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Here's why schools are on alert over new coronavirus variants (CNN) As new coronavirus variants pop up around the world, public health experts are looking at one key group of people who might be particularly vulnerable to future outbreaks: School children. There are no indications that any of the new Covid-19 variants ...
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Obesity Paradox Challenged: Weight Gain Does Not Protect Cognition The findings challenge the "obesity paradox" in cognition, which suggests that overweight or obesity in older adults protects cognitive function. Judith M. Kronschnabl. In the current study, weight loss ...
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With Black Women At Highest Risk of Maternal Death, Some States Extending Medicaid "It's cause for alarm," Tabb Dina says. "Our country is in a crisis, in terms of unnecessary maternal deaths during pregnancy." In recent years, Illinois' Maternal Mortality Review Committee ...
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In 10 Years, COVID-19 Could Be 'Just the Sniffles' By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The virus fueling the COVID-19 pandemic could become just an ordinary sniffle-causing nuisance within the next 10 years, a new study suggests. Researchers ...
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Why You Shouldn't Rely on a COVID-19 Antibody Test to Determine Immunity Food and Drug Administration officials say antibody tests should not be used to determine whether someone has immunity to COVID-19. They say the tests only determine whether someone has been exposed to the coronavirus and not if they've built ...
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A First: Blind Man's Sight Restored With Optogenetic Therapy The vision of a man who lost his sight because of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) has been partially restored with optogenetic therapy in the first reported case of functional recovery in a neurodegenerative disease following this novel treatment. "It was breathtaking ...
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Could COVID-19 Trigger Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in the Young? By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Although older adults are among the most vulnerable to the ravages of COVID-19, new research warns that young patients can develop long-lasting fatigue and ...
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COVID-19 infections are exceedingly rare after full vaccination: CDC A breakthrough infection is when a fully vaccinated person becomes infected with COVID-19. The new CDC report shows that such breakthrough infections may occur in just 0.01% of all fully vaccinated people. Vaccines ...
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Low Testosterone Could Be Bad News in COVID-19 Compared with 24 men who had mild cases of COVID-19, the 66 men with severe illness had significantly lower testosterone levels at the time of diagnosis: 151 ng/dL versus 53 ng/dL, respectively (P=0.01).
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Testosterone Might Influence COVID Severity in Men By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, May 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Low testosterone levels may increase men's risk of severe COVID-19, according to a new study. On average, men fare worse with COVID-19 than women.
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AHA News: Link Between Depression and Heart Disease Cuts Both Ways Feelings of depression following heart surgery – or any type of cardiac event – are common. But they also can substantially raise the risk for complications and even death. A 2017 study in the European Heart Journal found ...
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The Best Time of Day to Exercise for Metabolic Health Evening exercise may be more potent than morning workouts for improving metabolic health, according to a helpful new study of exercise timing. The study, which looked at high-fat diets and overweight men, found that late-day workouts moderated the ...
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Low-Salt 'DASH' Diet Good for Total Heart Health By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- It's consistently rated high among diets for all-around health, and a new report finds the DASH diet is all-around good for your heart, too.
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The best hemorrhoid cream of 2021 Small blood vessels within the anus can break and become swollen. Internal hemorrhoids may not be as painful as external hemorrhoids, but the symptoms are hard to ignore. An anesthetic cream should be applied with a special applicator to reach the affected ...
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People With IBS See Silver Lining in Lockdown The pandemic-related stay-at-home mandate may have been a good thing for patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS): improvement in IBS-severity symptoms, anxiety, and somatization, according to a survey-based study from Argentina. There was a ...
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Widespread health woes could follow from pandemic-driven job losses Research also consistently shows that job loss and unemployment—even just for a few months—are associated with poorer physical health as well, including increased risks for cardiovascular disease, hospitalization and death. These risks can endure for years ...
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AHA News: Woman's Frozen Face, Garbled Speech During Zoom Call Were Signs of a Stroke By American Heart Association News, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, Dorothy Farris organized "Cocktails and Conversation," a weekly hourlong ...
