Health
Q&A: What to do if the heat makes you sick
As anyone who has attempted to move around outside in extreme heat can attest, steamy days in the mid-90s are hard on the human body.
Jul 2, 2021
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Medical economics
Medicare negotiation could save businesses $195 billion and workers another $98 billion
As Congress considers legislation to reform prescription drug pricing, a new analysis conducted by the West Health Policy Center and released by its Council for Informed Drug Spending Analysis (CIDSA) estimates that the Elijah ...
May 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID's US toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July
Teams of experts are projecting COVID-19's toll on the U.S. will fall sharply by the end of July, according to research released by the government Wednesday.
May 5, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Backlog of a half-million endoscopies and rising during the pandemic, report finds
A backlog of nearly half a million endoscopy procedures, essential for diagnosing gastrointestinal cancers and diseases, has built up during the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a new analysis of NHS England data led by UCL researchers.
Mar 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Multicellular liver-on-a-chip for modeling fatty liver disease
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease worldwide. It is found in 30% of people in developed countries and occurs in approximately 25% of people in the United States. Risk factors ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Medical research
Trial of gene therapy for sickle cell disease halted
A clinical trial of a new gene therapy for sickle cell disease that has shown promise has been halted after two participants were diagnosed with cancer.
Feb 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
We might need to keep wearing masks into 2022 to defeat COVID-19
Despite a sharp decline in coronavirus cases and continued success with COVID-19 vaccines, it's looking likely we will still be wearing masks for some time to come.
Feb 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Artificial intelligence supports medical prognoses
Estimating the risk of patients dying is arguably one of the most difficult and stressful challenges physicians face. This has been especially true in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, with doctors around the world ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Health
Pandemic unemployment benefits helped keep millions of Americans from going hungry
Expanded unemployment benefits, passed by Congress last spring to ease the economic pain of the pandemic, appear to have held hunger at bay for millions of Americans, new research shows.
Feb 2, 2021
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Medical research
Lack of ICU beds tied to thousands of excess COVID-19 deaths
A new study by Yale researchers found a significant association between the availability of hospital resources—particularly ICU beds—and patient mortality during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feb 2, 2021
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