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From Camping To Dining Out: Here’s How Experts Rate The Risks Of 14 Summer Activities
June 3, 2020Shots HEALTH NEWS FROM NPR THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS May 23, 20201:55 PM ET | ALLISON AUBREY, LAUREL WAMSLEY, CARMEL WROTH 6-Minute Listen Download Meredith Miotke for NPR It has been around two months
As states reopen, here’s how you protect yourself from the coming surge
May 7, 2020Food for thought…. When/As the rules are being relaxed, and just because you will now be allowed to go out in public doesn’t mean you should. Is this the right
Receptors for SARS-CoV-2 Present in Wide Variety of Human Cells
May 2, 2020The SCIENTIST Chris Baraniuk Apr 29, 2020 Analyses from single-cell sequencing datasets support the idea that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease but an illness that can affect multiple organs. When the
Measuring Maternal Mortality
May 2, 2020February 6, 2020 Laurie Zephyrin, M.D. and Eugene Declercq Last week, for the first time since 2007, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reported new data on maternal mortality in the
Blood-pressure drugs are in the crosshairs of COVID-19 research
April 23, 2020REUTERS | HEALTH NEWS | APRIL 23, 2020 | 6:12 AM Deborah J. Nelson (Reuters) – Scientists are baffled by how the coronavirus attacks the body – killing many patients while barely
Association of open communication and the emotional and behavioural impact of medical error on patients and families
January 27, 2020BMJ Quality and Safety Original research Association of open communication and the emotional and behavioural impact of medical error on patients and families: state-wide cross-sectional survey Abstract Background How openly
NYU School of Medicine will provide free tuition to students
August 18, 2018Modern Healthcare | By Maria Castellucci | August 16, 2018 NYU School of Medicine announced Thursday it will provide all current and future students full-tuition scholarships to attend medical school. The institution,
Lax Oversight Leaves Surgery Center Regulators And Patients In The Dark
August 17, 2018Kaiser Health News By Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News and Mark Alesia, USA Today Network August 9, 2018 This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished
Hospital Compare lifts the veil on sepsis care. Check your hospital’s score
August 17, 2018STAT By Steve Claypool | July 26, 2018 Sepsis care often requires breathing assistance. APStock More than a decade ago, a young man showed up in the emergency department of
Women Die More from Heart Attacks Than Men—Unless the ER Doc Is Female
August 17, 2018Scientific American By Angus Chen on August 6, 2018 Credit: Getty Images Women make up a mere quarter of emergency doctors in the U.S., according to data from the American