Women and ethnic minorities have found the pandemic psychologically more challenging
Women have found the COVID-19 pandemic more challenging than men psychologically, reporting higher levels of depression, anxiety and loneliness, and lower levels of life satisfaction and happiness, find UCL researchers as part of the COVID-19 Social Study. Respondents to the…
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Children face extensive wait times for costly private mental health support
Parents are facing extensive wait times and substantial out-of-pocket costs when seeking private mental health support for their children, according to a new study. The research led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in the Journal of…
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Coronavirus live updates: COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record highs in the US
HHS Secretary Azar says coronavirus vaccine could be available to all Americans by spring 2021 Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier weighs in on Pfizer rollout plan. Coronavirus hospitalizations in the U.S. topped record highs for the second day in…
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Social anxiety, depression, and dating app use: What is the link?
A study finds that social anxiety and depression lead to a greater use of dating apps and affect what people hope to gain from them. Pew Research Center data released in February this year indicate that, in the United States,…
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New research confirms obesity is a cause of kidney disease
Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered that obesity can increase the chances of someone developing kidney disease. Funded by Kidney Research UK and the Medical Research Council, this new study has found that fat all over the body…
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COVID-19 vaccines are coming – how will we know they work and are safe?
Pfizer and BioNTech have just released interim results of their COVID-19 vaccine trial. Although it is not the only vaccine in the late stages of testing, the large size and careful design of the trial, not to mention the promising…
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Diagnostic imaging may increase risk of testicular cancer
Early and repeated exposures to diagnostic imaging, such as X-rays and CT scans, may increase the risk of testicular cancer, suggests a new study from Penn Medicine researchers published online today in PLOS ONE. “The steady rise in testicular germ…
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AHA: Patient CPR Outcomes Similar With COVID-19 Precautions
THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 — For patients receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), outcomes during COVID-19 were similar to those in 2019, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium 2020, to be held virtually from Nov….
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Study Finds Kids Develop Different Antibodies When They Get COVID-19
A new study published Nov. 5 in the journal Nature Immunology adds to our understanding of the differences between how children and adults respond to the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Children have a distinct immune response to the new coronavirus compared…
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Study confirms spit testing may help doctors diagnose concussions
Doctors may soon be able to more accurately diagnose concussions by measuring the number of certain molecules in a person’s saliva, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. The results of a recent clinical study confirmed that a patient’s…
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