Dr. Jyoti Mishra personally knows how much stress can come with a wildfire. The associate director of the UC Climate Change and Mental Health Council and associate professor of psychiatry…
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FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones
by adminYears of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now the US Food and Drug Administration is proposing guidance to…
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Rising HMPV cases in China are ‘what we would expect to see’ in winter, health officials say
by adminAs China experiences a rise in respiratory infections this winter, one little-known virus has gotten a lot of attention – and some people may worry whether the rise in cases…
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To heal America’s ills, outgoing surgeon general offers ‘parting prescription’: stronger community
by adminAs US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy nears the end of his second term as the nation’s doctor, a final diagnosis of his patient suggests that a great deficiency of…
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Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
by adminWith reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the early days of Covid-19, when infectious disease experts…