There has been increasing interest in using health “big data” for artificial intelligence (AI) research. As such, it is important
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Kids with arthritis in less affluent families report longer period of morning stiffness
Children with arthritis affecting five or more joints, called polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (polyarticular JIA), living in less affluent families
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Investigators discover unique immune cells in patients with checkpoint inhibitor-induced arthritis
Since doctors began treating cancer patients with immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors nearly a decade ago, they have observed that
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In light of pandemic, flu vaccinations more important than ever for people at highest risk
The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary health organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, is helping to
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AHA News: Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD Boost Heart Attack Risk in Veterans
THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — The risk of heart attack is significantly higher in people with
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Antiseizure medication in pregnancy associated with twice the risk of autism in child
Women with epilepsy who take the antiseizure drug valproic acid while pregnant are at more than double the risk of
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Masks could cut COVID-19 deaths in the US by 130,000: study
Even if state-level governments in the United States reimpose limited social distancing measures to halt the spread of COVID-19, the
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Research team discovers molecular processes in kidney cells that attract and feed COVID-19
Although the lungs are a common target for COVID-19’s cytokine storm, so are the kidneys, making the 1 in 4
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Poor women in Bangladesh reluctant to use healthcare
Women living in poorer households of Dhaka, Bangladesh are unwilling to give birth at maternal healthcare facilities. A new study,
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How does the immune system develop in the first days of life?
Within the womb, a human fetus benefits from the protection of the placenta, limiting their contact with pathogens. However, once
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