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10 Reasons Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Appears Airtight Not that it's without controversy. The science backing aerosol transmission "is clear-cut but it is not accepted in many circles," Trisha Greenhalgh, PhD, told Medscape Medical News.
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Sleeping Too Little in Middle Age May Increase Dementia Risk, Study Finds For years, researchers have pondered this and other questions about how sleep relates to cognitive decline. Answers have been elusive because it is hard to know if insufficient sleep is a symptom of the brain changes that underlie dementia — or if it can ...
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The US is vaccinating millions of Americans daily. But here's why Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are up "More people in the United States are being vaccinated every single day at an accelerated pace," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House Covid-19 briefing on Monday.
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Learning to breathe: German clinic helps COVID long haulers HEILIGENDAMM, Germany — Simone Ravera rolls up her trousers, slips off her shoes and socks, then gingerly steps into the chilly waters of the Baltic Sea. The 50-year-old rheumatology nurse is slowly finding her feet again after being struck down with ...
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Billions spent on coronavirus fight, but what happens next? Public health officials who have juggled bare-bones budgets for years are happy to have the additional money. Yet they worry it will soon dry up as the pandemic recedes, continuing a boom-bust funding cycle that has plagued the U.S. public health system for ...
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The race to untangle the secrets of rare, severe blood clots after Johnson & Johnson vaccination Between March 19 and April 12, medical teams from Virginia to Nevada encountered the same baffling constellation of symptoms in five other women between the ages of 18 and 48. All had recently received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. One woman died.
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Learning to breathe: German clinic helps COVID long haulers A clinic on the Baltic coast has become a major rehabilitation center for COVID-19 patients from across Germany, treating 600 people over the past year. By FRANK JORDANS and KERSTIN SOPKE Associated Press. April 19, 2021, 11:27 PM. • 6 min read.
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Can you get vaccinated if you have COVID-19? Doctors explain what to do Experts interviewed by ABC News say if you develop COVID-19, or even if you are exposed, you should probably delay your appointment. The primary reason is to limit the chance ...
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Disinfecting surfaces to prevent Covid often all for show, CDC advises (CNN) The risk of surface transmission of Covid-19 is low, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Far more important is airborne transmission -- and people who obsessively disinfect surfaces may be doing more harm than good.
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Transgender Therapy Tied to Blood Pressure Changes "Many physicians may not be aware of the changes to blood pressure in trans patients who start hormone therapy," senior author Michael S. Irwig, MD, director of transgender medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, told Medscape.
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Joy, Relief In Airports As Australia And New Zealand Open 'Travel Bubble' On Monday, Australia and New Zealand launched their long-anticipated travel bubble that will allow residents of each country to visit the other without having to quarantine upon arrival. Emotional videos capturing long-awaited reunions in arrival halls in ...
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AHA News: Sorting Folklore From Fact on the Health Benefits of Garlic MONDAY, April 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Garlic is a food of legends, supposedly capable of providing protection against everything from common colds to heart disease – not to mention vampires and werewolves.
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COVID Antibody Responses Reduced in Some MS Patients Antibody responses after SARS-CoV-2 infection were reduced in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients on ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) compared with other MS patients, but T-cell responses were not, preliminary data from a New York study suggested. Antibody ...
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German clinic helps COVID long haulers HEILIGENDAMM, Germany – Simone Ravera rolls up her trousers, slips off her shoes and socks, then gingerly steps into the chilly waters of the Baltic Sea. The 50-year-old rheumatology nurse is slowly finding her feet again after being struck down with ...
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Haphazard Aspirin Add-On: Not a Great Risk-Reward Tradeoff for DOAC Users Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) users without a clear indication for aspirin were often prescribed combination therapy only to wind up with a higher risk of bleeding and no reduction in thrombotic events, an observational study showed. People with atrial ...
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Experts Answer Eight Key Questions About Covid-19 Vaccine Reactions The Johnson & Johnson vaccine only requires one dose because it elicits a strong immune response. For the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, this initial immune response isn't as robust. A second booster shot is needed to kick the immune system in high gear.
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Physical inactivity tied to higher COVID-19 risk; new trial attempts to reinfect virus survivors (Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Physical inactivity tied to higher COVID-19 risks. Patients with ...
