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Medical prize honors discoverer of malarial drug
(AP) -- A scientist who discovered a powerful malaria drug and two others who illuminated how proteins fold within cells have won prestigious medical awards.
Sep 12, 2011
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Vaccination
COVID vaccine inhaled through the mouth launched in China
China announced Wednesday that it has started giving its citizens a COVID booster that can be inhaled through the mouth.
Jan 23, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Researchers present new findings on postpartum racial disparities and cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease and hypertensive disorders are leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Two studies will be presented on February 14, 2019, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, ...
Feb 12, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
From sexting to breaking up, texting can bring us close or drive us apart, studies find
Texting has the power to both help and hinder our relationships, whether we're tapping our fingers to stay in touch or using our smartphones to avoid difficult situations, according to research on texting and sexting presented ...
Aug 9, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Texting young people about safe sex does not reduce chlamydia and gonorrhea reinfection
Sending regular texts to young people who have recently had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) to encourage safer sex behaviors does not reduce rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea reinfection, finds a trial published by ...
Sep 28, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
AI equal to humans in text-message mental health trial
UW Medicine researchers have found that algorithms are as good as trained human evaluators at identifying red-flag language in text messages from people with serious mental illness. This opens a promising area of study that ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Health
Flu vaccination reminder via text messaging improves rate of vaccination among low-income children
A text messaging intervention with education-related messages sent to parents increased influenza vaccination coverage compared with usual care in a traditionally hard-to-reach, low-income, urban, minority population of children ...
Apr 24, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
A simple text could make the difference between life and death
A Ph.D. researcher from the University of South Australia is testing whether smartphone text messages can encourage cancer patients to take their oral medication and improve their chances of survival.
Jul 3, 2019
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Pediatrics
Brief fever common in kids given influenza, pneumococcal vaccines together
Giving young children the influenza and pneumococcal vaccines together appears to increase their risk of fever, according to a study led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the Centers for Disease ...
Jan 6, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Text message reminders boost breast cancer screening attendance
Women who received a text message reminding them about their breast cancer screening appointment were 20 per cent more likely to attend than those who were not texted, according to a study published in the British Journal ...
Mar 19, 2015
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