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New benefit increases veterans’ access to urgent care in the community
Two years ago, the Veterans Affairs healthcare system (VA) began rolling out a new benefit, enabling Veterans to receive urgent
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Glandular fever increases the risk of depression
New research shows that patients who have had contact with the hospital due to serious glandular disease have a greater
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Electronic health record system increases clinicians’ cognitive workload, study finds
A study at two urgent care clinics found that adopting a new electronic health records system doubled the amount of
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Heart disease risk in women increases leading up to menopause; early intervention is key
The menopause transition, the years leading up to menopause, is a time of increasing heart disease risk for women. Monitoring
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Walking downhill increases risk of falls in older adults
Falls are a common cause of injury in older adults and can lead to disability. Luckily, the risk of falls
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Risk of self-harm increases for boys and girls who experience earlier puberty
Boys and girls who experience puberty earlier than their peers have an increased risk of self-harm in adolescence, a study
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Tethering together type 2 diabetes drugs increases efficacy of combination therapy
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have shown that the efficacy of a two-pronged type 2 diabetes treatment increases when the
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Youth-inspired program increases bike helmet use by urban children
To reduce the number of traumatic brain injuries in children, a team of health care professionals at the Johns Hopkins
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New insight into how a genetic change increases the risk of schizophrenia
In the human genome, small sections of DNA have been found to be duplicated (copied) or deleted in a small
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