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Study shows probiotics can reduce symptoms of COVID-19 when taken post-exposure

A new study shows how a daily use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) probiotic may protect against symptom development in instances when it is used as post-exposure prophylaxis within seven days after exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.

7 Jan 2022

California ballot will be heavy on health care

When Californians go to the polls later this year, they will confront contentious health care choices.

7 Jan 2022

A catch-22 trips up some in legal guardianship who try to regain independence

Ten years ago, Nicholas Clouse was riding shotgun in his friend's Camaro when the car jerked and he felt himself flying through the air. Clouse's head slammed against the passenger-side window.

7 Jan 2022

Scrapping many Covid testing measures is a grave mistake, says London Medical Laboratory

London Medical Laboratory warns that its testing reveals nearly one in five people still have insufficient Covid antibodies.

7 Jan 2022

Study highlights adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular disease management

Researchers estimate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its management in the United Kingdom.

6 Jan 2022

More trusting societies achieve a faster decline in coronavirus infections and deaths

Countries where people have more trust in each other have been more successful in bringing down waves of coronavirus cases and deaths, a new study shows.

6 Jan 2022

Traditional media consumption has little effect on short-term adult well-being, study says

Consuming traditional forms of media – including books, music and television – has little effect on short-term adult well-being, according to a new study published in Scientific Reports.

6 Jan 2022

Study estimates the global prevalence of dementia in 2050

The number of adults (aged 40 years and older) living with dementia worldwide is expected to nearly triple, from an estimated 57 million in 2019 to 153 million in 2050, due primarily to population growth and population aging.

6 Jan 2022

World renowned medical oncologist joins Henry Ford Cancer Institute

Internationally renowned medical oncologist Philip A. Philip, M.D., Ph.D., has joined Henry Ford Cancer Institute as director of Gastrointestinal Oncology and Neuroendocrine Oncology, medical director of Research and Clinical Care Integration, and co-leader of the Henry Ford Pancreatic Cancer Center.

6 Jan 2022

Some heart surgery patients may be able to control postoperative pain without opioids

Many patients who undergo heart surgery may be able to safely and effectively control postoperative pain without opioids after hospital discharge, according to research published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

6 Jan 2022

PLOS and CSHL expand partnership to offer new options for sharing preprints in medicine

The Public Library of Science (PLOS) and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) today announced an expansion of their longstanding partnership to offer authors more options for rapidly and easily sharing their research before publication in a journal.

6 Jan 2022

Switching to smokeless tobacco associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk in smokers

Regular smokers are at heightened risk of developing cardiovascular disease, but crushing the butts in favor of a "smokeless" alternative like chewing tobacco, snuff or tobacco lozenges may go a long way toward bringing the danger down to a more normal level, a new UCLA-led study shows.

6 Jan 2022

CDC raises awareness of the risks of rabies from bats in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is raising awareness of the risks of rabies from bats in the U.S. after three people, including one child, died from rabies between late September and early November 2021.

6 Jan 2022

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Contagion confusion

The covid-19 pandemic is now entering its third year, and the ever-evolving health advice to combat an ever-evolving virus is leaving Americans more cranky and confused than ever.

6 Jan 2022

More is better than less when it comes to physical activity and cardiovascular disease

In this interview, we speak to Esmée Bakker about her latest research which investigated the impact physical activity has on cardiovascular disease.

6 Jan 2022

Emotional response can fuel the spread of "fake news"

From Facebook feeds to questionable websites, so-called "fake news" is seemingly everywhere. When it comes to the misleading information, our emotional response to seeing it can actually further its spread, according to a Bowling Green State University researcher.

6 Jan 2022

The war on cancer at 50: The origin story begins with a socialite citizen-lobbyist

The roots of the National Cancer Act can be traced to a small home in Watertown, Wisconsin. In the early 1900s, a girl named Mary tagged along when her mother went to visit their laundress, Mrs. Belter, who had breast cancer.

6 Jan 2022

South Dakota voters to decide Medicaid expansion

South Dakota voters will decide in November whether the state should become the 39th to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, a move that would provide coverage to 42,000 low-income residents.

6 Jan 2022

A new paradigm is needed: Top experts question the value of advance care planning

For decades, Americans have been urged to fill out documents specifying their end-of-life wishes before becoming terminally ill — living wills, do-not-resuscitate orders, and other written materials expressing treatment preferences.

6 Jan 2022

Mental health conservatorships led to lengthy inpatient stays among homeless people with mental illness

At a time when public and private agencies and the legal system are grappling with how to best assist people who live at the intersection of homelessness and mental illness during a global pandemic, UCLA researchers have found mental health conservatorships for people with disabling, severe mental illness who are also homeless can result in lengthy psychiatric hospitalizations.

6 Jan 2022

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Study shows probiotics can reduce symptoms of COVID-19 when taken post-exposure

California ballot will be heavy on health care

A catch-22 trips up some in legal guardianship who try to regain independence

Scrapping many Covid testing measures is a grave mistake, says London Medical Laboratory

Study highlights adverse impact of COVID-19 pandemic on cardiovascular disease management

More trusting societies achieve a faster decline in coronavirus infections and deaths

Traditional media consumption has little effect on short-term adult well-being, study says

Study estimates the global prevalence of dementia in 2050

World renowned medical oncologist joins Henry Ford Cancer Institute

Some heart surgery patients may be able to control postoperative pain without opioids

PLOS and CSHL expand partnership to offer new options for sharing preprints in medicine

Switching to smokeless tobacco associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk in smokers

CDC raises awareness of the risks of rabies from bats in the U.S.

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Contagion confusion

More is better than less when it comes to physical activity and cardiovascular disease

Emotional response can fuel the spread of "fake news"

The war on cancer at 50: The origin story begins with a socialite citizen-lobbyist

South Dakota voters to decide Medicaid expansion

A new paradigm is needed: Top experts question the value of advance care planning

Mental health conservatorships led to lengthy inpatient stays among homeless people with mental illness

Fourier 80: bringing benchtop NMR systems to the laboratory

How industrial hygiene flow calibration supports defensible exposure data

How electrical engineering ensures accurate calibration and patient safety

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