Medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, is an important tool in the ongoing fight against opioid use dependence in the United States.
Day: May 19, 2021
Study finds potential causality between blood clot factors and migraine with aura
Nearly 15 percent of the U.S. population experiences migraine. One subtype of migraine that is not well understood is migraine
Diabetes-prevention program supports addition of years to average lifespan
You can do a lot in four years: go from white to black belt in taekwondo, plant a dwarf apple
Type 2 diabetes missed or diagnosis delayed for 60,000 UK people in 2020
Researchers investigating the impact of COVID-19 on the NHS in the UK reviewed the health records of 14 million people
What happens in the brain when we imagine the future?
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Consumer health: Bladder cancer awareness
May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about bladder cancer. Bladder cancer
A gentler strategy for avoiding childhood dental decay
The combination of a carb-heavy diet and poor oral hygiene can leave children with early childhood caries (ECC), a severe
Health and the city: Using urban design to promote heart health
Cities harbour a dangerous cocktail of environmental stressors which politicians must tackle to save lives and preserve health. That’s the
Haunted by HIV, top WHO scientist says world must do better on COVID
Two decades ago, Soumya Swaminathan watched her HIV-infected patients suffer often horrific and unnecessary deaths. There was a treatment for
Secondhand tobacco exposure in utero linked to decreased lung function in children
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