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Pregnant women hospitalized because of COVID-19 had secret advantage - study

A new study revealed advantages found for pregnant women who were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the ICU, requiring them to give birth before the condition deteriorated.

Obesity, overweight BMI can raise risk of death by 91% - study

The new study busted previous widespread biases on the link between one's BMI and mortality risk, including the "obesity paradox."

How did an 8-year-old end up in the hospital from picking a lime?

A few weeks ago in Australia, Otis Kerr wanted to make juice from limes he picked in his garden at home. A few days later he had huge blisters on his hands.

By WALLA!
27/02/2023
A view of Yeshiva University

Yeshiva U. to open first US clinic for Non-Verbal Learning Disorder

People with NFLD can often write and speak well. However, there are still things they struggle with, such as abstract concepts and social cues.

Can fitness trackers do more harm than good for the heart? - study

Some wearable gadgets have the potential to interfere with pacemakers, other implanted cardiac devices.

COVID-19 likely originated in Chinese lab leak, US Energy Dept. says - report

Claims that a lab leak in China led to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic have been circulating for years, but they remain a subject of considerable dispute.

ADHD can slow down ability to understand speech - Israeli study

The findings showed that the people in the ADHD group had a delay/slowdown of half a second in performing the task, that is, a delay in processing speech.

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