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New recommendations for addressing disparities in cancer care

March 29, 2021 cancer, research

New recommendations co-developed by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute call for a significant expansion of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and NCI-designated

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Step Therapy: Inside the Fight Against ‘Fail First’ Medicine

March 29, 2021 advanced practice nurse, Arkansas, Books, drug costs, Ethics, headache, health care manpower, health care quality/access/eva, health personnel, health plans, Health Policy, Insurance, journals, Medicaid, medical history, medical literature, MS, Multiple Sclerosis, multiple sclerosis (ms), Nebraska, pain, pain (pain management), pain management, patient history, practice management, Psoriasis, South Dakota, textbooks

Every day Melissa Fulton, RN, MSN, FNP, APRN-C, shows up to work, she’s ready for another fight. An advanced practice

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Machine learning can monitor and predict the progression of multiple sclerosis

March 29, 2021 Kinesiology, Machine Learning, Multiple Sclerosis, sclerosis, walking

Monitoring the progression of multiple sclerosis-related gait issues can be challenging in adults over 50 years old, requiring a clinician

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During the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, older adults left home predominantly for physical exercise

March 29, 2021 adults, Coronavirus, during, exercise, First, for, home, left, of, Older, pandemic, physical, predominantly, the, wave

In spring 2020, when the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic hit Finland, older adults drastically reduced their out-of-home activities.

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How to Manage Seasonal Allergies as Americans Spend More Time Outdoors During the COVID Pandemic

March 29, 2021 Coronavirus, health, Health Explainers, health news, News, pandemic, Public Health

With the arrival of the second pandemic spring, Americans are once again spending more time outside as a way to

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Friendly Fire: How Autoantibodies Could Drive Severe COVID

March 29, 2021 2019 Novel Coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, Autoimmune Disease, Coronavirus, Dengue, Dengue Fever, diversity, HCoV-229E, HCoV-OC43, Hospitals, Human coronavirus 229E, Human coronavirus HKU1, Human coronavirus OC43, inpatient care, Lupus, RA, rheumatoid arthritis, rube, sle, social determinants of health, Social Issues, systemic lupus erythematosus, tropical disease, tropical infection, viral illness, wuhan coronavirus

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Some people get very sick with

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Toxic metabolic encephalopathy worsens COVID-19 outcomes

March 28, 2021 (COVID-19), Encephalopathy, Metabolic, outcomes, toxic, worsens

(HealthDay)—Toxic metabolic encephalopathy (TME) occurs in 12 percent of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and is associated with an increased risk

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U.S. COVID-19 cases top 30 million as states race to vaccinate

March 28, 2021 cases, Coronavirus, epidemics, health, US, USA

Slideshow ( 3 images )(Reuters) – The United States crossed 30 million coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to a Reuters

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EU needs more vaccine production capacity: Merkel

March 28, 2021 Asia, Coronavirus, Germany, health, Merkel, production, US, vaccine

FILE PHOTO: Vials and syringes are seen in front of displayed EU flag in this illustration photo taken March 16,

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Military Exposed to Toxic Fumes From Burn Pits Set to Get Bipartisan Boost

March 28, 2021 'burn', Bipartisan, boost, Exposed, From, fumes, get, Military, Pits, set, to, toxic

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Friday planned to roll out what could be the most ambitious attempt ever tried to

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