Diabetes
Hacking diabetes: People break into insulin pumps as an alternative to delayed innovations
Just before the start of Memorial Day weekend, Meg Green meticulously followed online instructions for hacking an insulin pump.
Jun 5, 2019
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Health
Dry scooping: A risky dietary practice common among adolescents and young adults
A new study, published in the journal Eating Behaviors, has found that over 1 in 5 adolescent boys and young adult men have engaged in "dry scooping," a novel dietary phenomenon described as ingesting pre-workout powders ...
Feb 8, 2023
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Health
Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency for 90 days
America's public health emergency plan for COVID-19 will continue for at least another 90 days, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.
Apr 14, 2022
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Health
Primary care doctors would need more than 24 hours per day to provide recommended care
Following national recommendation guidelines for preventive, chronic disease and acute care would take a primary care physician 26.7 hours per day to see an average number of patients, a new study finds.
Aug 3, 2022
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Dentistry
Report details 20 years of advances and challenges in Americans' oral health
Despite important advances in the understanding and treatment of oral diseases and conditions, many people in the U.S. still have chronic oral health problems and lack of access to care, according to a report by the National ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Medical economics
The missing Americans: Unprecedented US mortality far exceeds other wealthy nations
In 2021, 1.1 million deaths would have been averted in the United States if the US had mortality rates similar to other wealthy nations, according to a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Neuroscience
Is tinnitus causing that ringing in your ear?
Have you ever experienced a constant ringing in your ears that you can't pinpoint the cause? It might be tinnitus ('tin-ni-tus) - the sensation of hearing a sound when no external sound is present. In most cases, tinnitus ...
Mar 13, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A coronavirus drug seems to work. What's next?
News that an experimental drug seems to be the first effective treatment for the new coronavirus has unleashed a flurry of interest – and a clamor to know how soon it might be available.
May 1, 2020
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Medications
Physicians more likely to prescribe opioids later in the day
It's only human that decision-making changes when people are rushed. Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Harvard University conducted the first study in the United States to examine this phenomenon—using a national ...
Sep 2, 2019
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Medications
Treating COVID-19 infection with molnupiravir can lead to quicker recovery at home
Molnupiravir (taken as an 800mg dose twice daily for five days) does not reduce hospital admissions or deaths in vaccinated adults with COVID-19 infection who are at higher risk of mortality, according to the results of a ...
Dec 22, 2022
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