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Many college students aren’t tested for STIs despite high rates, self-tests offer promise

October 15, 2020 aren't, college, despite, for, high, Many, offer, promise, rates, self-tests, stis, students, tested

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are at record levels in the United States, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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‘No Jab, No Pay’ raises catch-up vaccination rates

October 6, 2020 catch-up, jab, NO, Pay, raises, rates, vaccination

The national “No Jab, No Pay” policy has been associated with substantial catch-up vaccination activity in lower socio-economic status areas

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Falling Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopaedic trauma

September 21, 2020 Falling, for, Medicare, orthopaedic, rates, reimbursement, trauma

The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third over the past two decades, reports a

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Study finds surprisingly little difference in hospitalization rates between children with COVID-19

September 8, 2020 (COVID-19), between, children, difference, finds, Hospitalization, in, little, rates, study, surprisingly, with

As the fall approaches, pediatric hospitals will start seeing children with seasonal influenza A and B. At the same time,

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Rates of diabetes in pregnancy continue to rise in the Northern Territory

July 27, 2020 continue, Diabetes, in, northern, of, pregnancy, rates, Rise, Territory, the, to

The burden of diabetes in pregnancy has grown substantially in the Northern Territory (NT) over three decades and is contributing

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Coronavirus: Distancing and handwashing could lower flu rates, too

April 24, 2020 and, Coronavirus, Could, Distancing, flu, handwashing, Lower, rates, too

In order to slow the spread of COVID-19, many countries around the world have implemented protective strategies. These include quarantine

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Soaring rates of Americans hospitalized with cell phone injuries

December 5, 2019 Americans, cell, hospitalized, injuries:, of, phone, rates, Soaring, with

Rates of cell phone injuries have TRIPLED since the first iPhone was released in 2007 – with thousands hospitalized after

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Virtual reality could help flu vaccination rates

December 3, 2019 Could, flu, help, rates, reality, vaccination, virtual

Using a virtual reality simulation to show how flu spreads and its impact on others could be a way to

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Tobacco cessation programs may up quit rates in cancer patients

November 14, 2019 cancer, cessation, in, may, patients, Programs, quit, rates, tobacco, up

(HealthDay)—Enrolling actively-smoking oncology patients into a comprehensive tobacco cessation program may help patients sustain long-term abstinence from smoking and improve

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HPV immunization program cuts pre-cancer rates by more than half

October 21, 2019 By, Cuts, Half, hpv, immunization, more, pre-cancer, program, rates, than

A school-based human papillomavirus (HPV) immunization program in British Columbia, Canada, is dramatically reducing rates of cervical pre-cancer in B.C.