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Special Report: How a Coronavirus Variant Tore Through an English Island and Onto the World Stage ISLE OF SHEPPEY, England (Reuters) - Warm weather brings tourists to the Isle of Sheppey, a flat, marshy island near the mouth of the River Thames. Each summer, they fill Sheppey's many caravan parks or flock to villages with seaside attractions geared ...
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Scientists probe whether West Africa's recent Ebola outbreak was from man who survived epidemic five years ago (CNN) Scientists and global health officials are investigating whether the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea may have been triggered by a person who was first infected with the virus during the Ebola epidemic in the region five years ago. The World Health ...
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Coronavirus FAQ: To Travel Or Not To Travel? Plus, Tattoos And Vaccines Can Mix And putting the CDC in the position of giving some people the green light to travel when not everyone has had the opportunity to get vaccinated, she says, poses some thorny ethical issues. "Then you get into vaccine passports and the haves and have-nots of ...
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The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines AstraZeneca updated its data on how well its Covid-19 vaccine works, saying the vaccine showed 76% efficacy against symptomatic disease.
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The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines The CDC director is concerned about a new surge in Covid-19 cases, as the US surpassed 30 million infections since the start of the pandemic. AstraZeneca updated its data on how well its Covid-19 vaccine works, saying the vaccine showed 76% efficacy ...
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Covid Stole Your Sense of Smell? Try Physical Therapy for Your Nose. When Laura Drager contracted Covid-19 in July, it was as though someone had suddenly muted her olfactory system. One morning she was sipping her favorite Gatorade (the yellow one), and two hours later the drink was completely flavorless.
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The emerging plasticity of SARS-CoV-2 Viruses evolve as a result of mutation (misincorporations, insertions or deletions, and recombination) and natural selection for favorable traits such as more efficient viral replication, transmission, and evasion of host defenses. Newly selected traits may be ...
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Pfizer Begins Testing Its Vaccine in Young Children Other drug makers have begun similar trials of their Covid-19 vaccines. If they work in children younger than 12 as expected, it will be easier for the U.S. to reach herd immunity.
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Cancer Screening Rebounds After COVID-Related Decline Weekly rates of screening mammography decreased by 96% from mid-March to April and then began a rebound that continued through July, when weekly mammographies approximated the pre-pandemic rate. Similarly, screening colonoscopy rates ...
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Levonorgestrel intrauterine device induces response in early endometrial cancer, precancer Treatment with a levonorgestrel-dispensing intrauterine device appeared to be effective and safe for women with stage I endometrial adenocarcinoma or endometrial hyperplasia with atypia, according to results of a randomized, phase 2 study. Results of the ...
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German Mother of 11 Kids Fights Virus With Discipline, Love By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER and CHRISTOPH NOELTING, Associated Press. EISEMROTH, Germany (AP) — One year into the coronavirus pandemic, Katja Heimann, a mother of 11, is still trying to keep her spirits up — despite several lockdowns and months ...
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Live: Minnesota health officials, long-term care leaders give COVID-19 update MDH reports 1,857 new COVID cases, highest since Jan. 10, 16 new deaths · Officials: 89 fully vaccinated Minnesotans tested positive for COVID-19 ...
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Covid: Past infection increases vaccine response six-fold Health workers with previous Covid-19 infections had six times the immune response to one dose of the Pfizer jab than those who hadn't had the virus. The researchers said this emphasised the importance of people having their second dose to provide the ...
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Pfizer and Moderna are safe and effective in pregnant women, provide antibodies to newborns Vaccine-generated antibodies were present in all of the umbilical cord and breast milk samples that were tested, which suggests that pregnant and lactating women pass COVID-19 protection to their fetuses or newborns. " ...
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College students muster for big COVID-19 vaccine study Thousands of college students in the U.S. may soon help answer one of the world's most pressing questions about COVID-19 vaccines: Can these shots, which protect against serious symptoms, also prevent those who might still get infected from silently ...
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Middle-Age Loneliness Linked to Alzheimer's Disease Midlife loneliness was tied to late-life dementia and Alzheimer's disease, but the relationship depended on whether loneliness persisted, according to data from the Framingham Heart Study cohort. People who were persistently lonely via self-report when they ...
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A Stressed Brain Might Play Role in 'Broken Heart' Syndrome By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The brain may play a role in so-called broken heart syndrome, a new study suggests. Formally known as Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), it's a temporary -- but ...
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AHA News: Heart Failure at 35 Helped New York Cardiologist Better Care for Patients By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Unlike most of his cardiology colleagues, Dr. Satjit "Saj" Bhusri has personal experience with heart disease – and he ...
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COVID-19 Brazilian Variant Found In San Diego County The announcements came on Wednesday. The new strain of the virus first discovered in Brazil may be more effective in resisting vaccines, said Dr. Eric McDonald, medical director of the county Health and Human Services ...
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Coronavirus study with UW students aims to answer key question, help us see when 'normal' life can return But a key question — with implications for long-term control of the pandemic — remains: Can vaccinated people get mild or asymptomatic infections and pass the virus on to others? Scientists at the Fred Hutchinson ...
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5 Best Testosterone Booster Supplements For Men 2021 Testosterone is a sex hormone that determines many of the stereotypical traits of a male: your muscle mass, sex drive, competitiveness, energy, motivation—the list goes on. Unfortunately, testosterone levels peak pretty early in a man's life, sometimes as soon ...
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Michigan Sees Virus Surge, but Tighter Restrictions Unlikely Michigan, which not long ago had among the country's lowest COVID-19 infection rates, is confronting an alarming spike that some public health experts worry could be a harbinger nationally.
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Why anti-vaccine propaganda still runs rampant on Instagram The problem has been well-reported. And Facebook, which owns Instagram, has made several rounds of changes to discourage the spread of vaccine misinformation on its platforms. Facebook says it's already removed millions of Facebook and Instagram ...
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Why the pandemic could make this year's flu shot less potent But the low levels of flu have left experts with a much smaller pool of data used for predicting which flu strains will predominate next winter — raising the odds that the 2021-22 flu vaccine will be less effective than normal.
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Drug Boosts Survival for Women With Advanced Ovarian Cancer This class of drugs blocks an enzyme called PARP that cancer cells need to repair damage to their genetic material, and blocking it causes cancer cells to die. There are two other PARP inhibitors approved to treat ovarian cancer, Zejula (niraparib) and Rubraca ...
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COVID-19 myths debunked and common questions answered "Not true. There's no virus in it," Kalams said. "It's physically impossible." He said this is a persistence myth that accompanies many vaccines. The Moderna and Pfizer vaccines give ...
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Experts Concerned a 4th COVID-19 Wave May Be Building Public health experts are watching several COVID-19 hot spots around the country, including areas of Florida and Michigan. Currently, 27 states are showing increases in COVID-19 cases of 5 percent or more. Many experts are concerned that the highly ...
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7 Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Therapies, Explained by Doctors 7 Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Therapies, Explained by Doctors. After being diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer, a doctor may suggest one or multiple treatments. By Kasandra Brabaw.
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As contact tracing ebbs in parts of US, New York stays committed NEW YORK (AP) — Coronavirus contact tracing programs across the U.S. scaled back their ambitions as cases surged in winter, but New York City has leaned into its $600 million tracing initiative. The city hired more tracers during the holiday season surge ...
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States race to open up vaccines to general public; WI holds at May 1 More than 27% of Wisconsin residents have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, but state health officials raised concern Thursday about a new spike in positive cases — including variants.
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University of Utah researchers studying possible COVID-19 treatment A decades-old antidepressant drug may stop coronavirus from causing serious illness — and the University of Utah is enrolling patients in a study to confirm whether it works. The drug, fluvoxamine, is an early selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor developed ...
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Michigan's COVID rate is 2nd worst in US, as schools go virtual and hospitals fill up Michigan now has the second highest COVID-19 case rate per capita in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday — the same day state health officials announced 4,454 new coronavirus cases, the biggest daily total this ...
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Washington state's COVID-19 case count flattening, increasing in some counties Two important numbers relating to the coronavirus pandemic are going in different directions, one positive and one negative. The good number shows that more people continue to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus Remains Leading Cause Of Death In Los Angeles Despite the tragic toll in lives lost, there is reason to be optimistic that the daily death toll will soon fall. COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline dramatically in Los Angeles.
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'Zombie Genes' Spur Some Brain Cells to Grow Even After Death By Cara Murez, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When people die some cells in their brains go on for hours, even getting more active and growing to gargantuan proportions, new research shows. Awareness of ...
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Michigan has a new leader in the surge of COVID cases: kids COVID-19 cases in Michigan among kids ages 10 to 19 have risen 133% in the last four weeks, faster than any other age group as the state confronts another spike in virus cases. It's also the first time during the pandemic that this age group has led in ...
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Pregnant, breastfeeding mothers pass COVID-19 antibodies to babies, study finds The study, which looked at 131 reproductive-age vaccine recipients including 84 who were pregnant and 31 who were lactating, found antibodies in all of the umbilical cord blood and breastmilk samples it collected, indicating antibodies were passed from ...
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Coronavirus in Michigan: Here's what to know March 26, 2021 DETROIT – The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 642,869 as of Thursday, including 15,984 deaths, state officials report. Thursday's update includes a total of 5,224 new cases and 49 additional deaths, 30 of ...
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Q&A: COVID-19's economic impact on women living with HIV Speaking to Devex, Saptasagar explained how YPS — through an unrestricted grant project under the Gilead Asia Pacific Rainbow Grant — is working to support women infected and affected by HIV through microcredit support groups and how it has ensured ...
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German mother of 11 kids fights virus with discipline, love EISEMROTH, Germany (AP) — One year into the coronavirus pandemic, Katja Heimann, a mother of 11, is still trying to keep her spirits up — despite several lockdowns and months of homeschooling seven of her children. The secret of her success, she says: ...
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Pfizer is testing a pill that could be the first oral COVID treatment, company says It's a tool that could compliment vaccination and other treatment measures in the race to end the pandemic, especially as coronavirus variants capable of infecting people more quickly, and escaping vaccines' defenses to some degree, continue to emerge ...
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Younger Residents in Douglas County Could Get Vaccines Soon OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Douglas County could start giving coronavirus vaccinations to residents who are at least 16 years old by mid-April, catching up with parts of rural Nebraska that have already moved onto that phase. The Douglas County Public Health ...
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'No question': COVID-19 vaccines are safe, health leaders say after Kansas obit claim Kansas City area health leaders took an opportunity Thursday to emphasize the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine after an unconfirmed report that a Kansas woman died due to a reaction. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is ...
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Weekly Health Quiz: Weight Gain, Covid and Exercise During pandemic lockdowns, Americans gained, on average, about how many pounds a month? Half a pound. 1 pound. 2 pounds. 4 pounds. 2 of 7. Spread of coronavirus at the gym would likely be highest among people attending this type of group exercise ...
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Study: COVID-19 Reinfections Are Rare, Although More Common in Older Adults Although prior infection with COVID-19 protects most people against reinfection, new research has found that people over 65 years of age have a greater risk, with only 47% protection against repeat infection compared to 80% protection for younger people.
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Pfizer-BioNTech Have Started Testing Their COVID-19 Vaccine in Children Under 12 Alejandra and Marisol Gerardo are nine years old but already making a little bit of history. The twin sisters are among the first young children to get vaccinated with a COVID-19 shot in Pfizer-BioNTech's study of its vaccine in kids under age 12. Alejandra and ...
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Oregon Health Authority monitors 4 people for Ebola after their return from Africa They all recently visited the West African countries of Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Areas in both of those countries are experiencing a small Ebola outbreak. As ...
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Oregon Health Authority monitoring four people for Ebola The four — whose identities, nationalities or current locations have not been disclosed — have not tested positive for the virus or shown symptoms, said Dr. Richard Leman, an infectious disease expert with the Oregon Health Authority.
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Health Care Worker Burnout and Sleep Disturbance Linked With Heightened Infection Risk, Severe COVID-19 Among health care workers, disrupted sleep and daily burnout were associated with a greater risk of developing COVID-19, as well as having more severe symptoms and a longer recovery period. Health care workers experiencing sleep issues and daily ...
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Coronavirus can invade cells in the mouth, scientists find Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has found evidence that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infects the cells in the mouth including the salivary glands – which may explain some COVID-19 symptoms such as loss of taste and dry ...
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