As health systems have adjusted their workflows to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, they have discovered increasing value in telehealth solutions that will continue to offer benefits long after the crisis has passed. Among the most significant will be the way in which telehealth technologies enable providers to address chronic diseases – the largest cause of death worldwide – more […]
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Adopting a plant-based diet can promote healthful aging and mitigate the global burden of disease, according to an editorial published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. Researchers with the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine reviewed clinical trials and epidemiological studies related to aging and found that while aging increases the risk for noncommunicable chronic diseases, healthful diets […]
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Tiny infants known as extremely preterm children have very low birth weights, underdeveloped organs, and risks of long-term problems or disabilities. Antenatal treatment of the mother and fetus—therapy given before birth—offers an opportunity to improve outcomes in preterm children. Antenatal magnesium sulfate or antenatal corticosteroids have known benefits to reduce problems like cerebral palsy, death, respiratory distress syndrome or necrotizing […]
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More than one in five women at risk of an unplanned pregnancy in the U.S. would use a different method of contraception if cost were not a factor, says a new study from the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP) published in Contraception: X. Uninsured women (one in three) and publicly insured women (one in four) were more likely to prefer […]
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Dissolving eye implant the size of a grain of sand could help save the sight of glaucoma patients For those who find administering eye drops difficult, a new glaucoma implant The slow releasing Durysta implant treats glaucoma with Bimatoprost Bimatoprost is usually taken in eye drops, one in ten fail to administer correctly An eye implant smaller than a grain of sand could […]
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A study looks at the negative impact of stereotyping on personal motivation. It may be that the United States is confronting its long history of racism and discrimination as never before. For many people in the U.S., there is a growing recognition that people of color and those belonging to marginalized groups are confronted on a daily basis with a […]
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A new study investigates how effective face masks of different designs are at inhibiting the transfer of airborne droplets from coughs and sneezes. Due to the scarcity and cost of medical-grade face masks, many people are using homemade masks to avoid spreading or contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. There has been relatively little official guidance about which mask […]
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World-first research led by Monash University could hold the key to better monitoring and treatment of lung disease associated with cystic fibrosis (CF) – a condition thousands of people are diagnosed with each year. Using X-ray velocimetry (XV), the multi-disciplinary collaboration of physicists, engineers, biomedical engineers and clinicians was able to measure the dynamics of airflow through the lungs during […]
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Ever sat in an ambulance or crowded emergency room with a loved one who has sustained serious injuries, waiting for a scan as precious life-saving minutes tick by? This scenario is common in most hospitals around the world, leading to long queues and ramping issues with paramedics having to often care for critically ill patients in the interim. A new […]
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The Corona-pandemic keeps the world in breath. More than 12 million people were infected with the novel Coronavirus, 198.613 of them in Germany. The United States reported almost daily new record numbers. Corona-News from Germany and around the world – the top stories: Biontech will receive fast-track admission procedure for 2 Corona vaccines (13.15) expert expects and not with Corona […]
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