Vaccine: UK 'taken more seriously' by EU claims expert When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. Health professionals have worked tirelessly this year […]
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In a recent Healthcare IT News feature story, health IT leaders talked about some of the lessons they've learned from a very busy and tumultuous year – and how they're applying those lessons for 2021 and beyond. Among the many lessons they described – many having spent 2020 waging a two-front battle against the COVID-19 pandemic itself and a related cyber […]
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A woman's body shape–not only the amount of fat–is what drives stigma associated with overweight and obesity. Fat stigma is a socially acceptable form of prejudice that contributes to poor medical outcomes and negatively affects educational and economic opportunities. But a new study has found that not all overweight and obese body shapes are equally stigmatized. Scientists from Arizona State […]
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In December, I experienced over a week of chest pain. It wasn’t sharp, but I felt a tightening over my heart from the moment I woke up until I slept. Fearing the worst, I made an appointment with my doctor. She performed a thorough checkup before finally suggesting that it might be anxiety. The tightness faded over the next few […]
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Not everyone with cancer has cancer pain, but some do. If you have cancer that’s spread or recurred, your chance of having pain is higher. Cancer pain takes many forms. It can be dull, achy, sharp or burning. It can be constant, intermittent, mild, moderate or severe. How much pain you feel depends on a number of factors, including the […]
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AmfAR has bottled up its gala in fragrance form. Unable to hold its famous, annual gathering in person, amfAR has released two fragrances to raise money for AIDS research and its COVID-19 fund, as well as drum up excitement for its virtual gala on March 4. The foundation has been working on fragrances for “the last several years,” chief executive […]
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(HealthDay)—Overall pregnancy and live birth outcomes are similar for women with psoriasis and for the general population, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in JAMA Dermatology. Alexa B. Kimball, M.D., M.P.H., from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues reported pregnancy outcomes observed in the Psoriasis Longitudinal Assessment and Registry (PSOLAR). […]
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When Khadijah Ameen and her fellow health activists gather in community groups in Martin Luther King Jr.’s hometown of Atlanta, everyone is in a circle. It connects to their central message: Achieving a society in which all Black lives matter means Black health must matter, too. Racial health disparities can lead to preventable suffering and death. Black adults have an […]
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(HealthDay)—Emergency department visits for mental health, substance use, and violence decreased in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in JAMA Psychiatry. Kristin M. Holland, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and colleagues examined changes in U.S. emergency department visits for mental health conditions, suicide […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Health officials in Texas scrambled to give thousands of COVID-19 vaccines on Monday after harsh winter weather knocked out the power for deep freezers storing the doses, according to ABC News. A facility in Harris County that stored Moderna vaccines lost power early Monday morning, and […]
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