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Colorado County Report: Vaccine Clinic Flouted Safety Rules A Colorado county public health report has found a Colorado Springs vaccine clinic was operating without proper temperature storage for vaccines or social distancing, as well as having unmasked workers. By Associated Press. |. April 19, 2021.
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CDC says fewer than 6000 Americans have contracted Covid after being fully vaccinated U.S. health officials have confirmed fewer than 6,000 cases of Covid-19 in fully vaccinated Americans, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said. That represents just 0.007% of the 84 million Americans with full protection against the virus. The CDC chief ...
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Otters test positive for COVID-19 at Georgia Aquarium The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta announced Sunday that seven Asian small-clawed otters have contracted the virus. The otters were tested after showing "mild respiratory symptoms including sneezing, runny noses, mild lethargy, and ...
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Otters at Georgia Aquarium Test Positive for COVID The otters were tested after showing respiratory symptoms such as sneezing, runny noses, and coughing, the aquarium in Atlanta said. It's believed the otters got the virus from a staff member who wasn't showing symptoms, so all staff members that came in ...
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Next phase of vaccine goal may be toughest, Minnesota health officials warn Minnesota is almost halfway to vaccinating 80% of its eligible population against COVID-19, but whether it can reach that goal — or even needs to get that far to stifle the pandemic — is unclear. State leaders said the 80% COVID-19 vaccination goal is an ...
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Are You Eating Foods That Harm Your 'Microbiome'? MONDAY, April 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People who eat plenty of vegetables, fish and fiber may have more inflammation-fighting bacteria in their guts, but fast-food lovers may be feeding inflammatory microbes. That's the conclusion of a new study that ...
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UK researchers will deliberately reinfect people with COVID-19 in new 'challenge study' The study aims to understand what immune response is needed to protect against reinfection with COVID-19. Doctor and patient in hospital room wearing masks. (Image credit: Shutterstock). Researchers in the U.K. are looking for volunteers who have ...
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Yes, Chlamydia Can 'Come Back' — Here's How to Prevent It chlamydia; syphilis; HIV. Your local health department may also test for other STIs, such as: herpes; trichomoniasis; hepatitis B and C. Want to know which STIs they' ...
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Are COVID Vaccine Side Effects a Good Sign? If someone gets a headache or feels a bit under the weather after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, it's become common to hear them say something like "Oh, it just means my immune system is really working hard." On the flip side, when people don't notice any ...
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Disrupted sleep is linked to increased risk of death, particularly in women The association was less clear in men, and their risk of cardiovascular death increased by just over a quarter compared to the general male population. Unconscious wakefulness, also known as cortical arousal, is a normal ...
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Unconscious Wakefulness Linked to Increased Risk of Death from CVD and Any Cause, Particularly among Women A study has for the first time demonstrated a clear link between the frequency and duration of unconscious wakefulness—also known as cortical arousal—during night-time sleep, and an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular (CV) diseases, and death ...
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Mask's fit may determine how well it protects against COVID-19 Researchers found that wearing a medical procedure mask snugly beneath a cloth mask nearly doubled the effectiveness of filtering out particles the size of SARS-CoV-2, compared with wearing just one mask. They said the elimination of any gaps — rather ...
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Multivits, omega-3, probiotics, vitamin D may lessen risk of positive COVID-19 test But taking any of vitamin C, zinc, or garlic supplements wasn't associated with a lower risk of testing positive for the virus, the findings show. There has been plenty of celebrity endorsement of ...
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Maine close to giving 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine Maine close to giving 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. New cases of COVID-19 remain elevated, although on Sunday the state passed the 50% mark for eligible residents who have received at least 1 dose of vaccine.
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COVID-19: New UK Challenge Trial to Investigate Reinfection Researchers at the University of Oxford will re-expose participants to SARS-CoV-2 to see how the immune system reacts a second time round. Prof Helen McShane/SMC. The ...
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Learning to breathe: German clinic helps COVID long haulers HEILIGENDAMM, Germany — Simone Ravera rolls up her trousers, slips off her shoes and socks, then gingerly steps into the chilly waters of the Baltic Sea. The 50-year-old rheumatology nurse ...
