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For any health concerns we have, there is always a drug or medication we can turn to alleviate our complains. Even in sleeping, people have depended a lot on medication to aid and induce that perfect sleep to help recharge everyday. After much hyped on using sleeping pills between 1993 and 2010 where a reported jumped of 69% on benzodiazepines and 140% zolpidem prescriptions, research found that there has been 31%...
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100 million Americans have medical debt according to the recent report by Kaiser Health News. So what are the options available for Americans to avail affordable healthcare? Well, there is no better way to lessen the cost of medical services. However, there are certain states that are considered best in its healthcare services. WalletHub gathered a team of experts to look into the different US States and compared...
Monkeypox is now spreading around the world, and is putting the U.S. public health system once again on the front lines in a battle to keep the country safe.
When asked if monkeypox represents another pandemic like COVID-19, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the CDC has been responding aggressively, educating health professionals and patients alike. "We have been working extraordinarily...
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The shooting incident that happened happened in Uvalde, Texas recently has been the reason that triggered our lawmakers to tackle the problem in gun violence in America. What are the reasons why gun violence are rampant in America?
Deaths by firearms have been a fixture in America. Research have shown that there were 1.5 million deaths from 1968 and 2017 alone that makes that higher than the number of...
2021 has been an eventful year, particularly in medical research. Medical News Today’s editors reflect on some of the year’s highlights.
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In 2021 we reached the 1-year mark since World Health Organization (WHO)Trusted Source declared the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the world of medical research continues to grapple with this public health crisis....
America’s response to the variant highlights both how much progress we have made over the past two years — and how much work remains.
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When scientists discovered the highly mutated Omicron variant of the coronavirus last month, it set off an eerily familiar chain of...
Researchers highlight the dangers of misinformation on cell-based treatments for COVID-19.
Most of the treatments are in the early stages and require further tests until they are proven effective.
The researchers say that science communicators should not exaggerate findings from preliminary studies and that they should engage with the public on these matters directly.
They also call for more stringent regulations on those...