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This Flu Season Is Different. Here's How to Prepare. Peter Palese, a microbiologist and flu expert at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, said there were 100 times fewer infections, hospitalizations and deaths from influenza last season than in average flu seasons.
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A 'flesh eating' STI causing 'beefy red' sores is becoming more common. Should Americans worry? A flesh-eating sexually transmitted infection that causes "beefy red" ulcers is becoming more prevalent in the United Kingdom, a new report out Friday revealed. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the STI, donovanosis, ...
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Rise in human bird flu cases in China shows risk of fast-changing variants: experts China has reported 21 human infections with the H5N6 subtype of avian influenza in 2021 to the World Health Organization (WHO), compared with only five last year, it said.
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An FDA panel will consider whether Pfizer's vaccine should be authorized for young children. A key federal advisory committee is set to consider on Tuesday whether to recommend that a pediatric dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine be offered to 5- to 11-year-olds, setting in motion a string of decisions that could lead to children ...
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As US COVID deaths drop, FDA panel reviews data on vaccines for children FDA vaccine advisers will meet Tuesday to review data on Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. A Pfizer study found the vaccine is 91% effective at preventing symptomatic infections. NOEL KING, HOST: OK, we're going to go now to the latest ...
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What is donovanosis? So-called 'flesh-eating' STI sparks fears in Britain, but case numbers are low. Some doctors in Britain are worried about an apparent rise in the number of cases of donovanosis, a sexually transmitted infection described as "flesh-eating" because of the damaging nature of its genital ulcers and sores.
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Covid: Vaccine study links virus to rare neurological illness Rare neurological conditions may occur after Covid vaccination, but the risk is far higher in people who catch Covid, new research suggests. Doctors say the landmark UK study provides further reassurance that being vaccinated offers the best protection ...
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COVID: Should I choose Moderna, Pfizer or J&J for my vaccine booster? When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention greenlighted mixing booster shot brands last week for the various COVID-19 vaccines, it said people who originally had one kind may choose another. But is it better to mix or to match?
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Almost 1 in 4 People with COVID-19 Have Cognitive Effects Later People who were hospitalized with COVID-19 were more likely to develop cognitive effects. The researchers also noted that previous research found that older adults are more susceptible to cognitive impairment after being critically ill with COVID ...
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How Seattle-area businesses are dealing with King County's new 'show proof of COVID vaccine or test' rule A new King County rule that took effect on Monday requires patrons to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test to dine-in at bars and restaurants, to work out in gyms and to enjoy indoor entertainment venues such as theaters and museums in ...
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Live updates: Minnesota again tops 3000 new COVID cases, 22 deaths reported ST PAUL, Minn. — Monday, Oct. 25. Frontline workers worry vaccine hesitancy will impact flu season; Moderna says low-dose COVID-19 shot effective for kids 6-11; Kids 5 to 11 could get a vaccination as early as next week.
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Cleveland Clinic launches new breast cancer vaccine trial About 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime, and some will be diagnosed with one of the most deadly forms of the disease: triple-negative breast cancer, which has the least effective treatments. Yet researchers at Cleveland ...
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Explaining insulin resistance, and how to reverse it You may see the phrase "insulin resistance" a lot these days, especially if you use social media. This condition has been linked to conditions such as prediabetes, weight gain and high cholesterol, and social media influencers and diet purveyors often ...
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Cleveland Clinic begins new clinical trial for vaccine aimed at stopping aggressive breast cancer There is a great need for improved treatments for triple-negative breast cancer, which does not have biological characteristics that typically respond to hormonal or targeted therapies. About 15% ...
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MaineHealth officials raise alarm about hospitals filling with COVID-19 patients, delayed surgeries The MaineHealth network is Maine's largest and includes Maine Medical Center in Portland. "It's clear the vaccine mandate helps protect and preserve our workforce," Mueller said. All health care workers must be fully vaccinated ...
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COVID questions: It's been a long time since we talked about testing The CDC recommends that anyone showing COVID-19 symptoms get tested, regardless of whether or not they are vaccinated, and quarantine as they wait for test results. If they are exposed by a close contact, fully-vaccinated people should get tested five to ...
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428 infected across 76 new COVID-19 outbreaks at Michigan schools State health officials reported 76 new COVID-19 outbreaks linked to schools last week, resulting in the infection of at least 428 students and staff. The latest count, updated Monday, Oct. 25, included a nearly 25% decrease in new outbreaks and about a ...
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COVID-19 Booster Shots: Should You Mix and Match? Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the use of mix-and-match COVID-19 boosters for Americans at high risk of severe illness or infection. Any of the ...
