Health Lab Articles

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How to Protect Your Mental and Physical Health This Holiday Season

Navigating the winter during a pandemic will present new challenges for maintaining mental and physical health. An expert gives advice on weathering the COVID pandemic in the coming months.
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Octogenarian Finds Hope with MitraClip Procedure

Local woman, whose mitral valve disease was worsening, plans her 90th birthday celebration thanks to a minimally invasive option.
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Understanding Quality of Life for Caregivers of Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury

New research uses a unique survey tool to understand how caring for a person with TBI impacts the caregiver’s mental health and well-being.
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Over Half of Adults Over 50 Say They’ll Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19, but Many Will Want To Wait

Widespread vaccination against coronavirus is the only way to stop the COVID-19 pandemic but a new poll suggests older adults may need some convincing to get the vaccine
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Many Families Unwilling to Skip Thanksgiving Gatherings During COVID-19

National Poll: Over half of parents say it’s important for kids to see relatives during holidays, but many also want to prevent the spread of COVID-19 at family gatherings.  
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Does Kiwifruit Help Chronic Constipation?

A gastroenterologist teams up with his son to find out if kiwifruits measure up to prunes and psyllium when it comes to combatting chronic constipation.
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Suicide Risk During Pregnancy, After Childbirth on the Rise

Study finds prevalence of suicidal thoughts and self-harm among childbearing women nearly doubled over a decade, with an estimated 24,000 individuals at potential suicide risk.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Volunteers Explain Why They Signed Up

COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers explain why they signed up.
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How the Polio Vaccine Virus Occasionally Becomes Dangerous

Genetic study of the live vaccine could help efforts toward eradication.
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Democratizing Genetic Data for Cancer Research

An open access, online repository accelerates advancements in cancer prevention and prediction.
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Finding Your Place in The Medical Field

An endocrinologist specializing in thyroid cancer and creator of the Hemoglobin A1c test for diabetes reflects on his career, offering advice for aspiring researchers.
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Young Kids’ YouTube Viewing Dominated by Consumerism, Ads

Report finds children are often consuming pervasive and inappropriate advertising, violence and other questionable content while watching online videos.
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Call for Health Care Providers to Advocate for Disability Rights During COVID-19

A recent paper highlights concerns around access to medical treatment and medical rationing decisions for people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Best Practices for Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with ARDS, COVID-19

A new review summarizes practices that lessen time on a ventilator and reduce deaths.
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Tracking Long-Term Outcomes of Children Who Undergo Complex Heart Surgery

At the American Heart Association scientific sessions, researchers present data on risks for children who have had complex heart surgery for congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries.