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TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A stop-smoking mobile app that senses where and when one might be triggered to smoke could help people quit, according to a study published online April 14 in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.Felix Naughton, Ph.D…

TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A conditioned open-label placebo (C-OLP) may be a beneficial, low-risk adjunct to methadone treatment of opioid use disorder, according to a study published online April 12 in JAMA Network Open.Annabelle M. …

TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Greater Black representation in the primary care provider (PCP) workforce is associated with better population health measures for Black individuals, according to a study published online April 14 in JAMA Ne…

TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A leading doctors’ group recommends that toddlers get screening for autism at 18 months old. That may not be a moment too soon — and earlier may be even better, researchers say.A new randomized clinical tria…

TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could taxing soda cut down on the consumption of sugary drinks?That’s exactly what happened when a local “soda tax” was launched in Oakland, Calif., according to researchers from the University of California…

TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Poverty is the fourth-greatest cause of death in the United States, according to new research. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside estimate that poverty was associated with 183,000 deaths …

TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most people think of joint pain when they think of arthritis but, depending on the type of arthritis, other symptoms can crop up.Here’s how to spot some of the most common signs of different types of arthrit…