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Researchers stress importance of properly developed COVID-19 vaccine

August 21, 2020 (COVID-19), developed, importance, of, properly, Researchers, stress, vaccine

Russia made headlines this week with claims it had approved an early COVID-19 vaccine, despite it being tested in fewer

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Heart failure, hypertensive deaths rise in black women and men

August 20, 2020 and, Black, deaths, failure, heart, hypertensive, in, Men, Rise, women

Deaths due to heart failure and hypertensive heart disease are increasing in the U.S.—particularly in Black women and men—despite medical

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Adventist Health partners with Synchronous to provide AI-driven behavioral telehealth

August 20, 2020 Artificial Intelligence, Patient Engagement, Population Health, Telehealth, Workforce

Adventist Health, a Sacramento area faith-based health system, announced this week that it was partnering with the artificial intelligence-driven behavioral

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Robotic surgery may improve outcomes in mouth and throat cancer

August 20, 2020 and, cancer, improve, in, may, mouth:, outcomes, Robotic, surgery, throat

Robotic surgery for patients with early stage, oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer is associated with improved health outcomes, including better long-term

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Defiance and low trust in medical doctors related to vaccine scepticism

August 20, 2020 and, Defiance, Doctors, in, low, medical, related, scepticism, to, trust, vaccine

The results of a study conducted by scientists at the University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University, and University of Bristol,

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Facebook announces fastMRI—an AI enhancement for MRI machines

August 19, 2020 AI, Announces, enhancement, Facebook, fastMRI—an, for, machines, MRI

Facebook has announced on its blog that its AI research team has been working with radiologists at NYU Langone Health

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Control COVID-19 curve, don’t crush it, research says

August 19, 2020 (COVID-19), Control, crush, curve, Don't, It, research, Says

A proactive targeted approach of aggressive COVID-19 testing and contact tracing to create a more sustainable solution over a long-term

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Finland imposes ‘Europe’s tightest’ border restrictions

August 19, 2020 border, Europe's, Finland, imposes, restrictions, tightest'

Finland has removed most EU countries from its “green travel list”, with only arrivals from a handful of states now

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Ageing heart cells offer clues to susceptibility of older people to severe COVID-19

August 18, 2020 (COVID-19), ageing, cells, clues, heart, of, offer, Older, people, severe, susceptibility, to

Genes that play an important role in allowing SARS-CoV-2 to invade heart cells become more active with age, according to

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Low ‘good’ cholesterol levels found in Latin America and the Caribbean

August 18, 2020 America, and, Caribbean, Cholesterol, found, good, in, Latin, levels, low, the

Low levels of HDL cholesterol, the so-called ‘good’ cholesterol, are the most common lipid disorder in countries in Latin America

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