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Nordic nations, North Americans and Antipodeans rank top in navigation skills
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RCSI and Bayer enter research collaboration to improve haemophilia treatment
Credit: Julien Behal Photography Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018: RCSI and Bayer have today announced a research collaboration that aims to...
New study shows that most teens do have, and use, behavioral brakes
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Dr. Silvana Costa of Kessler Foundation awarded National MS Society Grant
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More than half of drivers don’t look for cyclists and pedestrians before turning right
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The physician’s white coat: Iconic and comforting or likely covered in germs?
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UA researchers identifying algorithms to increase relevant drug interaction alerts
Each day, health-care providers are bombarded with electronic notifications in patients' electronic health records, alerting them to potential drug interactions....
Young drinkers beware: Binge drinking may cause stroke, heart risks
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Doctors reduced opioid prescriptions after learning a patient overdosed
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Study defines spending trends among dual-eligible beneficiaries
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Elderly patients on dialysis have a high risk of dementia
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Despite ACA, lesbian, gay and bisexual adults still have trouble affording health care
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Affordable Care Act (ACA), commonly known as Obamacare, has reduced the number of Americans without health...
Ebola virus experts discover powerful, new approach for future therapeutics
Credit: Photo by Don Boomer, Scripps Research A one-two punch of powerful antibodies may be the best way to stop...
Why do some microbes live in your gut while others don’t?
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American College of Rheumatology: CMS decision an affront to America’s sickest Medicare patients
ATLANTA - The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) today expressed its extreme disappointment with a new Centers for Medicare and...
New UNH research identifies need for Title IX tune up on college campuses
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Study: Brain proteins, patterns reveal clues to understanding epilepsy
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Community health centers can help boost rates of colorectal cancer screening
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Kaiser Permanente Northern California’s colorectal cancer screening program saves lives
Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California are 52 percent less likely to die from colorectal cancer since the health care...
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