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New Ebola Outbreak in Congo

August 4, 2018 Congo, Ebola, in, New, outbreak:

THURSDAY, Aug. 2, 2018 — Just a week after being declared Ebola-free, the Democratic Republic of Congo said yesterday that

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Obesity worsens skilled nursing facility outcomes after hip Fx

August 4, 2018 after, facility, Fx, hip, nursing, obesity, outcomes, skilled, worsens

(HealthDay)—Obesity is associated with worse outcomes in skilled nursing facility (SNF) residents receiving post-acute care for hip fracture, according to

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Three financial metrics can improve practice performance

August 4, 2018 Can, financial, improve, metrics, performance, practice, three

(HealthDay)—By understanding three indices and metrics, physicians can change the financial outcome of their medical practice, according to a report

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What’s the link between ‘hobbits’ and modern humans?

August 4, 2018 'hobbits', and, between, humans?, Link, modern, the, What's

About 12 years ago, scientists discovered a new species of “small” humans that they called Homo floresiensis and dubbed “hobbits”

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In darters, male competition drives evolution of flashy fins, bodies

August 4, 2018 erectile dysfunction, fertility, Hair Loss, Insomnia Research, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Health, sexual health

Scientists once thought that female mate choice alone accounted for the eye-catching color patterns seen in some male fish. But

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Where hospitals plan big AI deployments: diagnostic imaging

August 3, 2018 Artificial Intelligence, imaging

Hospital and radiology specialists will invest some $2 billion every year to deploy artificial intelligence technologies for medical imaging, Signify

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Ciprofloxacin May Up Likelihood of Aortic Dissection, Rupture

August 3, 2018 Aortic, Ciprofloxacin, Dissection, Likelihood, may, of, Rupture, up

FRIDAY, Aug. 3, 2018 — In a mouse model of moderate, sporadic aortic aneurysm and dissection (AAD), ciprofloxacin increases susceptibility

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Smarter cancer treatment: AI tool automates radiation therapy planning

August 3, 2018 Diseases and Conditions, Gene Therapy, Health Policy, Mental Health Research, Patient Education and Counseling, Personalized Medicine, skin cancer, Today's Healthcare

Beating cancer is a race against time. Developing radiation therapy plans — individualized maps that help doctors determine where to

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Autism link found to mums with diabetes

August 3, 2018 Autism, Doctors, Hospitals, medicine, Miriam Stoppard, NHS

A friend asked me recently why her pregnant daughter was having a test for “gestational diabetes”, a particular kind of

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Proposed farm bill would put nutritious food further out of reach for vulnerable Americans, advocates say

August 3, 2018 advocates, Americans, bill, farm, food, for, further, nutritious, of, out, Proposed, Put, reach, Say, Vulnerable, would

The House of Representative’s proposed farm bill could have far-reaching effects on Americans living with chronic diseases like heart disease

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