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kangaroo
Healthcare News, Hospitals
Kangaroo mother care started immediately after birth critical for saving lives
Lourdes Antenor May 27, 2021

Immediate kangaroo mother care for preterm and low birthweight babies requires dedicated Mother-Newborn Intensive Care Units. Kangaroo mother care, which involves skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding,

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THANZ
COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Full statement from ATAGI and THANZ on Thrombosis with TTS and the use of AstraZeneca Vaccine
Lourdes Antenor May 25, 2021

Read this joint statement from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and the Thrombosis and Haemostasis society of Australia and New Zealand (THANZ)

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machines
Aged Care, COVID-19, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Machines: People with COVID-19 are being nicer to them
Lourdes Antenor May 20, 2021

People are not very nice to machines. The disdain goes beyond the slot machine that emptied your wallet, a dispenser that failed to deliver a

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immune
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Optimizing the body’s own immune system to fight cancer on new research
Lourdes Antenor May 20, 2021

A groundbreaking study led by engineering and medical researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how engineered immune cells used in new cancer

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working
Healthcare News
Long working hours linked to increased deaths from heart disease & stroke
Lourdes Antenor May 18, 2021

Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 29 per cent increase since 2000, according to

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pregnant
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Pregnant women hospitalized for COVID-19 infection do not face increased risk of death
Lourdes Antenor May 13, 2021

Pregnant women who develop severe COVID-19 infections that require hospitalization for pneumonia and other complications may not be more likely to die from these infections

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E. coli
Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals
Identifying the rise of multi drug resistant E. coli in the largest genomic study in Norway
Lourdes Antenor May 13, 2021

Antibiotic resistance in E. coli has been steadily increasing since the early 2000s despite attempts to control it, a new study suggests. In the biggest genomic survey

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alcohol
Healthcare, Healthcare News
Alcohol in moderation may help the heart by calming stress signals in the brain
Lourdes Antenor May 13, 2021

Moderate alcohol intake — defined as no more than one alcoholic drink for women and two for men per day — has been associated with

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black fungus
COVID-19, Healthcare, Healthcare News, Hospitals, International News
Rare but fatal black fungus on the rise in COVID patients in India
Lourdes Antenor May 12, 2021

As the COVID-19 cases continue to rise in India, doctors have begun to notice another alarming trend. Some COVID-19 patients who have recently been released

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chest
Healthcare News
Men with chest pain receive faster, more medical attention than women
Healthcare Channel May 11, 2021

Among younger adults visiting the emergency department for chest pain, women may be getting the short end of the stick. Compared with men of similar

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bullying
Children's Health, Healthcare News
How bullying and obesity can affect girls’ and boys’ mental health
Healthcare Channel May 11, 2021

Irrespective of gender, bullying is a considerably greater risk factor than overweight for developing depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms are more common in teenage girls than

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mothers
Children's Health, Healthcare, Healthcare News
Why we need to focus on quality care for mothers and newborns
Lourdes Antenor May 6, 2021

Quality care is a critical issue for mothers and newborn health. More women globally give birth in health facilities than ever before, but this has

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