Health
Screen time doesn't have to be sedentary: Three ways it can get kids moving
There have been concerns about screens making kids more sedentary and less active since TV was introduced more than half a century ago.
Feb 21, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Stemming colorectal cancer in Latin America
Little is known about colorectal cancer screening strategies throughout the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the U.S. and Canada. In a recent study by Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Health care inequities behind shorter life spans for Inuit from Nunavik, Quebec, with lung cancer
People living in the Inuit region of Nunavik in northern Quebec die earlier after a diagnosis of lung cancer than Montreal residents receiving treatment at the same cancer center, according to new research published in theCanadian ...
Feb 20, 2024
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Pediatrics
Fewer births on weekends and holidays than weekdays, data analysis of births from 1979–2018 in Japan shows
Significantly more babies were born on a weekday instead of weekend day or holiday, reveals a large-scale analysis of 21 million births in Japan over almost four decades published February 14, 2024 in the open-access journal ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Health
Global health research suffers from a power imbalance. Decolonizing mentorship can help level the playing field
Mentorship is a cornerstone of the infrastructure supporting global health. Transferring knowledge, developing skills and cultivating a supportive professional environment among researchers and clinicians around the world ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Medications
Common antibiotic is a cost-saving treatment for reducing maternal sepsis, death or infection in developing countries
Sepsis, a severe infection that can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death, is one of the top three causes of maternal deaths worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. The life-threatening emergency ...
Feb 12, 2024
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Gastroenterology
Stigmatizing language on liver transplant center websites may discourage patients from seeking treatment
The vast majority of liver transplant centers in the United States use language on their websites that can be considered stigmatizing through their use of words like "alcoholism," "alcoholic" and "alcohol abuse," potentially ...
Feb 8, 2024
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Medical economics
Medicaid benefits for pregnant immigrants surpass costs, says research
Providing Medicaid to pregnant undocumented immigrants more than makes up for the initial costs, according to University of Michigan research.
Jan 25, 2024
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Pediatrics
New criteria for sepsis in children based on organ dysfunction
Clinician-scientists from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago were among a diverse, international group of experts tasked by the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) with developing and validating new ...
Jan 21, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Cesarean deliveries surge in Puerto Rico, reaching a record rate in the US territory, report says
Cesareans are surging in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which has one of the world's highest rates with more than 50% of babies now delivered via surgery compared with only 32% on the U.S. mainland, according to a federal ...
Jan 10, 2024
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