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Conspiracy theories during early pandemic highlight malicious purposes and secretive actions

In the early pandemic, conspiracy theories that were shared the most on Twitter highlighted malicious purposes and secretive actions of supposed bad actors behind the crisis, according to an analysis of nearly 400,000 posts.

25 Jan 2023

Conference to address pivotal issues impacting the health sector

Three former federal secretaries of health headline the marquee for "The Business of Health Care: Managing Through Uncertainty" conference to be held at the University of Miami.

25 Jan 2023

Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch

Marjorie Kruger was stunned to learn last fall that she would have to leave the nursing home where she'd lived comfortably for six years.

25 Jan 2023

Unmet needs: Critics cite failures in health care for vulnerable foster children

One night last month, a 9-year-old boy who had autism and talked about killing himself was among about 70 foster care children and youth under state supervision sleeping in hotels across Georgia.

25 Jan 2023

Public health experts draft recommendations to help prevent vaping product use-associated lung injury

Nearly four years ago, federal health officials reported on a frightening new epidemic linked to e-cigarette use that caused a life-threatening and potentially irreversible lung condition.

25 Jan 2023

Deaf patients break barriers by co-designing their own care with University of Utah Health

Navigating health care is hard enough when English is your first language - imagine the difficulty when American Sign is your first language.

25 Jan 2023

Missed nursing care linked to higher odds of adverse outcomes for very low birthweight infants

Sometimes hospital staff nurses cannot provide required care due to time constraints. This reality can contribute to potentially dire outcomes for very low birthweight (VLBW) infants, who weigh less than 3.3 lbs. at birth.

24 Jan 2023

Unfavorable healthcare experiences may increase the likelihood of caregivers to self-medicate

Caregivers need care, too. And now, researchers from Japan have found that their experience with healthcare professionals while caring for someone else affects their own healthcare choices.

24 Jan 2023

Minister emphasizes the importance of UK working with Africa to grow economies, boost food security

The UK Minister for Development and Africa will emphasize the importance of the UK working with African countries to grow economies and boost food security - on a two-day visit to Senegal, starting today (Tuesday 24 January).

24 Jan 2023

Brief exposure to diesel exhaust can affect human brain function

A new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours.

24 Jan 2023

Midriff bulge linked to heightened risk of physical frailty in older age

Carrying far too much weight, including a midriff bulge, from mid-life onwards, is linked to a heightened risk of physical frailty in older age, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

24 Jan 2023

Moderate and vigorous physical activity every day linked to mid-life cognitive performance

The amount of time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity every day is linked to mid-life brain power, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

24 Jan 2023

Exercising with others offers greater benefits to older people

Exercise is beneficial in obvious ways like getting a leaner and stronger body, yet its benefits can also improve the brain, including in older adults.

24 Jan 2023

Study shows the effectiveness of web-based interventions for promoting weight loss

Being obese and overweight can cause serious chronic diseases, which include type 2 diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and certain types of cancer.

24 Jan 2023

Watch: Fifty years after ‘Roe,’ abortion rights battle shifts to the states

Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Roe v. Wade, granting federal constitutional protection for the right to seek an abortion.

24 Jan 2023

Latino teens are deputized as health educators to sway the unvaccinated

Classmates often stop Alma Gallegos as she makes her way down the bustling hallways of Theodore Roosevelt High School in southeast Fresno, California.

24 Jan 2023

As states seek to limit abortions, Montana wants to redefine what is medically necessary

Montana's conservative leaders, stymied by the courts from passing laws that impose significant statewide abortion restrictions, seek to tighten the state's Medicaid rules to make it more difficult for low-income women to receive abortions.

24 Jan 2023

Self-rooming preferred by primary care clinical staff and patients during COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, clinic staff have had to adjust the ways in which they see patients in person so that they remain safe.

23 Jan 2023

Patients' and primary care physicians' concerns about digital surveillance of infectious disease in China

To highlight ethical considerations for promoting patients' autonomy and health care rights, researchers from mainland China, Hong Kong and New Zealand present the results of interviews documenting patient and primary care physicians with digital surveillance of infectious disease (including COVID-19) in urban areas of northern and southern China.

23 Jan 2023

Holistic care approach provided by family medicine could help people with post-COVID symptoms

Many people are experiencing a variety of long COVID-19 symptoms and are relying on some of their own methods to allay those symptoms.

23 Jan 2023

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Conspiracy theories during early pandemic highlight malicious purposes and secretive actions

Conference to address pivotal issues impacting the health sector

Wave of rural nursing home closures grows amid staffing crunch

Unmet needs: Critics cite failures in health care for vulnerable foster children

Public health experts draft recommendations to help prevent vaping product use-associated lung injury

Deaf patients break barriers by co-designing their own care with University of Utah Health

Missed nursing care linked to higher odds of adverse outcomes for very low birthweight infants

Unfavorable healthcare experiences may increase the likelihood of caregivers to self-medicate

Minister emphasizes the importance of UK working with Africa to grow economies, boost food security

Brief exposure to diesel exhaust can affect human brain function

Midriff bulge linked to heightened risk of physical frailty in older age

Moderate and vigorous physical activity every day linked to mid-life cognitive performance

Exercising with others offers greater benefits to older people

Study shows the effectiveness of web-based interventions for promoting weight loss

Watch: Fifty years after ‘Roe,’ abortion rights battle shifts to the states

Latino teens are deputized as health educators to sway the unvaccinated

As states seek to limit abortions, Montana wants to redefine what is medically necessary

Self-rooming preferred by primary care clinical staff and patients during COVID-19 pandemic

Patients' and primary care physicians' concerns about digital surveillance of infectious disease in China

Holistic care approach provided by family medicine could help people with post-COVID symptoms

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