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Nearly 30,000 e-scooter riders visited emergency rooms across the United States in 2019 after sustaining injuries on the two-wheeled vehicles, a study published Monday by JAMA Network Open found....Read More

Enrolling in a pharmacist-led telemonitoring program to manage high blood pressure can reduce a person’s risk for a heart attack or stroke by up to 50%, according to a study published Monday in the journal Hypertension....Read More

Staying home helps slow the spread of COVID-19, according to the authors of a study published Monday by JAMA Internal Medicine, based on an analysis of cellphone use data across the United States....Read More

People with diabetes can cut their risk for heart attacks in half, simply by taking medications designed to prevent them, an analysis presented Saturday during the European Society of Cardiology virtual congress found....Read More

Exposure to certain chemicals commonly found in cosmetics and processed foods increases a child’s risk for developing ADHD-like behaviors by more than 30%, according to a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open....Read More

Up to 70% of COVID-19 infections in children might be missed unless routine testing and contact tracing measures are implemented, a study published Friday by JAMA Pediatrics found....Read More

COVID-19 has highlighted and worsened the mental health challenges faced by those struggling to make ends meet across the United States, experts said Thursday....Read More

Cochlear implants offer improvement over hearing aids in both hearing and quality of life for adults 65 years old and older with hearing loss, a study published by JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery found....Read More

AI-assisted mammogram screening is more accurate at identifying women with breast cancer than assessment by a radiologist, a study published Thursday by JAMA Oncology found...Read More

More than 1 million American adults quit smoking between 2012 and 2018 after seeing messages from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Tips From Former Smokers” campaign, according to new figures....Read More