Health
Field of vision data helping to track health outcomes
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have designed a new method to extract data on a large scale to assess and track changes in people's field of vision.
Aug 5, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study highlights factors associated with higher tuberculosis risk in South Africa
Tuberculosis is the world's top infectious killer. About 10 million people fall ill with the disease every year, and roughly 1.5 million people die because of it, according to the World Health Organization. Additionally, ...
Aug 2, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID ties with heart disease for health outcomes: Vaccines reduce risk, study finds
Long COVID is on par with heart disease in terms of its severity, but vaccination reduces risks of long COVID by nearly 70%, say researchers at Washington University.
Jul 31, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Calculate your personal long COVID risk
The University of Queensland-led and developed COVID-19 Risk Calculator has been updated to determine a person's risk of developing long COVID.
Jul 31, 2024
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Genetics
Native Hawaiians face higher rates of accelerated biological aging, study finds
We normally associate our age with the year we are born. However, what if your age could be better associated with other factors like health, diet, exercise, occupation and education level?
Jul 29, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Social vulnerability linked with mental health and substance use disorders
A study published in JAMA Psychiatry uncovers significant associations between social vulnerability—a measurement that aggregates social determinants of health like socioeconomic status, housing type, education and insurance ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Medical research
Policy paper calls for evidence-based public health approach to cannabis regulation
A public health approach is necessary to address the legal, medical, and social complexities of cannabis use, says the American College of Physicians (ACP) in a new policy paper released today.
Jul 23, 2024
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Attention deficit disorders
Symptoms, cognitive abilities, demographics tied to age of ADHD diagnosis
IQ, sex, internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, and sociodemographic factors all affect the age of diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to a study published online June ...
Jul 19, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Fall of Roe v. Wade has made access to obstetricians tougher in many states, says report
Ever since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, even more women have struggled to find reproductive care, a new report warns.
Jul 18, 2024
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Medical research
New study finds cell donor's socioeconomic status shapes cancer treatment outcomes
A research team led by the University of Minnesota Medical School demonstrated that the socioeconomic status (SES) of cell donors affects the health outcomes of blood cancer patients who underwent hematopoietic cell transplantation ...
Jul 17, 2024
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