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Virta Health hits $2B valuation with $133M funding to expand reach of diabetes-reversing platform The world may not yet have the technology to turn back time, but Virta Health is hoping its telehealth platform will do the trick for users with Type 2 diabetes. And investors appear ...
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Moderna's mRNA technology could help in the decades-long search for an HIV vaccine Working in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health, Scripps Research, the Gates Foundation, and other partners, Moderna said it would begin testing two HIV vaccine candidates in humans by the end of 2021.
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World Can Bring Pandemic Under Control Within Months - WHO Chief Global climate change activist Greta Thunberg, joining the briefing as a virtual guest from Sweden, took a swipe at "vaccine nationalism" and said it was unethical that rich countries were prioritising their younger citizens for vaccination ahead of vulnerable ...
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Should vaccinated people still get COVID tests? When should you get tested after the COVID-19 vaccine? Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco, mostly agrees with the CDC guidelines. But she says ...
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First four days of no-appointment COVID-19 vaccine draws just 23% of capacity in Viera The Florida Department of Health's first local effort at no-appointment, drive-thru COVID-19 vaccinations received a less-than-overwhelming response. The Health Department had enough vaccines and staffing to administer as many as 7,300 doses in Viera ...
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Study shows those high-intensity workouts really help boost fitness Recently, researchers have evaluated whether shorter versions of HIIT, or high-intensity interval training, that have as little as 4-min of high-intensity exercise in each session can also offer health benefits.
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Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired vaccinates about 20 at private event Then, on Monday, Schafer, who has low vision and lives alone in Mesa, got a ride to the center in Phoenix and finally received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, she said.
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The US is vaccinating millions of Americans daily. But here's why Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are up "More people in the United States are being vaccinated every single day at an accelerated pace," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a White House Covid-19 briefing on Monday.
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Some long-haul COVID patients report vaccines are easing their lingering symptoms "For me, this is a miracle," COVID long-hauler Kimberly Willis-Rinaldi told CBS News senior medical correspondent Dr. Tara Narula. "The viral conjunctivitis specifically in my right eye is gone. The rash that was on my back and on my arms and my neck, that's ...
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Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for coronavirus Despite being geriatric, they are improving and expected to make a full recovery, the aquarium said. "Our Asian small-clawed otters are under very close monitoring by veterinarians and animal care team members," Dr. Tonya Clauss, vice president of animal ...
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Ohio State study measures COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness in cancer patients Dave Hill was officially in remission from lymphoma in December 2019 after nearly a year and a half of treatment. His white and red blood cells were recovering after a stem cell transplant, and he was trying to return to normal. Three months later, COVID-19 ...
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Virta Health pulls in $133M to expand its diabetes reversal platform Virta uses a digital platform to help users regulate their blood sugar and eliminate the need for diabetes medications. Patients have access to certified clinicians and health coaches nearly around the clock who assist in crafting meal plans and driving ...
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Alaska tribal health groups distribute vaccine far and wide JUNEAU, Alaska — John Waghiyi remembers rushing his cousin to the clinic in the Bering Sea city of Savoonga in December, worried he was having a possible heart attack while out butchering a bowhead whale. Waghiyi arrived to see elders waiting in the ...
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Coronavirus antiviral drug shows promise in hamsters, enters human testing The drug, MK-4482, was said to drop viral levels and reduce damage from the disease in the lungs of hamsters treated for infection, per an NIH release. The treatment works by preventing the virus from replicating, with benefits seen when the drug was given 12 ...
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One vaccine dose may be enough for people who had COVID-19, Penn scientists say People who have already recovered from COVID-19 are showing signs of robust protection from the coronavirus and its variants after just one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, according to a new Penn study published in Science Immunology.
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Mayo Clinic teams with dozens of health care providers on pro-vaccination ad campaign While the words are spoken, black-and-white newsreel footage depicts iconic images of shared sacrifice, Greatest Generation footage including the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima, enlistment parades, saluting children and the wartime manufacturing ...
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Maine close to giving 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine The dueling statistics highlight what public health officials often refer to as a race to vaccinate against a virus that is spreading even faster among the unvaccinated population in areas of Maine and other states. Official figures for ...
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