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New research finds slumped posture not such a pain in the neck after all

Curtin University research in partnership with the Raine Study has cast doubt on the popular belief that having a slumped posture while seated can lead to neck pain. [...]

Growth in home health care failing to keep up with surging demand, study finds

Recent growth in the number of health care workers providing home care for Medicare patients is "small and inadequate" compared with the increasing demand in an aging America, a new study suggests. [...]

Fighting COVID with plant products and repurposed pharmaceuticals

Chemists Kaushik Sarkar and Rajesh Kumar of the University of North Bengal in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, have investigated the potential of various natural products of plant origin that might be developed into novel pharmaceuticals for treating COVID-19, the pandemic disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. The team details their molecular docking experiments, absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME), and toxicity studies. [...]

Video capsule endoscopy safe, effective alternative for diagnosing GI bleeding during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things about how health care is delivered. Indeed, it has produced many innovations that show significant promise. [...]

How Taiwan beat COVID-19: New study reveals clues to its success

Taiwan has been widely applauded for its management of the pandemic, with one of the lowest per capita COVID-19 rates in the world and life on the island largely returning to normal. [...]

Highly dense urban areas are not more vulnerable to COVID-19, researchers say

A person who owns a car or who has a college education may be less vulnerable to COVID-19, according to an analysis of cases in Tehran, Iran, one of the early epicenters of the pandemic. While such variables do not inherently lower a person's risk, they do indicate an infrastructure of protection that persists despite how densely populated a person's district might be. [...]

Stronger enforcement of mental health parity law needed to address impact of coronavirus

The pandemic's effect on Americans' mental health is illustrating the need for stronger enforcement of the federal health parity law, which mandates that employers that offer mental health coverage provide it on the same footing as coverage offered for physical health conditions, according to the American Psychological Association. [...]

How to actually fix a lost voice, according to science: Lemon and honey won't work

Losing our voice, having a hoarse voice, or having any difficulties with our voice can be challenging, especially for those who need to use it for work. [...]

Understanding epigenetic regulators in neurodevelopmental diseases and cancer

Northwestern Medicine investigators are advancing the understanding of two groups of transcription factors and their role in many neurodevelopmental diseases and cancers. [...]

Florida COVID-19 infection rate for young people among highest in 2020

Florida ranked among the states with the highest COVID-19 infection rates for younger residents in 2020, putting the state's large elderly population at an increased risk for the coronavirus, according to a study from a researcher at Florida Atlantic University. [...]