Addiction
Is your state among the worst for tobacco control?
When it comes to tobacco control, some states do a far better job than others of preventing and reducing smoking.
Jan 25, 2023
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News tagged with state control
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Two cases of new drug-resistant gonorrhea strain reported in Massachusetts
Two cases of a new strain of gonorrhea reported in Massachusetts were at least partly resistant to several antibiotics, state officials announced Thursday.
Jan 20, 2023
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Medications
Overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not proportionally increase with new prescribing flexibilities: Study
The proportion of opioid overdose deaths involving buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, did not increase in the months after prescribing flexibilities were put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
Jan 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study shows how people interacted with chatbots during COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased people's reliance on digital platforms, such as social media, to obtain information and communicate their thoughts and emotions with their peers. The sudden shift from offline to online ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Vaccination
Vaccination coverage down in kindergarteners during 2021 to 2022
For children in kindergarten, vaccination coverage was lower for all vaccines in the 2021 to 2022 school year compared with the 2020 to 2021 school year, according to research published in the Jan. 13 issue of the U.S. Centers ...
Jan 13, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
2020 to 2021 saw no change in overall fetal mortality rates
From 2020 to 2021, there was no change in overall, early, or late fetal mortality rates, according to a January Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Jan 12, 2023
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Pediatrics
Scientists find more evidence that breast milk of those vaccinated against COVID-19 may protect infants
A new study from the University of Florida provides more evidence that the breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants too young to receive the vaccine.
Jan 12, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Fertility measures presented for 15- to 49-year-olds in the US
Women aged 15 to 49 years have 1.3 biological children and men aged 15 to 49 years have fathered 0.9 children on average, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Genetics
Researchers find genes directly linked to cleft lip and palate
Researchers are finding more genes directly associated with cleft lip and palate.
Jan 11, 2023
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Health
Eating almonds daily boosts exercise recovery molecule by 69% among 'weekend warriors'
For those who exercise regularly, eating almonds each day might be the ideal new year's resolution. A randomized controlled trial in Frontiers in Nutrition showed that female and male participants who ate 57g almonds daily ...
Jan 9, 2023
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