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Getting high for 'likes': TikTok exposes teens to videos on cannabis
Teenagers are being exposed to videos on social media platform TikTok that portray cannabis use as funny and entertaining rather... Read more -
New condom could boost use, study finds
A condom designed to increase sexual pleasure has the potential to increase protected sex and decrease sexually transmitted infections, a... Read more -
Study: Telehealth services for the elderly should include caregivers
Family caregivers are often involved in the day-to-day activities of their older relatives, such as communicating with doctors, helping them... Read more -
Northerners' hearing likely to be worse than Southerners in England
Northerners over 50 have a 13.5% higher prevalence of hearing loss than Southerners in England, reveal University of Manchester researchers.... Read more -
Discrimination is associated with health disparities among racialized older Canadians
Although Canada receives thousands of refugees each year, there has been little research on their health as they age. A... Read more -
Gender disparities may be widening for physicians due to COVID-19
As people transitioned to working from home at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, journal submissions from academics increased across... Read more -
A spouse's education can positively impact their partner's overall health, study finds
Research has long shown that people with more schooling tend to experience better overall health. But can your spouse's education... Read more -
New report outlines proposed solutions to reimagine the global health ecosystem
The COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the life science ecosystem, uniting the scientific community with a common purpose and reimagining... Read more -
Big spike in 2016 Chicago youth homicides linked to pause in state funding
In 2016, homicides among Chicagoans aged 15 to 24 drastically spiked. Then in 2017, youth homicides boomeranged back to lower,... Read more -
Study highlights opportunities to improve health outcomes for non-English speakers
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed long-standing disparities in health outcomes by race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Addressing the root causes of... Read more -
Telehealth might be best as a supplement to office visits, not a replacement
With the pandemic, there has been a rise in the use of virtual appointments for patients seeking health care. A... Read more -
Early treatment could tame peanut allergies in small kids
Young children might be able to overcome their peanut allergies if treated at an early enough age, according to a... Read more -
Study IDs recurring diagnostic pitfalls and points to ways that uncovering pitfalls can help improve medical diagnosis
When it comes to medical errors, diagnostic errors are the most common type of error reported by patients and the... Read more -
Lockdowns during early pandemic saved lives, but not a go-to strategy moving forward: study
The U.S. pandemic lockdown in 2020 caused a $2.3 trillion economic downturn and split the nation politically, and now some... Read more -
Late-life exercise shows rejuvenating effects on cellular level
For people who hate exercising, here comes some more bad news: it may also keep you younger. Not just looking... Read more
