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November 27th 2024
Evidence suggests that precautionary measures in elementary schools were able to effectively mitigate large increases in disease transmission.
Research Shows Public Would Obey Major Changes to Antibiotic Advice
May 11th 2020The study found that people who think they know more than their health care professionals are less likely to follow new medical guidelines, and this group would benefit from health messages being communicated in a different way.
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Study: Teen Obesity, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure May Lead to Prematurely Aged Arteries
May 11th 2020At the end of 5 years, the teens with either obesity, T2D, or high systolic blood pressure were significantly more likely to have thicker and stiffer carotid arteries, the main blood vessel that leads to the brain, according to the study.
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Study: Certain Diabetes Drugs May Protect Against Serious Kidney Problems
May 7th 2020Previous clinical trials have shown that SGLT2 inhibitors protect kidney, or renal, function among patients with T2D, but their effect on serious renal events in patients in real-world clinical practice remains unclear.
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New Study Seeks to Determine Incidence Rate of COVID-19 in Children
May 5th 2020A study to help determine the incidence rate of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children and their family members has begun enrolling participants in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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New Data Finds Millions of US Workers at Risk of Infections on the Job
May 4th 2020Baker and her co-authors used federal employment data to find that 10% of US workers are employed in occupations in which exposure to disease or infection happens at least weekly based on employee and employer self-reports.
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Survey Shows Half of Americans Struggling with Mental Health Amid Social Distancing
May 4th 2020The findings of a recent survey from ValuePenguin found that 55% of the 1200 respondents said their mental health is suffering because of COVID-19, more specifically in millennials (63%) and parents with younger children (64%).
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