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Knowledge gaps in product labels make it challenging for healthcare providers to recommend vaccines to pregnant women

Existing gaps and serious limitations concerning the information in vaccine product labels makes it challenging for healthcare providers to know when to recommend vaccination to pregnant women.

13 Jul 2022

Majority of residents living in multiracial neighborhoods have high level of satisfaction, study finds

A strong majority of people in Washington, D.C.'s most diverse communities say they're happy with where they live, according to a new study of race and neighborhood satisfaction.

13 Jul 2022

Commonly used blood test may not pick up kidney disease for people in Africa

A commonly used blood test which measures how well a person's kidneys are working may not pick up kidney disease for people in Africa, according to a study published in The Lancet Global Health.

13 Jul 2022

Lifestyle factors may be more important than age in determining a person's cognitive function

Individuals with no dementia risk factors, such as smoking, diabetes or hearing loss, have similar brain health as people who are 10 to 20 years younger than them, according to a new Baycrest study. The study found that a single dementia risk factor could reduce cognition by the equivalent of up to three years of aging.

13 Jul 2022

Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion

Will your health plan pay for an abortion now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade?

13 Jul 2022

Study highlights the psychological adjustment of health-care volunteers during COVID-19 pandemic

Many medical professionals who volunteered for short-term deployment to a field hospital in New York during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced high levels of secondary traumatic stress, a new study found.

13 Jul 2022

Long covid patients travel abroad seeking for unproven "blood-washing" treatment

Thousands of people experiencing the debilitating symptoms of long covid are traveling abroad to seek costly but unproven treatments such as "blood washing", according to an investigation carried out by The BMJ and ITV News released today.

13 Jul 2022

People with substance use disorder found to be largely resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic

Stay-at-home orders issued during the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted many facets of our lives and created many barriers, particularly for those in recovery for substance use disorder.

12 Jul 2022

Availability of lower-priced epinephrine auto-injectors did not solve the affordability problem for all patients with severe allergies

People with severe allergies now have more choices for which epinephrine auto-injector to carry in case they suffer a life-threatening attack, and most pay less for it than they did when the EpiPen was the primary option, a new study shows.

12 Jul 2022

AI model detects people's vaccine attitudes from their social media posts

People's attitudes towards vaccines can now be detected from their social media posts by an intelligent AI model, developed by researchers at the University of Warwick.

12 Jul 2022

Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE selected as the first Patient Safety Commissioner for England

The Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has today appointed Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE as the first ever Patient Safety Commissioner for England.

12 Jul 2022

‘An Arm and a Leg’: One ER doctor grapples with the inequities of American health care

Dr. Thomas Fisher, an emergency room physician at a hospital on Chicago’s South Side, has written “The Emergency,” an up-close chronicle of the covid-19 pandemic's first year.

12 Jul 2022

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Yet there is a simple way to stop it.

Four years ago, when Karen Giuliano went to a Boston hospital for hip replacement surgery, she was given a pale-pink bucket of toiletries issued to patients in many hospitals.

12 Jul 2022

As California welcomes Ukrainian refugees, counties fall short on interpreters

After the Russian invasion, Katie Nelha and her husband couldn't safely return to their home in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, so they took their chances as refugees.

12 Jul 2022

Aston Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment hosts its inaugural research showcase event

Aston Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment (IHN) held its inaugural research showcase event on Thursday 7 July at Conference Aston.

11 Jul 2022

Iodine deficiency may be making a comeback due to changing eating habits in Canadian communities

Iodine deficiency, a public health concern resolved decades ago, may be making a comeback due to changing eating habits, according to new findings by McMaster University researchers.

11 Jul 2022

Pulse oximeter inaccuracies may be associated with racial disparities in care

For most patients, a pulse oximeter is a familiar device from visits to the doctor's office. Placed on a finger or a patient's ear lobe, pulse oximeters are an easy way to quickly get a measure of someone's oxygen saturation (SpO2), which should generally be above 90 percent.

11 Jul 2022

People underestimate how much others might appreciate an attempt to connect

People consistently underestimate how much others in their social circle might appreciate an unexpected phone call, text or email just to say hello, and the more surprising the connection, the greater the appreciation, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

11 Jul 2022

Medi-Cal’s reliance on prisoners to make cheaper eyeglasses proves shortsighted

To dodge hefty costs for eyewear, California's health insurance program for low-income people, Medi-Cal, has an innovative strategy: It contracts exclusively with the state's prisons, and inmates make glasses for its beneficiaries.

11 Jul 2022

A 63-year-old transgender woman is caught in Montana’s birth certificate dispute

At 10 years old, Susan Howard knew she was a girl, even though her birth certificate said otherwise. It wasn’t until last year, at age 62, that the Montana resident came to terms with being transgender.

11 Jul 2022

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Knowledge gaps in product labels make it challenging for healthcare providers to recommend vaccines to pregnant women

Majority of residents living in multiracial neighborhoods have high level of satisfaction, study finds

Commonly used blood test may not pick up kidney disease for people in Africa

Lifestyle factors may be more important than age in determining a person's cognitive function

Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion

Study highlights the psychological adjustment of health-care volunteers during COVID-19 pandemic

Long covid patients travel abroad seeking for unproven "blood-washing" treatment

People with substance use disorder found to be largely resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic

Availability of lower-priced epinephrine auto-injectors did not solve the affordability problem for all patients with severe allergies

AI model detects people's vaccine attitudes from their social media posts

Dr Henrietta Hughes OBE selected as the first Patient Safety Commissioner for England

‘An Arm and a Leg’: One ER doctor grapples with the inequities of American health care

Hospital-acquired pneumonia is killing patients. Yet there is a simple way to stop it.

As California welcomes Ukrainian refugees, counties fall short on interpreters

Aston Institute of Health and Neurodevelopment hosts its inaugural research showcase event

Iodine deficiency may be making a comeback due to changing eating habits in Canadian communities

Pulse oximeter inaccuracies may be associated with racial disparities in care

People underestimate how much others might appreciate an attempt to connect

Medi-Cal’s reliance on prisoners to make cheaper eyeglasses proves shortsighted

A 63-year-old transgender woman is caught in Montana’s birth certificate dispute

Scaling organ‑chip technology for human‑relevant drug discovery

Unlocking drug amorphization: Continuous, solvent-free twin screw granulation

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