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Preventive care
Preventative care is a type of healthcare focusing on preventing the onset of diseases or identify disease as early as possible when treatment is most feasible. Preventative healthcare can include interventions such as vaccines, screening tests, or regular physical examinations. Effective preventative care will minimize damage caused by illnesses to an individual and can also limit costs associated with medical treatment.
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JUN 06, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
When a baby is born in the United States, a bit of blood is taken from the baby's heel in what is called a heel stic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2023Cancer
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tracks drugs experiencing shortages, preventing doctors from gettin ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 26, 2023Cancer
Baz Luhrmann preached the importance of sunscreen to the ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99 (and ever ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 24, 2023Immunology
Throughout the world, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer type among women and is the leading cause of ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeMAY 18, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A new collaborative study led by the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark and the National ...Written By: Sarah HoffmanMAY 12, 2023Technology
Edemas, or swelling caused by a build up of fluid in nearby tissues caused by leaky veins, can be both uncomfortable and ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAY 10, 2023Cancer
Yesterday the U.S. Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) announced an updated recommendation for breast cancer screen ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 04, 2023Cardiology
Even relatively small amounts of running could lower your risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.Written By: Savannah LoganMAY 04, 2023Cancer
The Healthy People initiative emerged from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1980. Each deca ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 27, 2023Cancer
ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), artificial intelligence (AI) software that operates like a chatbot, has re ...Written By: Katie KokolusAPR 15, 2023Health & Medicine
Mosquito and tick bites can spread several different diseases, and the range of these insects are shifting as the climat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A case report published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined the unintentional ingestion of Delta-8 tetrahydroca ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 06, 2023Health & Medicine
Food insecurity is the lack of consistent access to nutritional and safe foods. A recent study published in JAMA Network ...Written By: Kerry CharronAPR 05, 2023Technology
Bruising on a child can be one of the earliest signs of child abuse in children. However, it is also one of the most ove ...Written By: Ryan VingumAPR 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
While we may think of some bacteria as friendly and others as pathogenic, the situation can become very complex. Not onl ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2023Health & Medicine
In 2020, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus known as COVID- 19 changed the world in more ways than one. During the in ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAR 23, 2023Microbiology
Infection from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) resembles a cold but can become severe in young children, older adults, ...Written By: Anusha NaganathanMAR 23, 2023Technology
Type 1 diabetes, or juvenile diabetes affects over one million people in the U.S. alone. As an autoimmune condition, typ ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 17, 2023Technology
Anemia is a health condition that affects an estimated two billion people around the globe. Anemia can be mild for some ...Written By: Ryan VingumMAR 11, 2023Neuroscience
An Irish proverb advises, “A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.” Now, a scient ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAR 09, 2023Health & Medicine
Researchers assessed data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which included about 14 million individuals, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 02, 2023Cardiology
Infection with a common oral bacteria may increase the risk of heart disease.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 27, 2023Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about a rise in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis, which causes gastrointestinal ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 27, 2023Cancer
A study presented in November at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 37th Annual Meeting and published in the Journa ...Written By: Katie Kokolus
JUN 06, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
When a baby is born in the United States, a bit of blood is taken from the baby's heel in what is called a heel stic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2023
Cancer
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tracks drugs experiencing shortages, preventing doctors from gettin
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 26, 2023
Cancer
Baz Luhrmann preached the importance of sunscreen to the ladies and gentlemen of the class of ’99 (and ever
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 24, 2023
Immunology
Throughout the world, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer type among women and is the leading cause of
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
MAY 18, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A new collaborative study led by the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark and the National
...
Written By:
Sarah Hoffman
MAY 12, 2023
Technology
Edemas, or swelling caused by a build up of fluid in nearby tissues caused by leaky veins, can be both uncomfortable and
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 10, 2023
Cancer
Yesterday the U.S. Preventative Service Task Force (USPSTF) announced an updated recommendation for breast cancer screen
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 04, 2023
Cardiology
Even relatively small amounts of running could lower your risk of death from cardiovascular disease and cancer.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
MAY 04, 2023
Cancer
The Healthy People initiative emerged from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 1980. Each deca
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 27, 2023
Cancer
ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), artificial intelligence (AI) software that operates like a chatbot, has re
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
APR 15, 2023
Health & Medicine
Mosquito and tick bites can spread several different diseases, and the range of these insects are shifting as the climat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A case report published in the Journal of Cannabis Research examined the unintentional ingestion of Delta-8 tetrahydroca
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 06, 2023
Health & Medicine
Food insecurity is the lack of consistent access to nutritional and safe foods. A recent study published in JAMA Network
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 05, 2023
Technology
Bruising on a child can be one of the earliest signs of child abuse in children. However, it is also one of the most ove
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
While we may think of some bacteria as friendly and others as pathogenic, the situation can become very complex. Not onl
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2023
Health & Medicine
In 2020, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus known as COVID- 19 changed the world in more ways than one. During the in
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 23, 2023
Microbiology
Infection from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) resembles a cold but can become severe in young children, older adults,
...
Written By:
Anusha Naganathan
MAR 23, 2023
Technology
Type 1 diabetes, or juvenile diabetes affects over one million people in the U.S. alone. As an autoimmune condition, typ
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 17, 2023
Technology
Anemia is a health condition that affects an estimated two billion people around the globe. Anemia can be mild for some
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 11, 2023
Neuroscience
An Irish proverb advises, “A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.” Now, a scient
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAR 09, 2023
Health & Medicine
Researchers assessed data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which included about 14 million individuals, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 02, 2023
Cardiology
Infection with a common oral bacteria may increase the risk of heart disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 27, 2023
Microbiology
The CDC has issued an alert about a rise in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) shigellosis, which causes gastrointestinal
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 27, 2023
Cancer
A study presented in November at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 37th Annual Meeting and published in the Journa
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus