents and limited health care services, though one isle jumped the gun and got most of its adults inoculated on its ...
May 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A PLOS Medicine Collection on Plasmodium vivax—a neglected cause of malaria
Strenuous efforts to prevent and treat malaria in recent decades have brought great benefits, particularly against disease caused by Plasmodium falciparum in countries in Africa and the Americas. But malaria caused by its ...
Apr 23, 2021
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