Nearly 108,000 overdose deaths in 2021 bear out a prediction from five years ago forecasting the devastating toll
A grim prediction made half a decade ago by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health epidemiologists and modelers has come true: More than 100,000 people are now dying from drug overdoses annually in the U.S. The milestone comes as…
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Sleep quality may decline as global temperatures rise
Researchers investigated the effects of temperature on sleep quality via wearable sleep-tracking devices. They found that higher nighttime temperatures are linked to poorer sleep quality globally. The study concluded that climate change is projected to erode sleep and widen global…
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An Imminent Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Disease?
The study covered in this summary was published in medRxiv.org as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways The clinical value of biologic criteria ― global amyloid burden (A), composite of temporal region of tau PET…
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Germany to loosen COVID-19 entry rules over the summer
Germany’s health minister says the government plans to suspend a pandemic rule requiring people to show proof of vaccination, a negative test result or recent recovery from COVID-19 to enter the country over the summer. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach told…
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Tufts Medicine moves Epic EHR, dozens of apps to AWS cloud
Tufts Medicine this week announced that it has succeeded in deploying its digital health ecosystem in the cloud, moving more than 40 disparate applications and its Epic electronic health record to an Amazon Web Services-hosted environment. WHY IT MATTERS Touted…
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Long COVID poses risks to vaccinated people, too
Even vaccinated people with mild breakthrough COVID-19 infections can experience debilitating, lingering symptoms that affect the heart, brain, lungs and other parts of the body, according to new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the…
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Male enhancement pills explained – how they work and why they could be dangerous
Ads for penis-enlargement products and procedures are everywhere. A plethora of products claim to be the latest and greatest for an increased penis size but do these claims hold any substance? Some men may be concerned with the size of…
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SARS-CoV-2 infection induces severe inflammatory bone loss in Syrian hamsters
A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok and Dr. Jasper Chan Fuk-woo from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) discovered that SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause inflammatory activation of bone resorption cells, leading to…
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High cholesterol: The food component to bust high levels – ‘A little bit goes a long way’
High cholesterol: Nutritionist reveals top prevention tips We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You…
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Andy Serkis health: ‘I’m a terrible sleeper’ – star on ‘sluggish’ health due to insomnia
BAFTAs: Andy Serkis mentions Priti Patel We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can…
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