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Verbal autopsies used in push to better track global deaths

Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 10:15 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

One afternoon last month, a young woman with a tablet computer sat next to Alphonsine Umurerwa on the living room couch, asking questions, listening carefully. She learned that the woman's...

Doctors turn to thumbs for diagnosis and treatment by text

Monday, 4 November 2019, 09:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning. She didn't even leave her dining room. The emergency physician nevertheless helped a pregnant Ohio...

What we know (and don't) about Juul, teen vaping and illness

Friday, 1 November 2019, 13:28 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

An outbreak of vaping illnesses. A surge in teens using electronic cigarettes. They're often spoken of in the same urgent breath, but it's not clear how — or even if — they are...

Report: No-deal Brexit could leave UK with medical shortages

Thursday, 31 October 2019, 10:41 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Britain's government watchdog says there's still a "significant amount" of work to do to make sure the country has an adequate supply of licensed drugs in case of a no-deal Brexit. In a report...

How risky is eating red meat? New papers provoke controversy

Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 10:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Eating red meat is linked to cancer and heart disease, but are the risks big enough to give up burgers and steak? A team of international researchers says probably not, contradicting established...

A spoonful less sugar, tad more fat: US diets still lacking

Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 09:15 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Americans' diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier but there's still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study suggests. Overall, the authors estimated there was a...

Will combo pill catch on in US to prevent heart attacks?

Monday, 28 October 2019, 09:47 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A cheap, daily pill that combines four drugs has been tested for the first time in the United States to see if it works as well among low-income Americans as it has in other countries to treat...

What we know so far about the US vaping illness outbreak

Saturday, 26 October 2019, 10:22 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

U.S. health officials are investigating what might be causing hundreds of serious breathing illnesses in people who use e-cigarettes and other vaping devices. They have identified about 450 possible...

Study finds air pollution reaches placenta during pregnancy

Friday, 25 October 2019, 14:02 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus. Pollution composed of tiny particles from car exhaust,...

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