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Category: Health
Med Schools’ Equity Efforts Thwarted by Pandemic
Efforts to improve diversity and equity in academic medicine have been “moved to the back burner” in the face of the coronavirus p...
Enlarged Prostate Doesn't Raise a Man's Odds for Cancer
Researchers report that having an enlarged prostate -- a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) -- may actually provi...
Phone-Snubbing Friends Can Be a Sign of Mental Illness
Sometimes called phubbing, it happens when one person ignores another to pay attention to their phone. It's rude, but according to...
Why the CDC Doesn’t Recommend Screening Straight Men fo...
Women and men who have sex with men benefit most from screening efforts, experts say.
Long COVID, Big Bills Even With Short Hospital Stays
A new study of COVID's impact points at lasting health problems as 85% of patients hospitalized were still not back to their previ...
Why Do Black, Hispanic Newborns Face Higher Health Risk...
New research reveals differences in the quality of hospital care contributes to a higher chance of complications for Black and His...
Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies at 80
Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer for over 50 years, passed away in London.
U.S. Kidney Transplant Outcomes Are Improving
Improvements in tissue matching, organ distribution systems, surgical techniques, immune-suppressing medicines and after-transplan...
Liquor Store Sales Rose During Pandemic
Between March and September 2020, beer, wine and liquor store sales totaled $41.9 billion — 20% higher than during the same months...
TikTok Creators Are Destigmatizing Men’s Mental Health...
One TikTok user is helping to destigmatize men’s mental health by being open about his own.
Expert Panel Lowers Routine Screening Age for Diabetes ...
Leading experts recommend lowering the age to start screening overweight and obese people for diabetes by five years from 40 to 35...
White House to Vaccine Skeptics: ‘The Wait Is Over’
White House officials are urging COVID-19 vaccine skeptics to get immunized now that Pfizer’s two-dose shot has been given full FD...