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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today It has been five months since the first Covid-19 vaccine was administered in the U.S., and so far the data on vaccinations suggests that they are highly effective. Breakthrough infections, which happen after a person is fully vaccinated, are few and far between.
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Children With Covid Inflammatory Syndrome May Overcome Their Most Serious Symptoms A small study found that six months after hospitalization, most children with MIS-C did not have debilitating health issues. But some had lingering muscle weakness and emotional difficulties.
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As Life Begins To Return To Normal, Psychologists Say Expect Anxiety RHITU CHATTERJEE, BYLINE: Vaile Wright has been fully vaccinated since last week. VAILE WRIGHT: But I still feel a little trepidation about going out. CHATTERJEE: Wright is a psychologist and senior director ...
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As Multnomah County is approved to ease restrictions Thursday, officials plead with public to still wear masks indoors Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that Multnomah County will move from "high risk" to "lower risk" on Thursday, a shift that will bring with it far less restrictive COVID-19 containment measures -- including higher capacity limits at restaurants, bars, gyms ...
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The Latest: South Korea mulls dropping masks for vaccinated SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean officials say they plan to allow people to drop their masks from July if they have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, as they mull incentives to promote inoculation. Health Minister Kwon Deok-choel said ...
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COVID-19 vaccine progress impressive, but 'herd immunity' a long way off Remember when COVID-19 vaccines were as elusive as your car keys on Monday morning and harder to snag than Rolling Stones tickets? The jabs started rolling out to more people in February and, after a slow start, California has clocked an impressive ...
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Half of US adults are now fully vaccinated, CDC says "This is a major milestone in our country's vaccination efforts. The number was 1% when we entered office January 20th," White House senior adviser Andy Slavitt told reporters at a press briefing on Tuesday.
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Geology helps map kidney stone formation from tiny to troublesome Advanced microscope technology and cutting-edge geological science are giving new perspectives to an old medical mystery: How do kidney stones form, why are some people more susceptible to them and can they be prevented? In a new paper published ...
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Mental Health and Substance Use Considerations Among Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic During the COVID-19 pandemic, children have experienced major disruptions as a result of public health safety measures, including school closures, social isolation, financial hardships, and gaps in health care access. Many parents have reported poor ...
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William Shakespeare, the first man in Britain to receive an approved Covid vaccine, dies at 81. William Shakespeare, the man with a famous name who inspired headline writers across Britain last year when he became the second person in the country to receive a coronavirus vaccine, has died after suffering a stroke, his family said in a statement.
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Vaccination May Help Reduce Symptoms of Long COVID Support groups and patient care clinics have been created to help patients who suffer from lasting effects of the virus. Originally thought to be ...
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Sildenafil Increases Exercise Capacity, Study Suggests Patients with CF often have exercise intolerance, defined as a decreased ability to perform physical exercise. Exercise intolerance is evaluated by oxygen consumption and has been suggested as a way to predict mortality in CF patients.
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Myocarditis After COVID Vaccine? Chicago's Top Doc Breaks Down Reports The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advisory panel noted some reports of a few young COVID vaccine recipients who experienced cases of myocarditis following their vaccination.
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Fauci says US can still end HIV epidemic by 2030 despite Covid pandemic White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday that the U.S. can still achieve its goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030 despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, ...
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Low testosterone in men linked to more severe COVID-19 An oxygen mask at a hospital. (Image credit: Shutterstock). Men with low testosterone levels may be more likely to have severe ...
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Indian COVID-19 variant found in at least 53 territories: WHO The coronavirus variant first detected in India has now been officially recorded in 53 territories, a World Health Organization report showed Wednesday. Additionally, the WHO has received information from unofficial sources that the B.1.617 variant has been ...
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Data from smartwatches can help predict clinical blood test results Smartwatches and other wearable devices may be used to sense illness, dehydration and even changes to the red blood cell count, according to biomedical engineers and genomics researchers at Duke University and the Stanford University School of ...
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Study Results Suggest SARS-CoV-2 Could Become Mild, Seasonal Virus The results of a study published in Viruses suggests that SARS-CoV-2 could become a mild, seasonal illness not unlike the common cold over the course of the next decade. The investigators used mathematical models that incorporate lessons learned from ...
