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Atypical infections in chronic sinusitis: thinking outside the box
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Atypical infections in chronic sinusitis: thinking outside the box

IMPACT JOURNALS LLC IMAGE: FIGURE 1: CT-SCAN IN A SAGITTAL SECTION SHOWING A MUCOSAL SWELLING AND OBSTRUCTION OF THE MAXILLARY SINUS DUE TO AN ASPERGILLOMA (CONTRAST MEDIUM ENHANCEMENT). CREDIT: 2023 DUDDE ET AL. “[…] in many cases [of chronic sinusitis] only symptom control is achieved.” BUFFALO, NY- July 14, 2023 – A new research perspective was...

New tool pinpoints gaps in awareness of blood cancer symptoms
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New tool pinpoints gaps in awareness of blood cancer symptoms

by University of Surrey Symptom awareness. *Cough was included as a non-blood cancer symptom. Credit: BMC Cancer (2023). DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11149-x A new tool could help identify gaps in the public’s knowledge of blood cancer symptoms—helping to shape future awareness campaigns that could save countless lives. Researchers from the University of Surrey and Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)...

New UCF study examines insurance barriers to access opioid addiction medication
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New UCF study examines insurance barriers to access opioid addiction medication

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA IMAGE: BARBARA “BASIA” ANDRAKA-CHRISTOU IS AN EXPERT IN HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH POLICY AND SUBSTANCE-USE DISORDER TREATMENT. PHOTO CREDIT: BLAKE OSTING CREDIT: PHOTO CREDIT: BLAKE OSTING, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA By Danielle Hendrix ’15 ORLANDO, July 13, 2023 – In 2021, more people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. than any other...

Patients squeezed in fight over who gets to bill for pricey infusion drugs
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Patients squeezed in fight over who gets to bill for pricey infusion drugs

by Samantha Liss, KFF Health News Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Health insurers and medical providers are battling over who should supply high-cost infusion drugs for patients, with the tussle over profits now spilling into statehouses across the country. The issue is that some insurers are bypassing hospital pharmacies and physician offices and instead sending more complex drugs...

Alzheimer’s drug trials target older Californians; do they understand what they’re signing up for?
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Alzheimer’s drug trials target older Californians; do they understand what they’re signing up for?

by Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For those fearing their memories are fading, the ads provide hope. “Early diagnosis extends quality of life,” says an ad by Dung Trinh, an Orange County physician, on the website of a program for seniors at Mount of Olives Church in Mission Viejo. Trinh offers...

New app aims to improve communication with people with autism spectrum disorder
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New app aims to improve communication with people with autism spectrum disorder

by Xavier Aguilar, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Psychological therapies for Autism Spectrum Disorder. What does the scientific evidence recommend? Credit: UOC Researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and Parc Taulí University Hospital have developed a mobile application that compiles and presents valuable pieces of information and advice for people who interact with...

How to overcome repetitive negative thinking through meditation
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How to overcome repetitive negative thinking through meditation

by Anna Andrianova, The Conversation Repetitive negative thinking can impact sleep quality, reduce efficiency and impair decision-making abilities. Credit: Shutterstock Do you ever find yourself caught in a cycle of negative thoughts? Maybe you ruminate on past mistakes, worry excessively about the future, or imagine worst-case scenarios? Do you sometimes have a great day, everything goes...

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FDA Approves Cognitive Behavioral App for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD July 11, 2023 A smartphone-based app designed to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to adults with type 2 diabetes received marketing approval as a class II medical device from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 10, becoming the first digital behavioral therapeutic device for people with diabetes to receive this designation for US patients. Better...

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Novel Tool Accurately Predicts Suicide After Self-Harm

Megan Brooks July 06, 2023 Investigators have developed and validated a new risk calculator to help predict death by suicide in the 6 to 12 months after an episode of nonfatal self-harm, new research shows. A study led by Seena Fazel, MBChB, MD, University of Oxford, UK, suggests the Oxford Suicide Assessment Tool for Self-harm (OxSATS) may help guide treatment decisions...

Salmonella Berta outbreak being traced in Seattle
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Salmonella Berta outbreak being traced in Seattle

By News Desk on July 10, 2023 Officials in the Seattle/King County area of Washington are investigating an outbreak of infections from Salmonella Berta. One-third of the patients have required hospitalization. Public Health Seattle & King County announced the investigation into the outbreak on July 10. All six outbreak patients have been tested using whole genome sequencing and...