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Medical mistrust linked to race/ethnicity and discrimination

Health-and-Medical15 January 2021

Researchers have found links between levels of medical mistrust, race/ethnicity, and people’s perception of discrimination. In a new study involving people from California, researchers found that people’s mistrust of clinicians and healthcare systems correlates with…

Chronic opioid use may worsen the pain of…

Health-and-Medical15 January 2021

Two pain relief specialists argue that treating chronic pain with opioids can create a cycle of physical and social pain, increasing peoples’ risk of dependence and addiction.Social rejection hurts, whether it is real or imagined.…

Spending time in green spaces may reduce workplace…

Health-and-Medical15 January 2021

Taking regular walks in the woods or in city parks may enhance workers’ ability to cope with stress. The relationship was significant even after controlling for a range of factors.The study involved more than 6,000…

COVID-19: How do viral vector vaccines work?

Health-and-Medical15 January 2021

Unlike many other vaccines that contain an infectious pathogen or a part of it, viral vector vaccines use a harmless virus to deliver a piece of genetic code to our cells, allowing them to make…

COVID-19 live updates: Total number of cases passes…

Health-and-Medical15 January 2021

Share on PinterestCars queue outside a COVID-19 testing site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA.Carolyn Cole/Getty ImagesThe coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Known as SARS-CoV-2, the virus has resulted in…

COVID-19: Gut bacteria may influence severity

Health-and-Medical15 January 2021

A recent study investigated links between the gut microbiome and COVID-19.The authors conclude that an individual’s gut microbiome may affect how the body responds to a SARS-CoV-2 infection.Gut bacteria might influence both the short- and…

Coffee consumption associated with lower risk of prostate…

Health-and-Medical15 January 2021

Researchers have analyzed 16 studies involving over 1 million men and found an association between increased coffee consumption and decreased risk of prostate cancer.In a new meta-analysis, researchers have found an association between increased amounts…

COVID-19: Acute brain dysfunction in ICU patients

Health-and-Medical15 January 2021

New research shows that in COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU), episodes of brain dysfunction are more common and prolonged than normally associated with severe respiratory failure. Based on the study’s findings,…

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The Recovery Room: News beyond the pandemic —…

Metabolism may be able to predict major depression

Medical mistrust linked to race/ethnicity and discrimination

Chronic opioid use may worsen the pain of…

Spending time in green spaces may reduce workplace…

COVID-19: How do viral vector vaccines work?

COVID-19 live updates: Total number of cases passes…

COVID-19: Gut bacteria may influence severity

Coffee consumption associated with lower risk of prostate…

COVID-19: Acute brain dysfunction in ICU patients