Virtual Reality health appointments can help patients address eating disorders
Research has revealed that Virtual Reality (VR) technology can have significant impact on the validity of remote health appointments for ...
Tag: Medical/Scientific Ethics
Mammography screening saves lives also in older age
Credit: Lena Mustonen Mammography, which is an x-ray picture of the breast, is efficient also for women over the age ...
$1 million grant to study the survival of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in the food supply chain
Credit: Andrew Mann From the delivery of an Amazon package to ordering takeout food, people touch a multitude of surfaces ...
Scientists voice concerns, call for transparency and reproducibility in AI research
International scientists are challenging their colleagues to make Artificial Intelligence (AI) research more transparent and reproducible to accelerate the impact ...
Foreign election interference: A global response
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 13, 2020—The increasing threat of foreign interference in elections has ...
Menacing assaults on science causing alarming and avoidable deaths in the U.S.
FAU Schmidt College of Medicine researchers publish commentary on COVID-19Credit: Florida Atlantic University COVID-19 is now the third leading cause ...
Donor-conceived adults have higher incidence of immunology diseases
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Ethical challenges in cross-cultural research
Social science researchers offer recommendations for navigating ethical dilemmas in studying global societies.Credit: Kathrine Starkweather A group of social scientists ...
Preparing future clinicians to intervene in opioid crisis
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 17, 2020) - Opioid use disorder and overdose have reached unprecedented levels around the world. ...
Dismantling structural racism in nursing
Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (September 9, 2020) - Confronting the uncomfortable reality of systemic racism - the system that creates ...
Opioid prescriptions for knee surgery vary widely from state to state
Strength of the average prescription is at levels linked to an increased risk of overdose deathCredit: Texas A&M University Health ...
COVID-19 deaths among black essential workers linked to racial disparities
Credit: Charlie Ehlert Racial disparities among essential workers could be a key reason that Black Americans are more likely than ...
New era in brain monitoring technology
New technology could improve diagnosis of epilepsy and lead to personalized treatment options.Credit: Wyss Center GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Today, the ...
Federal and state websites flunk COVID-19 reading-level review
Online pages used long sentences, complex wording when sharing health infoCredit: Richard Clark/Dartmouth College HANOVER, N.H. - August 18, 2020 ...
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