With a lethal, airborne virus spreading fast, hospitals had to change how they treated patients and policies for how caregivers provided that treatment. But for…
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How Rachel Bilson and More Parents Are Homeschooling Kids Amid Pandemic
Time to hit the books! Celebrity parents have turned to homeschooling amid the coronavirus pandemic. Eva Amurri started teaching her 5-year-old daughter, Marlowe, on March…
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Yoga only goes so far: How overhauling patient records can curb physician burnout
Judges don’t do court stenography. CEOs don’t take minutes at meetings. So why do we expect doctors and other health care providers to spend hours…
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Scientists measure how the brain learns new words
Researchers from University of Tübingen (Tübingen, Germany) and Ural Federal University (Ekaterinburg, Russia) have developed and experimentally tested new method to understand how the brain…
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Here’s How To Support A Friend With Anxiety
Supporting a friend who has anxiety can be hard, especially if you don’t know how to help. Psychology Today notes that the first step to helping someone…
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Study reveals how long-term infection and inflammation impairs immune response as we age
Humans are born with tens of thousands of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) that collectively ensure lifelong production of blood and immune cells that protect us…
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How anti-immigrant rhetoric affects health care use
The 2016 presidential campaign saw a dramatic rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric. The sudden, high-profile change was associated with a substantial decline in utilization of health…
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How to speed up muscle repair
A study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering provides new insights for developing therapies for muscle disease,…
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A review of how autistic people communicate virtually
Prior to COVID-19, communication via the internet was already a regular feature of everyday interactions for most people, including those on the autism spectrum. Various…
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How one patient’s rare mutation helped solve a mycobacterial mystery
Just because you are exposed to a pathogen does not mean you will become sick. Increasingly, scientists have shown that genetics play a central role…
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