Public Awareness of Pulmonary Fibrosis Is Very Low
Majority of Americans do not know symptoms of the disease
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Month: March 2020
2018 Health Care Spending Up Due to Higher Prices
2018 uptick in utilization first seen in years, but impact dwarfed by price increases
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Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, State Dept Cautions Against Travel by Cruise Ship
Grand Princess cruise ship. Photo: Princess Cruises / YouTube Meanwhile, California cruise ship docks in Oakland for tests, quarantines
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Fraudulent Coronavirus ‘Meds’ Targeted by FDA
Unapproved drugs pose significant health risks and violate federal law, the FDA notes
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Guidelines Detail Management of Liver Failure in ICU Patients
29 recommendations address CV, hematology, pulmonary, renal, endocrine considerations
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Multipronged Postoperative Opioid Program Cuts Rx Length
Program includes mix of physician education, monitoring, and incentives to shorten Rx length for surgical patients
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Family Hx of Early MI Modifies Ovary Removal, CVD Link
Heart disease mortality up for women with FHPMI and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at younger age
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Preventive Care Service May Cut Risk for Recurrent Fractures
Hospitals with fracture liaison services see fewer recurrent fractures among the elderly
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Stress-Related Disorders Linked to Neurodegenerative Disease
Risk increase greater for vascular neurodegenerative disease than for primary neurodegenerative disease
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Rotavirus Vaccination, Type 1 Diabetes Not Linked in Children
No significant correlation seen for children fully or partially exposed to rotavirus vaccine versus unexposed
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Gabapentin Seems Efficacious for Alcohol Use Disorder
Positive effect seen on heavy drinking days, total abstinence, especially in high alcohol withdrawal group
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Saudi Arabia locks down province, halts travel with nine nations over coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia imposed on Sunday a temporary lockdown on its eastern...
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Ten die at collapsed China quarantine hotel; virus spread slows ex-Wuhan
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Ten people have died and 23 remain trapped after the collapse...
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Smoking or vaping increases risks for those with coronavirus: NYC mayor
(Reuters) – Smoking or vaping makes people more vulnerable to suffering severe illness once...
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Number of UK coronavirus cases rises by 30% to 273, third person dies
LONDON (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the United Kingdom rose...
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Egypt reports first coronavirus fatality as German tourist dies
By Mahmoud Mourad and Nadeen Ebrahim CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt reported its first fatality...
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U.S. airport screeners, health workers plagued by fear and anger as coronavirus spreads
By John Shiffman, Marisa Taylor and Joseph Tanfani (Reuters) – As coronavirus cases exploded...
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France bans large gatherings as coronavirus toll rises
PARIS (Reuters) – France banned gatherings of more than 1,000 people, as health authorities...
Read MoreThird patient in England who tested positive for coronavirus dead
(Reuters) – A third patient in England who tested positive for the coronavirus has died, England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, said in a statement on Sunday. “The patient, who was being treated at the...
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No hugs, handshakes as U.S. churches take new precautions against coronavirus
By Rich McKay ATLANTA (Reuters) – With a wide smile and arms outstretched, but quickly...
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