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THE BREAST CANCER BOOK - A Trusted Guide for You and Your Loved Ones
A comprehensive, down-to-earth guide for anyone diagnosed with breast cancer. THE BREAST CANCER BOOK - A Trusted Guide for You and Your Loved Ones By: Kenneth D. Miller, MD, ...Full Article
How to Test Skin Care Products Before Use
With so many skin care products available, including cleansers, moisturizers and cosmetics, it can be difficult to know which products to choose. While understanding your skin...Full Article
NIH-funded Study Suggests A Single Skills-Based Session On Pain Management Packs A Punch
NIH-funded study suggests a single skills-based session on pain management packs a punch. Results show that a rapid “empowered relief” approach can add to the range of nonphar...Full Article
Breathe Easy: Lung Cancer Prevention and Treatment Tips
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers not only in the U.S. but also worldwide. According to the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Statistics Center, more than 235,000 i...
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COVID Breakthrough Cases and the Importance of Vaccination
When three safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines became available in the United States (a Pfizer vaccine to prevent COVID-19 for people 12 years of age and older as well as Joh...Full Article
Fight-or-Flight Response is Altered in Healthy Young People Who Had COVID-19
New research published in The Journal of Physiology found that otherwise healthy young people diagnosed with COVID-19, regardless of their symptom severity, have problems with...
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Back to School: How to Help Children Who Are Hard of Hearing as They Return to In-Person Learning
As the new school year approaches during a COVID-19 surge, universal masking in schools and other necessary public health measures may present some unique challenges for child...Full Article
New Partnership to Advance Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology
The American College of Radiology® Data Science Institute® (ACR DSI) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology announced a collaboration that will expand ACR DSI’s groundbreak...
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Patient Safety Movement Foundation Calls For Action In Advance Of Second Annual #Uniteforsafecare Event
The second annual #UniteForSafeCare event is scheduled for Friday, September 17th in conjunction with World Patient Safety Day. The event is hosted by the Patient Safety Movem...Full Article
What You Need To Know About The Delta Variant
For more than 40 years, UCI infectious disease researcher Michael Buchmeier has studied coronaviruses, and he’s one of the leading experts on SARS-CoV-2, the version of the vi...Full Article
NIH-Funded Study Shows Children Recycle Brain Regions When Acquiring New Skills
During development the brain can repurpose parts when learning to recognize faces and to read. Sample images used for testing brain responses in children. To understand how t...Full Article
Contact Events in Rugby Union Linked to Reduced Blood Flow to The Brain, Impacting Brain Function
Repetitive contact events incurred over a single season resulted in professional rugby union players having a reduced ability to regulate blood flow to the brain, which is ess...Full Article
Antacids May Improve Blood Sugar Control In People With Diabetes
Antacids improved blood sugar control in people with diabetes but had no effect on reducing the risk of diabetes in the general population, according to a new meta-analysis pu...Full Article
Survivors Of Trauma Struggle To Move On From The Loss Of Loved Ones
Among individuals who survive a trauma that resulted in the loss of a close friend or loved one, symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can predict complicated grief – a s...Full Article
Healthy Diet Before And During Pregnancy Linked To Lower Risk Of Complications, Nih Study Suggests
A healthy diet around the time of conception through the second trimester may reduce the risk of several common pregnancy complications, suggests a study by researchers at the...Full Article
Study Links Sleep Apnea In Children To Increased Risk Of High Blood Pressure In Teen Years
Children with obstructive sleep apnea are nearly three times more likely to develop high blood pressure when they become teenagers than children who never experience sleep apn...Full Article
People Who Manage Their Asthma Can Improve Their Chances Against Covid-19
To avoid severe COVID-19 outcomes, people with asthma should stay on top of the condition with control medication, a new USC study finds. Individuals with well-controlled as...Full Article
Tips for Families: Supporting Children With Speech and Language Disorders as They Return to In-Person School
With students across the country preparing to return to in-person school, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is providing advice for parents and caregiver...Full Article
First Long COVID Guidance Statement on Fatigue Released By American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) released the first in a series of peer-reviewed guidance statements to help physicians make clinical decisions con...Full Article
New AAD Survey: Only a Third of Americans are Concerned about Skin Cancer Despite Nearly 70% Having at Least One Risk Factor
An American Academy of Dermatology survey shows that despite skin cancer being the most common cancer in the U.S., only about one-third of adults are concerned about developin...Full Article
Pediatrician Provides 5 Tips to Keep Kids to Safe and Healthy this Summer
Wear A Helmet! When biking, skating, or riding a scooter, make sure your kids are always wearing a helmet. Helmets can help absorb and cushion blows to the head and reduce th...
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ASHA Partners With Language Development Expert on New Children’s Book
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced the release of its third children’s book, An Alphabet Pet Parade in Topsy-Turvy Town, Population 26. Written ...
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Valvular Heart Disease: The Underestimated Risk Of A Common Disease
Hitherto, the development of valvular heart disease in patients with chronic heart failure has been underestimated and rarely treated. This is the finding of a study conducted...Full Article
Scientists Discover A New Genetic Form Of ALS In Children
In a study of 11 medical-mystery patients, an international team of researchers led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and the Uniformed Services University (U...Full Article
Antidepressants May Improve Outcomes In People With Diabetes And Depression
People with diabetes and depression who take antidepressants may have a lower risk of death and of serious diabetes complications, according to a new study published in the En...Full Article