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Covid Long-Haulers Baffle Doctors With Symptoms Going On and On Tasha Clark tested positive for Covid-19 on April 8, 2020. The Connecticut woman, now 41, was relieved that her symptoms at the time -- diarrhea, sore throat and body aches -- didn't seem particularly severe. She never got a fever and wasn't hospitalized.
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Additional Efforts Necessary to Implement New Recommended Age Range for Colorectal Cancer Screenings Most early-onset colorectal cancer deaths occur between ages 45 to 49, said the authors, but data suggests the rate of increase in incidence is steepest in the youngest patients. Colorectal cancer incidence was found to be increasing by 2% per year among 20- ...
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New drugs to fight COVID-19 developed Scientists from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Queensland have developed two new drugs to both prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection, and also treat people who have been exposed to the virus so they do not develop severe disease.
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Narcissism linked to aggression in review of 437 studies "It is a pretty straightforward message: Narcissism is a significant risk factor for aggressive and violent behavior across the board," said Brad Bushman, co-author of the study and professor of communication at The Ohio State University.
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Older Canadians say they're more willing to get the flu shot in the wake of COVID-19 "The pandemic has been a sobering demonstration of the dangers of infectious diseases," said Nancy Waite, a professor at the School of Pharmacy and the lead author on the study. "We've seen changing perceptions of the value of vaccines and a documented ...
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Tick population expected to surge, and they're carrying more than Lyme disease, researchers say "All the ticks that tucker down underneath the leaf litter and snow are out seeking a host. So we have a combination in the springtime of many different types of ticks that are active," said Nicole Chinnici, lab director at East Stroudsburg University Tick Diagnostic ...
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Your smartwatch is smarter than you think, study finds — it can predict blood tests Now, a study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers shows commercial smartwatches can predict simple blood test results by flagging early signs of dehydration, anemia or illness with measurements typically revealed during clinical visits.
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Sci-Simplified: Amid Growing Threat of Mucormycosis, Debates Rise Over Potential Causes and Names The sharp rise in the cases of Mucormycosis—commonly called the black fungus—has emerged as a major concern for many states across India, which have been already fighting the deadly COVID-19. The looming danger of Mucormycosis is on the rise and ...
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Male patients with low testosterone more severely hit by COVID-19, St. Louis researchers found The study did not prove that lower testosterone levels caused more severe cases. And crucially, older men, and men with diabetes or obesity — all factors associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes — are also more likely to have lower testosterone.
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Coronavirus in Oregon: State discloses huge surge in wasted vaccines The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday reported four COVID-19 deaths, 424 coronavirus cases, and a huge surge in wasted vaccines. More than half of all Oregonians are now at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19. But demand has slowed in ...
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Italy reports 166 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, 3224 new cases MILAN, May 25 (Reuters) - Italy reported 166 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday against 110 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 3,224 from 2,490. Italy has registered 125,501 deaths linked to COVID-19 ...
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Discovered: Cell component that turns the staphylococcal bacterium deadly These bacteria are often resistant to a particularly effective antibiotic, methicillin, and are among the most feared germs in hospitals. How these usually harmless skin microbes become deadly pathogens has been unclear up to now.
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Merced County finally breaks into state's orange COVID reopening tier UCSF COVID Equity Project Director Dr. Kenny Banh says the Fresno City College mass-vaccination site and other clinics are still offering vaccine shots as health-care workers try to overcome access and hesitancy issue in the community. By John Walker.
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California Hits New Low In COVID Test Positivity; Five Bay Area Counties Still In 'Orange' Tier As we approach the last few days of May, just three weeks out from the much anticipated June 15 date for widespread lifting of public-health restrictions, California looks poised to see fewer and fewer COVID infections. New state data shows the statewide, ...
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High cholesterol? You can still drink milk, research finds "We also found that those with the genetic variation had a significantly lower risk of coronary heart disease. All of this suggests that reducing the intake of milk might not be necessary for preventing cardiovascular diseases.".
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