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July 7th 2025
Funding cuts to public health agencies threaten to worsen chronic diseases and ignite infectious disease outbreaks, straining health care systems nationwide.
Study: Vitamin D Levels Appear to Play Role in COVID-19 Mortality Rates
May 14th 2020Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered a strong connection between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates after studying global data from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Research Shows Public Would Obey Major Changes to Antibiotic Advice
May 11th 2020The study found that people who think they know more than their health care professionals are less likely to follow new medical guidelines, and this group would benefit from health messages being communicated in a different way.
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Study: Teen Obesity, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure May Lead to Prematurely Aged Arteries
May 11th 2020At the end of 5 years, the teens with either obesity, T2D, or high systolic blood pressure were significantly more likely to have thicker and stiffer carotid arteries, the main blood vessel that leads to the brain, according to the study.
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