Wait times remain stubbornly long in hospital emergency rooms
How long will you wait? Getty ImagesEach year, there are well over 100 million hospital emergency department visits in the U.S. In 2017, there were about 139 million, or 43 ...
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Wildfire smoke worsens coronavirus risk, putting firefighters in extra danger
New research shows that exposure to air pollution, including wildfire smoke, can make coronavirus particularly deadly. AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezAs summer approaches, two forces of nature are on a collision ...
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COVID-19 may hit rural residents hard, and that spells trouble because of lack of rural health care
The empty streets of Hebron, Illinois, population 1,200, a village three miles south of the Illinois/Wisconsin border. Scott Olson/Getty ImagesThe burden of COVID-19 in rural areas has been under the ...
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COVID-19 is hitting black and poor communities the hardest, underscoring fault lines in access and care for those on margins
Nurse Shelia Rickman participates in an after-shift demonstration on Monday, April 6, 2020, in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, after media reports of disproportionate numbers of black people dying from COVID-19 ...
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What the US can learn from other countries on COVID-19 – and its own history with pandemics
Social distancing is one of the key ways to keep the coronavirus from spreading. Getty Images / Maddie MeyerAmid harsh isolation efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, it’s only ...
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Crisis communication researcher shares 5 key principles that officials should use in coronavirus
Dr. Aimee Sisson, a public health officer in Placer County, California, answers a question about the death of an elderly patient in Auburn, Calif., March 4, 2020. AP Photo/Rich PedroncelliInfectious ...
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Daily moisturizer does not prevent eczema according to new research
Eczema or atopic dermatitis is a skin condition that causes the skin to become itchy, red, and dry due to inflammation. Most commonly found in babies and children, previous recommendations ...
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Tips to care for your skin during menopause
By the time they reach menopause - which officially begins one year after a woman's last period -; many women think they have their lives figured out. Careers are well ...
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Anthrax vs. cancer – researchers harness the deadly toxin to cure dogs and hopefully people
Dogs with terminal bladder cancer improved with this new modified anthrax treatment. Lucky Business/Shutterstock.comCan the feared anthrax toxin become an ally in the war against cancer? Successful treatment of pet ...
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Skin-to-skin contact does not lead to better interaction between mother and child
Following a premature birth it is important that the parents and the infant quickly establish a good relationship ...
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