Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why it's too soon to panic about COVID vaccines and the new variant
Researchers around the world are trying to work out whether existing COVID vaccines protect us from the latest variant, Omicron.
Dec 02, 2021
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News tagged with worst case scenario
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID's 'not done with us': Nations rush to contain omicron
Taking an act-now-ask-questions-later approach, countries around the world slammed their doors shut again to try to keep the new omicron variant at bay Monday as more cases of the mutant coronavirus emerged and scientists ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low herd immunity might cause severe flu winter
The flu season is upon us.
Nov 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Japan adding more hospital beds in plan for next virus surge
The Japanese government's preparations for the next virus surge include adding thousands more hospital beds to avoid a situation like last summer when many COVID-19 patients were forced to stay home, even while dependent ...
Nov 12, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cervical cancer screening is overused—and underused, as well
Cervical cancer screening saves lives—no one disputes that.
Oct 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Alaska records most daily COVID cases amid healthcare strain
Alaska on Wednesday reported its highest number of new COVID-19 cases, a day after the state's largest hospital announced it had entered crisis protocol and started rationing care.
Sep 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Upcoming flu season will likely be severe
The 2021-22 influenza season is likely to be more severe than average—and hit young children particularly hard—due to waning population-level immunity from the near-lack of a flu season during last winter's COVID-19 surge, ...
Aug 31, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Five common thinking traps and how to avoid them
Have you ever fallen into a thinking trap?
Aug 31, 2021
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Neuroscience
Wearable technology can help in at-home assessment of myoclonic jerks
A new study by the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital shows that wearable sensor technology can be used to reliably assess the occurrence of myoclonic jerks in patients with epilepsy also in the ...
Aug 05, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dental mitigation strategies to reduce aerosolization of SARS-CoV-2
Limiting infection transmission is central to the safety of all in dentistry, particularly during the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, yet many dental procedures unavoidably generate aerosols. In the study "Dental Mitigation ...
Aug 03, 2021
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