Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify role that skin plays in Zika virus
When a mosquito infected with Zika virus bites someone, the skin is the first line of defense against infection.
Apr 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The placebo effect and psychedelic drugs: tripping on nothing?
There has been a lot of recent interest in the use of psychedelic drugs to treat depression. A new study from McGill suggests that, in the right context, some people may experience psychedelic-like effects from placebos alone. ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Medications
How to save a country from snakebite
The evening that a snake bit Mahfudin was one like any other. The sun had set behind Mount Lawu, to the west of Mahfudin's village in the central part of Java, Indonesia. Crickets chirped in the hedges. Goats bleated in a ...
Dec 11, 2019
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Pediatrics
High-needs boy stuck in ER amid growing child welfare pressure in Minnesota
A distressing situation is unfolding inside the emergency department of Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, where a 10-year-old boy with severe autism and aggression has been confined for seven months.
Oct 25, 2022
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Health
Beefing up security isn't the only way to make hospitals safer
Yesterday's strike by NSW hospital staff over security concerns has highlighted just how serious the issue of workplace violence has become for health-care workers.
Aug 2, 2019
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Cell & Microbiology
T cells use 'handshakes' to sort friends from foes
T cells, the security guards of the immune system, use a kind of mechanical "handshake" to test whether a cell they encounter is a friend or foe, a new study finds.
May 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Security guards struggle with PTSD and lack mental health support
New research shows that thousands of security guards in the UK are suffering Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), having been exposed to frequent episodes of verbal and physical abuse.
Apr 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Single virus case sends Australia's Perth into snap lockdown
The Australian city of Perth will begin a snap five-day lockdown after a security guard at a quarantine hotel tested positive for COVID-19, authorities announced Sunday.
Jan 31, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
China reports 22 new virus deaths as imported cases rise
China reported an increase in imported coronavirus cases Wednesday as Beijing stepped up measures at its main international airport over fears that infections from abroad could undo the country's progress against the epidemic.
Mar 11, 2020
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Other
Vietnamese surgeon jailed for dumping patient's body in river
A Vietnamese court on Friday sentenced a cosmetic surgeon to 19 years in jail for throwing the body of a patient who died during a botched operation into a river.
Dec 5, 2014
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