The skin is the largest organ of the body. It is also one of the most important as it serves as a protective covering for the internal organs inside the body. Plus, the skin is the first thing which others…
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Looking to Kentucky’s Past to Understand Montana Health Nominee’s Future
The nominee to be Montana’s next health director faced an unwieldy disease outbreak and pushed Medicaid work requirements — two issues looming in Montana — when he held a similar job in Kentucky. Montana senators will soon decide whether to…
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Robomedic is the droid Antwerp hospital was looking for
When Belgian patients fear they have caught coronavirus and head to Antwerp University Hospital, the first face they see isn’t a masked triage nurse—but a one-eyed vaguely humanoid robot. The device, built by Belgian-firm Zorabots, greets arrivals and reads a…
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Coronavirus overview: Here’s the app you were looking for
There is nothing quite like a quarantine to make one itch to do something useful. Three Ph.D. students from the Department of Mathematical Sciences have done just that. The trio of statisticians have repurposed their tedium and isolation to develop…
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Looking on the bright side may be good for your health
My husband and I were psychological opposites. I've always seen the glass as half full; to him it was half empty. That difference, research findings suggest, is likely why I pursue good health habits with a vengeance while he was…
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