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FDA approves first at-home test for COVID-19, flu, other respiratory viruses

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FDA approves first at-home test for COVID-19, flu, other respiratory viruses

May 16 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new at-home test for respiratory viral infections such as COVID-19 and influenza that can be used without a prescription.

New MRIs may help identify Parkinson's patients who could benefit from new drugs

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New MRIs may help identify Parkinson's patients who could benefit from new drugs

Experts offer advice for parents facing baby formula shortage

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Experts offer advice for parents facing baby formula shortage

Various mental illnesses share genetic similarities, study shows

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Various mental illnesses share genetic similarities, study shows

Study: Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine saved 110,000 lives in United States in 2021

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Study: Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine saved 110,000 lives in United States in 2021

Use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prevented more than 110,000 deaths and 690,000 hospitalizations in the United States in 2021, researchers report.

Young adults with prediabetes at higher risk for heart attack

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Young adults with prediabetes at higher risk for heart attack

If you're a young adult with prediabetes, you may already know you have a greater than average risk of full-blown diabetes. But you could also be at increased risk for a heart attack, new research shows.

Study: Children living in poverty face higher risk for intensive care admission, death

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Study: Children living in poverty face higher risk for intensive care admission, death

May 16 (UPI) -- Children living in under-served neighborhoods who are hospitalized for any reason are at higher risk for being admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit and dying while there.

Common lung function test often misses emphysema in Black men

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Common lung function test often misses emphysema in Black men

Emphysema is missed more often in Black Americans than in White Americans, and now researchers report they have figured out why.

Eliminating air pollution would save 50,000 lives annually, study estimates

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Eliminating air pollution would save 50,000 lives annually, study estimates

May 16 (UPI) -- Eliminating air pollution from energy production in the United States could prevent more than 50,000 early deaths each year, a study published Monday found.

Supreme Court returns to issue rulings for first time since leak in Miss. abortion case

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Supreme Court returns to issue rulings for first time since leak in Miss. abortion case

May 16 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court was expected to issue orders and opinions on Monday for the first time since the rare leak of one opinion that indicates the court is planning to overturn the landmark abortion decision in Roe vs. Wade.

Gene therapy may relieve pain from spinal cord injury, animal studies show

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Gene therapy may relieve pain from spinal cord injury, animal studies show

An experimental gene therapy for spinal cord pain shows promise in mice, researchers say.

AHA News: Black, Hispanic adults less likely to receive CPR from bystanders

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AHA News: Black, Hispanic adults less likely to receive CPR from bystanders

Black or Hispanic adults who experience a witnessed cardiac arrest outside the hospital are substantially less likely than their White peers to receive lifesaving care from a bystander, preliminary new research shows.

House committee launches investigation into baby formula shortage

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House committee launches investigation into baby formula shortage

May 13 (UPI) -- The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has launched an investigation into the ongoing nationwide shortage of baby formula.

Texas court allows child abuse probes into families of transgender teens to continue

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Texas court allows child abuse probes into families of transgender teens to continue

May 13 (UPI) -- Texas' child welfare agency remains blocked from investigating the family of a transgender teen who sued the state in March, but can investigate other families after the Supreme Court of Texas struck down an injunction.

ER wait times longer for Hispanic people with chest pain, study finds

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ER wait times longer for Hispanic people with chest pain, study finds

May 13 (UPI) -- Hispanic adults in the United States who visit hospital emergency rooms with chest pain wait longer to receive treatment than those of other racial and ethnic groups, a study presented Friday found.

Telemedicine may improve equity in access to primary care

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Telemedicine may improve equity in access to primary care

A new study shows that telemedicine has closed the gap in access to primary care between Black and non-Black Americans.

Organ transplants from donors with COVID-19 unlikely to cause infection

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Organ transplants from donors with COVID-19 unlikely to cause infection

New research now suggests that kidneys from deceased COVID-19 patients have almost zero risk of viral transmission to the recipient.

Antibiotics may raise risk for inflammatory bowel disease in older adults, study finds

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Antibiotics may raise risk for inflammatory bowel disease in older adults, study finds

May 13 (UPI) -- The risk for inflammatory bowel disease among adults age 60 and older rises with the number of antibiotics they are prescribed, a study presented Friday found.

Gallstones may predict higher risk for pancreatic cancer

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Gallstones may predict higher risk for pancreatic cancer

A new study offers found an association between recent gallstone disease and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Esophageal cancer rising among middle-aged Americans

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Esophageal cancer rising among middle-aged Americans

Esophageal cancer tends to be a "silent killer," and it's on the rise among middle-aged Americans, new evidence suggests.

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