Certain racial and ethnic minorities develop type 2 diabetes at a younger age than white Americans, meaning current diabetes screening and prevention practices for them may be inadequate and inequitable, reports a new Northwestern ...
Sep 8, 2021
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The number of people with a diagnosis of Huntington's disease (HD) in Northern Scotland has increased by almost 50% over the last 30 years according to a new University of Aberdeen study.
Jul 15, 2021
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The 'Xpert Ultra' molecular test has a greater capacity than its predecessor ('Xpert MTB/RIF') in detecting tuberculosis cases, either passively (i.e. people who attend the hospital with disease symptoms) or actively (searching ...
Jun 17, 2021
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Preventive health care helps you maintain your health. Screenings are important to avoid future health problems or catch them early when they are easier to treat. But the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in preventive ...
Mar 24, 2021
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A panel of health experts wants U.S. adults to start getting colon cancer screenings at age 45, five years younger than it previously recommended.
Oct 27, 2020
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A new study out of the University of Chicago Medicine shows the overall rate of preoperative stress testing for hip and knee replacements is and has been decreasing consistently since 2006. Still, researchers found, 30,000 ...
Oct 1, 2020
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Every week, a new figure comes out. And despite the fact that they're all trying to estimate the same thing—the number of extra cancer deaths that could be caused by service disruption during the pandemic—there's a big ...
Jul 21, 2020
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The UK's National Health Service (NHS) is changing the way it writes its guidelines for giving injections in hospitals, following groundbreaking research from the University of Bath.
Jul 6, 2020
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From the start of the coronavirus outbreak, much of the focus has been the acute impact of COVID-19 on critical care capacity in hospitals.
Apr 24, 2020
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Millions of people might eventually be spared the embarrassment and extreme isolation caused by wetting themselves, thanks to new research.
Feb 20, 2020
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