While cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S., the evidence base for cessation support has revealed that telephone call centers, or 'quitlines,' have been ...
Mar 8, 2021
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As a middling but competent clinician-scientist, I feel desperately sorry for the general public trying to make head or tail of some of the scientific discussions on the pandemic right now.
Mar 2, 2021
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During the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of depression more than doubled among those who share photos of themselves or their close relations (including their pets) on social media on a daily basis, according ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Life changes influence the amount of physical activity in a person, according to a recent study by the University of Jyväskylä. The birth of children and a change of residence, marital status and place of work all influence ...
Feb 3, 2021
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The psychological well-being of both men and women declined when Denmark closed down during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the spring of 2020—with women being hit the hardest. But during the second wave, ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Pfizer and BioNTech said Saturday they will limit the delays of their vaccine deliveries to just one week, after fears in Europe that shipments of the jabs could be slowed for up to a month.
Jan 16, 2021
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The coronavirus pandemic is creating a large spike in significant psychological distress among Americans, with the first month of the pandemic causing as much distress in the same number of individuals that experienced it ...
Jan 4, 2021
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Machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, can predict which women are at high risk of developing gestational diabetes and lead to earlier intervention, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's ...
Dec 22, 2020
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Behind the scenes at your doctor's office, there's a complicated set of information that your providers have to absorb before telling you which vaccinations to get and when. A software tool created at the National Institute ...
Dec 21, 2020
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This week's announcement of two new COVID-19 vaccine pre-purchase deals is encouraging, but doesn't mean New Zealanders should become complacent about using the NZ COVID Tracer app during the summer holidays.
Dec 18, 2020
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