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Health and Medicine

Health and Medicine

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Social media use linked with depression, secondary trauma during COVID-19

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Clinical and Translational Science Institute invests in four pilot projects

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Protocols to make data on kids secure, shareable eventually may help families

A man wearing a mask and glasses points to a chalkboard with a classroom diagram with the words upper room UV disinfection zone and UV fixtures.

UV-light research to investigate aerosol disinfection in unoccupied classrooms

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Research explores strategies to improve nutrition in parts of Asia and Africa

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Insomnia, sleeping less than six hours may increase risk of cognitive impairment

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New $4.6 million award to make sure that every voice is heard

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Can wearable technology help older adults maintain healthy lives?

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A multishot lensless camera in development could aid disease diagnosis

Virologist Nick Buchkovich, seated at a lab bench, uses pipetting equipment. Additional lab equipment and various books and papers are also on the bench.

State funds next steps of College of Medicine COVID-19 vaccine development

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Wastewater sampling may give advanced warning of potential COVID-19 outbreaks

Dr. Alexander Hajduczok, a third-year internal medicine resident at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, sports a wearable device manufactured by WHOOP on his right wrist. Two other physicians are behind him, walking down a hallway.

Researchers to use wearable device to measure resident wellness, prevent burnout

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Study reveals design flaws of chatbot-based symptom-checker apps

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Certain coping strategies can help offset pandemic's mental health hits

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'A permission slip to be human': Grad student aims to help students and schools

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