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A pilot study examining the feasibility, receptivity and preliminary effectiveness of peer-support groups for Emergency Department (ED) doctors during COVID-19 found this support provided potential benefit in terms of reduction of mental health stresses involved in emergency care during this time. While historically physicians have low uptake of mental health resources, 86 percent of the doctors participating in the study indicated they would recommend peer support groups to a friend or colleagu...

The annual Women in Data Science Blacksburg event will take place April 20-21 at the New Classroom Building at Virginia Tech, as well as virtually via Zoom.

A study led by University at Buffalo researchers has confirmed that contrary to claims by antivaccine proponents, coronavirus vaccines pose only trivial risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots. In addition, the study found that becoming infected with COVID-19 poses a significant risk of blood clots.

Areas of bipartisan agreement are few and far between in Washington, but improving our system of medicine by cracking down on the influence of special interests should be an area of common ground. Making strides against this destructive force will go a long way toward repairing public trust and preparing for the next health emergency.

In a randomized clinical trial published today in JAMA Network Open, lead author Annabelle Belcher, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and her colleagues found that knowingly taking a placebo along with methadone could increase patients’ chances of staying on their treatment and provide other benefits like improved sleep.

Cancer is the leading cause of death for Hispanics in the U.S. and in the state of Indiana. A survey of adult Hispanic Indiana residents, conducted by researchers from Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University, presents a snapshot of Hispanics' cancer-related knowledge, beliefs and behaviors, providing guidance for the future development of tailored cancer screening messaging and prevention strategies.

These 2 randomized clinical trials compare the efficacy and safety of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) modulation using 2 investigational RAS agents, TXA-127 vs p

Scientists have long predicted that global climate change could fuel an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters including hurricanes, heatwaves and cold snaps, droughts and floods and wildfires.

Costs of Natural Disasters Set To Spiral with Continued Rise in CO2 and Global Temperature, Study Shows.

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