Oncology & Cancer
Can colorectal cancer be prevented?
Regular screening is one of the most important ways to prevent colorectal cancer (colon and rectal).
Dec 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patients with PTSD are less likely to survive COVID than those without, finds new research
A new study shows that patients with COVID-19 who also had post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more likely to die or be hospitalized than those without a psychiatric disorder. For patients with other mental illnesses, ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
AI speeds sepsis detection to prevent hundreds of deaths
Patients are 20% less likely to die of sepsis because a new AI system developed at Johns Hopkins University catches symptoms hours earlier than traditional methods, an extensive hospital study demonstrates.
Jul 21, 2022
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Health
Food assistance program may help prevent child maltreatment
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that helps more than 39 million people avoid food insecurity has an unexpected benefit—it may help prevent child maltreatment.
Jul 13, 2022
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Addiction
Physical activity and tailored support fails to deliver lasting benefits for smokers not ready to quit
Promoting physical activity and other behavioural support can help people wanting to reduce their smoking to quit in the short-term.
Mar 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parents of children with ICD more likely to have PTSD than child
Parents of children with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) are more likely than youth with an ICD to have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a study published in the September issue of Heart ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
NY plan to involuntarily treat mentally ill homeless? Not entirely outrageous, psychiatrist says
For years, American cities and towns have struggled with how to address those living on their streets who suffer from mental illness but refuse treatment. New York City Mayor Eric Adams' controversial new plan to make it ...
Dec 9, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Why millennials should know colon cancer symptoms
More younger adults are being diagnosed with colon cancer —also known as colorectal cancer—and at more advanced stages of the disease, says the American Cancer Society. It's a trend experts have seen over the last decade.
Mar 9, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Increased risk of some neurological and psychiatric disorders remains two years after COVID-19 infection
A new study published in The Lancet Psychiatry from the University of Oxford and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre investigated neurological and psychiatric ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How floods kill, long after the water has gone: Sobering data from a global decade-long study
With New York's declared state of emergency following flash flooding, there is increasing concern such events will become more common globally.
Oct 4, 2023
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