Lisa Rapaport
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Explainer: What are coronavirus antibody tests?
With most Americans under stay-at-home orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus and more than 2 million people infected globally, talk is turning to how antibody tests might help guide efforts to lift these restrictions. → Read More
Explainer: What is contact tracing and how can it help fight the new coronavirus?
Contact tracing has been used for decades to control the spread of infectious diseases. The basic idea is simple: track down infected people, then find everyone who has been near them and encourage those people to stay home until it is clear they are not sick. → Read More
Explainer: How an old tuberculosis vaccine might help fight the new coronavirus
There is no vaccine against the novel coronavirus, called SARS-CoV-2, that is spreading rapidly around the world. But scientists in several countries are testing a century-old tuberculosis (TB) vaccine to see if it might boost the immune system to reduce respiratory symptoms in people who get new coronavirus infections. → Read More
Some e-cigarettes may interfere with life-saving heart devices
(Reuters Health) - A magnetic part in e-cigarettes may prevent implanted cardiac defibrillators from detecting and treating dangerous heart rhythm problems, a new case report suggests. → Read More
Mercury exposure tied to skin cancer risk
(Reuters Health) - Americans who eat a lot of mercury-containing seafood might be at increased risk for skin cancer, suggests a study based on national surveys. → Read More
Sports doctors may accidentally prescribe banned steroids
(Reuters Health) - Sports physicians routinely prescribe corticosteroids to athletes for conditions like inflammation, asthma and allergies, but not all of them know which forms of these drugs are banned under anti-doping rules, a study suggests. → Read More
School lunch overhaul led to healthier meals for U.S. kids
(Reuters Health) - An overhaul of school lunch nutrition standards seems to have driven dramatic improvements in the healthiness of meals served to millions of kids nationwide, a U.S. study suggests. → Read More
Few U.S. residential drug rehabs give anti-addiction medicine
(Reuters Health) - Most people who check in to residential treatment facilities to recover from opioid use disorder won't be given medicines proven to help combat addiction, a U.S. study suggests. → Read More
Getting lots of exercise tied to lower risk of kidney disease
(Reuters Health) - People who get plenty of physical activity may be less likely than their more sedentary counterparts to develop chronic kidney disease, a recent study suggests. → Read More
Just a few hundred prescribers responsible for half of U.S. opioid doses
(Reuters Health) - The top 1% of opioid prescribers in the U.S. are responsible for 49% of all opioid doses and 27% of all prescriptions, according to a study that suggests efforts to combat overuse of prescription painkillers should concentrate on these heavy prescribers. → Read More
Improved access to opioid addiction treatment bypasses some communities
(Reuters Health) - Despite improved access to opioid addiction treatment in recent years, more than half of the U.S. counties hardest hit by overdoses and deaths don't have enough clinicians to treat people who need help, a government study suggests. → Read More
Eating eggs may not impact heart health at all
(Reuters Health) - People who eat an egg a day are no more likely than those who rarely eat eggs to have high cholesterol, heart attacks and strokes or to die prematurely, a large study suggests. → Read More
ICU death rate higher in hospitals primarily serving minorities
(Reuters Health) - Death rates have been declining for critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs), but a new U.S. study suggests gains have been limited at hospitals with large numbers of minority patients. → Read More
Parents think teens spend too much time playing video games
(Reuters Health) - Most American parents think their teens spend too much time playing video games, but many of them also believe this is typical adolescent behavior, a U.S. study suggests. → Read More
Women rarely regret decision to get abortion
(Reuters Health) - Five years after an abortion, most women still say it was the right decision even if they struggled with their choice at the time, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers surveyed 667 women who had abortions in 21 states a week after they had the procedures and then once every six months for five years. By the end of that period, 84% of women had either positive or neutral feelings… → Read More
Smartwatch band may help spot heart problems, but doctors still required
A smartwatch band with integrated electrodes to produce an electrocardiogram (ECG) might be able to help detect atrial fibrillation, but not as well as a traditional ECG machine used in a hospital, a recent study suggests. → Read More
Sleep problems in older adults linked to cognitive decline and dementia
People who have trouble falling asleep may be at increased risk of developing cognitive problems or dementia than their counterparts who sleep well, a research review suggests. → Read More
Doctors average 16 minutes on the computer for every patient
(Reuters Health) - For each patient they see, doctors spend about 16 minutes using electronic health records, a U.S. study finds. → Read More
Coaches can help curb middle school dating violence
(Reuters Health) - Coaches who teach young male athletes about respectful relationship behaviors may be able to help prevent dating violence and aggressive behavior toward female peers, a U.S. study suggests. → Read More
Swim regulations for oceans, lakes tied to lower drowning rates
(Reuters Health) - Drowning death rates are three to four times lower in states that regulate swimming in oceans, rivers and lakes, a U.S. study suggests. → Read More