Month: March 2023

Social distancing has become our new reality, and it doesn’t look like that’s ending any time soon. Here’s how to maintain a healthy mental baseline during these times. 💌 Sign up for my weekly newsletter – https://medschoolinsiders.com/newsletter 🌍 Website & blog – https://medschoolinsiders.com 📸 Instagram – https://instagram.com/medschoolinsiders 🐦 Twitter – https://twitter.com/medinsiders 🗣️ Facebook – https://facebook.com/medschoolinsiders
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Scientists have identified rare damaging gene variants associated with an increased risk of schizophrenia.  The multi-center study led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found the schizophrenia risk from these rare damaging variants is conserved across ethnicities, NeuroScienceNews reported.  The study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, may open up new treatment strategies.
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Is There a Connection Between Diabetes Stigma and Device Use? – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2023 Everyday Health, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be
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*Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers at the University of North Carolina and the National Institutes of Health determined the associations between
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Mifepristone (Mifeprex) and Misoprostol, the two drugs used in a medication abortion, are seen at the Women’s Reproductive Clinic, which provides legal medication abortion services, in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on June 17, 2022. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images A federal judge in Texas publicly disclosed Monday afternoon that he scheduled a hearing
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Black patients with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) consistently experienced poor outcomes associated with their disease at earlier ages than other groups, including hospitalization and death, according to U.S. registry data spanning nearly two decades. In an analysis from the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Registry (PFFR) from 2003 to 2021, a PF diagnosis in Black individuals occurred about
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First year Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine students mark their transition into the medical profession at the White Coat Ceremony. At this annual tradition, students are introduced and welcomed into the medical profession by HMS and HSDM faculty.
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Learning about migraine disorder can be intimidating. Amaal Starling, M.D., a neurologist at Mayo Clinic, walks you through the facts, the questions, and the answers to help you better understand this condition. For more reading visit: https://mayocl.in/3zxPh6L. When it comes to your health, Mayo Clinic believes credible and clear information is paramount. There’s a lot
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Here’s how to build an effective daily schedule. Start with the foundations. Take out your calendar or planner of choice, and fill in the fixed elements that you must attend and cannot change – think classes, small group sessions, club meetings, and the like. Next, determine your sleep and wake times. Don’t skimp here! Set
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Despite their convenience and low cost, handheld point-of-care (POC) devices lack precision for measuring neonatal bilirubin and need refinement in order to tailor jaundice management in newborns, a systematic review and meta-analysis reports in JAMA Pediatrics. Lauren E.H. Westenberg, MD, of the division of neonatology at Erasmus MC Sophia Children’s Hospital in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and colleagues
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN  —  The four astronauts who make up the Crew-5 team aboard the International Space Station returned home from a five-month stay in space Saturday, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico. The SpaceX Crew
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Lilly Slashed Insulin Prices. What Does It Mean For You? – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2023 Everyday Health, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be
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A trailblazing new study has helped develop a blood test to find a person’s risk of developing anxiety, as well as its current severity. The test can also predict if a person is likely to get more anxious in the future and how other factors, such as changes in hormones, might influence anxiety. After being
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March 6, 2023 — A clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy adults found that it was safe and stimulated both antibodies and responses from the cellular arm of the immune system. The Phase 1 trial was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of
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“You don’t see the sun. You don’t smell the flowers.” — Oleksandr Rikhter, MD, a top trauma physician from Ukraine, on the day-to-day lives of healthcare workers after the country was invaded by Russia. “Even asking one question routinely — how do you manage your stress? — can be very helpful for patients to open
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