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Antimicrobial stewardship programs beneficial for cutting antibiotic use
Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) reduce antibiotic prescriptions and consumption of antibiotics, according to a review and…
Swedish home helps seniors spice up their sex lives
“It’s a good book!” 97-year-old Nils exclaims, skimming through a brochure on sexual relations and desires…
Youth cannabis vaping highest in medical marijuana states
More U.S. high school seniors reported vaping cannabis in states where it is legal only for…
No new variants in weeks after China ended zero-COVID: study
No new variants of COVID-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-COVID…
Scientific statement provides guidance on staffing, resource requirements for stroke centers
A new American Heart Association scientific statement provides guidance on staffing, leadership and resource requirements for…
UK faces biggest round of health service strikes
Nurses and ambulances staff stepped up their demands for better pay Monday to combat the UK’s…
Feds say cyberattack caused suicide helpline’s outage
A cyberattack caused a nearly daylong outage of the nation’s new 988 mental health helpline late…
California won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools
Children in California won’t have to get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health…
Dramatic improvement in the prevalence of disabilities among older Americans since 2008
The prevalence of disabilities among American adults aged 65 and older is much lower than it…
Dual blood thinners under prescribed after minor or warning stroke, especially in women
Despite evidence that starting two blood-thinning medications shortly after a minor stroke or a warning stroke…
Sepsis increased risk of heart failure and rehospitalization after hospital discharge
People who are discharged after a hospitalization involving sepsis were at greater risk of cardiovascular events,…
11-hour ambulance delay as UK healthcare hits crisis
Last July, 78-year-old Jacqueline Hulbert suffered a fall at home and was left lying on the…
90% reduction in COVID-19 deaths after booster dose: Hong Kong study
A booster (third) dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine was associated with a 90% reduction in death…
‘Constant danger’: Life after leprosy, a long neglected disease
Dan Izzett has lived with leprosy’s effects on his body for 70 years, and has lost…
Additional anesthesiology residency positions may help hospitals save costs
Expanding anesthesiology residency programs—even in the absence of federal funding—may help medical institutions save staffing costs…
Maternal deaths and disparities increase in Mississippi
Deaths from pregnancy complications have become more prevalent in Mississippi, and racial disparities in the health…
China says COVID deaths down by nearly 80 percent
The number of daily COVID-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the…
Vaccine misinformation spawns ‘pure blood’ movement
Vaccine skeptics blocking transfusions for life-saving surgeries, Facebook groups inciting violence against doctors and a global…
How long can a healthy human live?
The death of the world’s oldest person at the age of 118 has reignited a debate…
Military probing whether cancers linked to nuclear silo work
Nine military officers who had worked decades ago at a nuclear missile base in Montana have…
Mexican students intoxicated by TikTok challenge
Mexican authorities are warning about the dangers of a viral TikTok challenge that has left school…
Post-Obamacare, more adults with schizophrenia have health insurance
The national uninsurance rate for adults under age 65 with schizophrenia decreased by 50% after the…
Series: More cooperation needed among various types of health organizations to protect against public health crises
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the world’s global health security networks, says a new…
COVID-19 patients retain elevated risk of death for at least 18 months after infection, finds large-scale study
COVID-19 is associated with higher risks of cardiovascular disease and death in the short- and long-term,…
Durable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies bind to two viral targets at once
A new study led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) shows how ideal…
Long-term low-dose hydroxychloroquine use associated with low risk for retinopathy
A cohort study of more than 3,000 persons who received hydroxychloroquine for 5 or more years…
Taking contraceptive advice from social media influencers could lead to unplanned pregnancies
Contraceptive advice from social media influencers could be putting young people at risk of unplanned pregnancies,…
WHO calls for more Covid data from China
The World Health Organization on Saturday called on China to provide more data on its COVID…
Clinical trial results indicate low rate of adverse events associated with implanted brain computer interface
For people with paralysis caused by neurologic injury or disease—such as ALS (also known as Lou…