A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel countered concerns over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine on Wednesday, insisting that “it’s
“Brother David, how’s your soul?” The question took me by surprise. It was time for my first advisement meeting with my residency program director.
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A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a company that processes 15 billion health care transactions annually and deals with 1 in 3 patient records in the United States, is continuing to cause massive disruptions nearly three weeks later.
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Pew Research Center has conducted many surveys about abortion over the years, providing a lens into Americans’ views on whether the procedure should be legal, among a host of other questions.
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When bitter winds blew and temperatures dropped, my grandmother would urge me to come inside. “You’ll catch your death of cold out there,” she’d say.
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Hearing loss accounts for 8% of global dementia cases, rendering it the largest modifiable risk factor for dementia at a population level.
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New study is the first in the U.S. to link e-cigarette use to physical activity levels in high schoolers. Physically active adolescents may be more likely to use electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes or vapes, than their less active peers, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
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Globally, half of all preventable harm in medical care is medication related, a quarter of which is severe or life-threatening
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New investment in Russia through China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) fell to zero in the first half of 2022, while Chinese outlays in Pakistan dropped by 56 percent during the same period.
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A four-year-old boy from central Henan province was found to have been infected with the variant after developing a fever and other symptoms on April 5
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What is Telehealth? Telehealth is a new and easy way to access healthcare, no matter where you are. With technology becoming such a huge part of our everyday lives, healthcare industries have found that offering telephone and video appointments is a great way to help patients who do not want to come into the surgery.
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