Health
9/11 responders may face higher odds for dementia
After helping America through one of its worst tragedies, some responders to the events of 9/11 may now face another foe: Heightened risks for dementia.
Jun 13, 2024
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How game worlds are helping health care workers practice compassionate clinical responses
A game world is a fantasy universe based on a story and a theme.
Jun 12, 2024
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Medical economics
Cameroon or Canada? Poorly paid doctors and nurses are choosing to leave. That's common in Africa
After training as a nurse, Nevielle Leinyuy spent almost a decade in Cameroon working as a front desk receptionist because he was unable to find a decent paying job in the medical field. Last year, he gave up looking. He ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Q&A: What you need to know about avian flu
Multiple states since March 2024 have reported dairy herds displaying symptoms caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI.
Jun 10, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
This travel season, know your risks for yellow fever
If tropical lands like South America or Africa are your travel destinations, getting yourself protected against yellow fever before you go is imperative, an expert says.
Jun 10, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds methods to quit smoking effective regardless of mental health history
Sarah Jackson and colleagues from University College London and King's College London branches of the SPECTRUM Consortium conducted a survey to study how mental health relates to methods people use to quit smoking, also known ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mpox is on the rise in Australia. Here's what to know about the virus—and who should get vaccinated
Australia appears to be experiencing a re-emergence of the infectious disease mpox, formerly called monkeypox.
Jun 4, 2024
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Health
US health departments experience workforce shortages and struggle to reach adequate staffing levels in public health
Gaps persist in hiring enough U.S. public health workers, and health departments continue to face challenges in recruiting new employees, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and ...
Jun 3, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study sheds light on the effects of humor in medical practices
A humorous remark at just the right time can go a long way. Benevolent humor helps medical assistants (MAs) cope positively with their stressful working day, according to a new study published in BMC Primary Care by the Martin ...
Jun 3, 2024
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Health
Farmworkers face high-risk exposures to bird flu, but testing isn't reaching them
Farmworkers face some of the most intense exposures to the bird flu virus, but advocates say many of them would lack resources to fall back on if they became ill.
Jun 3, 2024
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