Shorter antibiotic treatments effective at treating UTIs in men

Program could prevent suicide after psychiatric hospitalization

Factors associated with homelessness

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mRNA COVID-19 vaccines effective in cirrhosis patients, study finds (07/14/2021)

U.S. veterans experiencing cirrhosis, or damage to the liver, and who also received an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine saw high levels of protection against virus-related hospitalization and death, a study found.... Read more

• Like priming a pump, cells damaged by chronic lung disease can result in severe COVID (07/14/2021... The Translational Genomics Research Institute )


• Oncotarget: Inhibitory effects of Tomivosertib in acute myeloid leukemia (07/12/2021... Impact Journals LLC )


• Passing the ball: Shifting responsibility for care coordination from patient to provider (07/09/2021... Regenstrief Institute )


• Combining gamification, cash incentive increases veterans' exercise (07/09/2021... University Of Pennsylvania School of Medicine )


• Study: Hospitals not adequately prepared for next pandemic (07/07/2021... University Of Maryland School of Medicine )

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