Regions of the U.S. with an extreme level of socioeconomic disadvantage were less likely to have access to accredited medical imaging facilities and centers of excellence, according to a research letter published in Radiology.
Mar 14, 2023
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March 11 marks three years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As the virus spread, a pattern emerged: communities with a lower socioeconomic status tended to be disproportionately impacted.
Mar 8, 2023
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Living in areas of the United States with higher levels of air pollution is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, according to a preliminary study released today, February 23, 2023, that will be presented ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Electric vehicles are widely hailed as a key way to mitigate climate change through reduced emissions, but research on the dual benefits of reduced air pollution and improved health has been largely hypothetical.
Feb 2, 2023
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Oregon State University College of Pharmacy scientists have demonstrated in animal models the possibility of using lipid nanoparticles and messenger RNA, the technology underpinning COVID-19 vaccines, to treat blindness associated ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Living in an area with easy access to parks and rivers appears to slow the progression of devastating neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Dec 27, 2022
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The risk of firearm death in the U.S. is on the rise: in 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death for children, adolescents and young adults. Yet the risk is far from even—young men in some U.S. zip codes face disproportionately ...
Dec 22, 2022
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The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed a ban on misleading ads for Medicare Advantage plans that have targeted older Americans and, in some cases, convinced them to sign up for plans that don't cover their doctors ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Writing in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, two telemedicine experts and a historian at Johns Hopkins Medicine say audio-only telephone visits are an essential link to health care providers for patients ...
Nov 15, 2022
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When someone arrives at a hospital with a severe injury, the law guarantees that person will receive care. But how will recovery progress when it's time for that person to go home?
Nov 7, 2022
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