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Preterm babies receive insufficient pain management, large survey reveals

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A large proportion of babies born very early need intensive care, which can be painful. But the health care system fails to provide pain relief to the full extent. This is shown by the largest survey to date of pain in neonatal care, published in the journal Pain.

Bird flu concerns prompt new FDA guidance on raw pet food safety

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Reports of cats becoming seriously ill or dying after consuming raw pet food or milk tainted with the deadly bird flu virus have prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to urge pet food manufacturers to take extra precautions.

Coca-Cola orders massive Europe recall over chlorate risk

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The European bottling unit of Coca-Cola said Monday that it had ordered a major recall of Coke, Sprite and other beverages after detecting high levels of chlorate, which poses potential health risks.

Study reveals inconsistencies in hospital toxicology screenings after car crashes

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In 2010, Massachusetts adopted legislation that amended the Safe Driving Law, encouraging health care providers to report patients to the state Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) if there was “reasonable cause to believe that an operator is not physically or medically capable of safely operating a motor vehicle.”

Combining self-help groups and medication boosts success in opioid treatment, research finds

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In 2023, more than 84,000 people in the U.S. died from overdosing on opioids—everything from prescription painkillers to fentanyl to heroin.

Analysis tackles the question of how many attempts it takes to quit different substances

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Relapse is common when someone is trying to quit, regardless of whether they’re giving up opioids or alcohol or cigarettes. To better inform treatment, researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s Addiction Recovery Research Center wanted to better understand how the experience of quitting differed across substances.

From Fox News to MSNBC: Diverse media diet linked to higher trust in vaccines

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People who get their news from an ideologically diverse array of sources are more likely to get vaccinated, regardless of their political affiliation, new University of Colorado Boulder research shows.

High uric acid levels linked to deadly outcomes in children with severe malaria

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Indiana University School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators in Uganda at the Makerere University School of Medicine have uncovered a significant connection between elevated uric acid levels and life-threatening outcomes in children with severe malaria.

Emotions change our perception of time—as demonstrated on ‘The Traitors’

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In the UK version of the TV show “The Traitors,” contestants were given five minutes to find as much gold as they could, put it into cages and hoist them before the time ran out. There was a catch though—they weren’t given any information about when the five minutes were up.

Potential therapeutic target for atherosclerosis found in insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 6

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A research team revealed that insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 6 (IGFBP6) serves as a potential therapeutic target for suppressing endothelial inflammation and atherosclerosis. Their work was published in Nature Cardiovascular Research.

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Preterm babies receive insufficient pain management, large survey reveals

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Study reveals inconsistencies in hospital toxicology screenings after car crashes

Combining self-help groups and medication boosts success in opioid treatment, research finds

Analysis tackles the question of how many attempts it takes to quit different substances

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