Health News
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36Lockdown Could Worsen Hearing Woes for Seniors
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Isolation due to the pandemic and failure to...
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46U.S. Alcohol Consumption Soars During COVID-19 Pandemic
Humans, like nature itself, abhor a vacuum—and there’s been no vacuum lately quite like the tedious months of COVID-19 quarantine. In nature,...
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26Coronavirus Pandemic Drives Hike in Opioid Deaths
BARRE, Vermont — On the first Friday in June, Jefrey Cameron, 29, left his home around midnight to buy heroin. He had...
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25How a 6-year-old had half his brain removed and recovered in 3 months
David Eagleman’s book Livewired explores neuroplasticity, the brain’s superpower, which lets it reshape after extreme surgery and adapt to losing a sense...
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22In Isolating Times, Can Robo-Pets Provide Comfort?
As seniors find themselves cut off from loved ones during the pandemic, some are turning to automated animals for company. Via Source...
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16Developer of Temp Pal smart thermometer scores additional $2.4M in Pre-Series A round
iWEECARE, the developer of the world’s smallest continuous temperature monitoring product, Temp Pal, announced that it raised $2.4 million in extended pre-series...
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13Is It OK to Use Connections to Jump the Line for a Specialist?
The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on using your connections to get in to see a doctor months before anyone else can — and...
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28The paleo diet may make your biological age older than your real age
By Michael Le Page The paleo diet claims to replicate what our ancestors ateRichard B. Levine/SIPA USA/PA Images A new way of...
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27Medical Solutions and Alliance Health Group launch 24/7 virtual GP service
Private provider of remote GP services in the UK and Republic of Ireland, Medical Solutions, has enhanced its partnership with Alliance Health...
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24Masimo Rad-G pulse oximeter gets FDA clearance
Medical device creator Masimo announced today its latest 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the Rad-G pulse oximeter....
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28Apple Watch’s abnormal pulse feature driving many unnecessary healthcare visits, Mayo Clinic researchers say
A new review of Apple Watch-related presentations suggests that the device’s abnormal pulse detection feature may be fueling unnecessary healthcare utilization. “The...
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30Hospital, health system financial leaders want automation tools for revenue cycle management
A majority of chief financial officers and revenue cycle leaders at hospitals and health systems across the U.S. think automation tools should...
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531 Million People Have Died of COVID-19 Globally
With an ever-climbing tally of COVID-19 infections, deaths, and calculations about how quickly the virus is spreading, the numbers can start to...
