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Study points out opioid risks for patients transitioning to skilled nursin
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 11 (ANI): A recent study focusing on the opioid-fueled public health crisis concluded that the hospital patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities often bring a high-dose painkiller prescription with them, which suggests that more attention should be paid to
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Study suggests standardised care likely to help equalise health outcomes a
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 10 (ANI): Although sociodemographic factors have been associated with poor outcomes for patients treated for testicular cancer, guideline-directed, expert care can help to address this issue, suggest the findings of recent research.
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Eating well in sustainable way more important during pandemic: Study
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Adelaide [Australia], August 8 (ANI): In the midst of a global pandemic, eating well in a sustainable way is more important now than ever, suggest experts from Flinders University, Australia.
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Study reveals aerobic exercise could have final say on fatty livers
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], August 2 (ANI): A new study highlights that fitness may be a more important clinical endpoint for improvement in patients with fatty liver diseases during exercise trials, rather than weight loss.
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Study suggests laughter acts as stress buffer
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Basel [Switzerland], August 2 (ANI): A new study has suggested that people who laugh frequently in their every day lives may be better equipped to deal with stressful events -- although this does not seem to apply to the intensity of laughter.
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Text messaging shows potential as mental health therapy: Researchers
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 1 (ANI): A new study has explored a text-messaging intervention as a potential therapy to mental health issues. The study states that a text-messaging intervention, on top of normal care, can be a safe, clinically promising, feasible tool to provide support to people
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Frontline healthcare workers more likely to test COVID-19 positive, despit
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], August 1 (ANI): The front-line healthcare workers with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) have a three-fold increased risk of a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, compared to the general population, as per the new research. Those with inadequate PPE had a further increase in ri
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High COVID-19 risk among health care workers, especially those from min
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Boston [USA], August 1 (ANI): New research indicates that at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US and the UK, frontline healthcare workers -- particularly those from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds -- faced much higher risks of testing positive for COVID-19 than individu
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Experts develop new risk tool for cardiac arrest patients: Study
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], July 31 (ANI): In a breakthrough study, experts have developed a risk score to predict cardiac arrest patient outcomes.
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New drug targets for lethal brain cancer discovered
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London [UK], July 30 (ANI): Researchers have discovered more than 200 genes with novel and known roles in glioblastoma - the most aggressive type of brain cancer that offer promising new drug targets.
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New study links vaping with heart problems
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Sophia Antipolis [France], July 30 (ANI): In adolescents, the use of e-cigarettes doubles the risk of starting to smoke traditional cigarettes, states a position paper that focusses on the cardiovascular effects of e-cigarettes. The study paper also sums up the effects of devices that look l
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Trends show fewer US cancer patients seeking care since start of pandemic:
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Pennsylvania [USA], July 28 (ANI): A new research found significant decreases across the United States in the number of patients being seen for cancer-related care as the COVID-19 pandemic progressed during the few first months of 2020. The most significant decline was seen in encounters rel
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