Neuroscience
Why do gay and lesbian people get more migraines?
Could migraine risk be affected by sexual orientation? A new study suggests that the answer may be yes.
Sep 28, 2020
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Dentistry
One in 10 older dental patients inappropriately prescribed opioids
A new study by researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh suggests that a significant proportion of older patients receiving opioids at dental visits also use psychotropic medications—a ...
Sep 16, 2020
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Cardiology
New at-home heart monitoring technique could reduce hospital visits and save lives
A simple new heart-monitoring technique has been developed to help people self-monitor their conditions at home without the need for hospital visits.
Aug 28, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mother transmitted COVID-19 to baby during pregnancy, physicians report
A pregnant mother who tested positive for COVID-19 transmitted the virus causing the disease to her prematurely born baby, UT Southwestern physicians report. Both were treated and recovered.
Aug 24, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer diagnoses rates fell by half during US lockdown
The number of cancers diagnosed weekly in the United States fell by almost fifty percent during March and April compared to the recent average, a study said Tuesday, the latest to examine the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns.
Aug 4, 2020
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Cardiology
Are virtual doctor visits safe for discharged heart failure patients?
Follow-up visits for heart failure patients leaving the hospital can be done just as safely via telehealth as they can in person, according to a new study that also found making virtual visits an option doesn't prevent missed ...
Jul 30, 2020
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Health
Vulnerable families at risk as health visitor workloads increase
Health visitors are concerned that the needs of children have been missed due to staff redeployment to support the COVID-19 workforce and increased caseloads, according to a new UCL survey.
Jul 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychiatric visits to the emergency room rise despite the ACA
Emergency room visits in the US for mental health increased every year from 2007 to 2016 despite the expansion of health coverage over that time, researchers report on July 28 in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. The numbers ...
Jul 28, 2020
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Health
Domestic violence increased in the great recession
Emergency room visits for domestic violence incidents in California more than tripled during the Great Recession compared to the years before, signaling a need to prepare for similar and more prolonged effects during the ...
Jul 14, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Months after infection, many COVID-19 patients can't shake illness
It was a Tuesday in late March when Julia Henry first felt the body aches and dry cough that signaled the start of her bout with COVID-19. By that weekend, her husband and three children also were sick. But the kids were ...
Jul 6, 2020
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