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Michigan reports 3-day total of 7856 new coronavirus cases, 56 deaths on Monday, Oct. 25 Michigan health officials reported two-day totals of 7,856 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 56 confirmed COVID-19 deaths for Tuesday, Oct. 19 and Wednesday, Oct. 20. Of the newly reported deaths, 29 were late additions identified by the Michigan ...
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Facebook yanks Bolsonaro video claiming vaccines cause AIDS RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Facebook and Instagram have removed from their platforms a live broadcast that Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro delivered in which he said people in the U.K. who have received two coronavirus vaccine doses are developing AIDS ...
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Battling breast cancer in their 40s, two women share importance of early detection "You think of getting a cancer diagnosis, it's something that happens to other people, and it's scary," said Kim Lefever, 44, who is also receiving care at St. Vincent Healthcare.
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It's hard to detect breast cancer early for women with dense breasts. Ohio is trying to change that Since she turned 40, Summit County resident Tamara Eggleton made sure to get an X-ray mammogram every year. Despite having dense breasts, each test showed there was nothing of concern. Last year, Eggleton began feeling unusual breast sensations.
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Cardinal Health expands solutions to mitigate missed cancer screenings DUBLIN, Ohio, Oct. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) announced today its cancer screening offerings from FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation and Polymedco that can be done either outside of a doctor's office or with less ...
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King Co proof of vaccine mandate starts Monday; Restaurants try to accommodate new law KING COUNTY, Wash. - Starting Monday, a new health order goes into effect across King County. People ages 12 and older will be required to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test result to enter certain indoor and outdoor events and ...
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Men With Stage IV Breast Cancer Benefit from Trimodal Therapy "We need to re-examine the notion that stage IV breast cancer in men is so dire that there is no survival benefit to surgical intervention," Daleela G. Dodge, MD, FACS, a general surgeon at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, said in a ...
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Marijuana vaping among teens has more than doubled since 2013 Teen vaping of marijuana doubled between 2013 and 2020, indicating that young people may be swapping out joints, pipes or bongs for vape pens, according to a new study. Researchers also found that adolescents who say they vaped cannabis within the last ...
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Alaska reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, continued high hospitalizations Alaska on Monday reported five additional COVID-19 deaths, 229 hospitalizations and 1,686 more cases recorded over the weekend. The state occupied the top spot in the country for the highest case rate Monday, with 550 cases per 100,000 people over the ...
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Local group supports women of color with breast cancer San Diego (KGTV)- Breast Cancer Awareness Month is ending, but one San Diego woman is working to support women of color battling the disease year-round. "Many Shades of Pink" is helping turn patients into survivors. "It's my passion," says Founder ...
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Rare 'flesh-eating' STD on the rise in UK, doctor warns Granuloma inguinale, also known as donovanosis, is a genital ulcerative disease caused by the bacterium Klebsiella granulomatis, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says donovanosis causes painless "beefy red ...
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'Brain fog' set in after recovering from COVID? You're not alone, study finds Participants were tested for memory encoding, which looks at how people can remember short-term pieces of information, and memory recall, which looks at how people pull up specific memories. About 24% of patients had trouble with encoding, while 23% had ...
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LVHN surgeon uses favorite hobby to highlight breast cancer awareness That history led her to become the deputy physician in chief of the Lehigh Valley Topper Cancer Institute. Aside from being known to her patients as a great doctor, though, the surgical oncologist is known for something else.
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Weight loss: Does drinking alcohol really make you put on kilos? We explain While our eating habits are a big contributor to our waistline, drinking, too, impacts healthy weight. For the same reason, it's long believed that drinking alcohol can be a terrible lifestyle habit which could lead to weight gain and obesity (remember the ...
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Rare 'flesh eating' sexually transmitted infection becoming more common in UK The bacterial infection causes thick sores in the genital region. It doesn't actually eat flesh but has been called "flesh-eating" due to its gory appearance. "The initial symptoms — genital ...
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Pandemic advisers warn against long-term exclusion of the unvaccinated Some of Australia's leading pandemic advisers have questioned the Victorian government's plan to exclude unvaccinated people from most venues and events until at least 2023, warning that it would be unethical to shut them out of society as coronavirus ...
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COVID Vaccination Does Not Raise Odds of Miscarriage: Study MONDAY, Oct. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 vaccines don't increase the risk of miscarriage in early pregnancy, according to a study that adds to previous research showing the vaccines are safe for pregnant women.
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MDH: 22 newly-reported COVID-19 deaths, 3010 new cases On Monday*, the Minnesota Department of Health reported: 22 newly-reported deaths from COVID-19**; 3,010 newly-reported positive COVID-19 tests**. *Data posted on Mondays represents data as of 4 a.m. on Fridays. **One death reported in Monday's data is ...
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Vaccines Needed. But Not If It Adds to HIV Burden The nagging, unresolved issue of whether immunizations relying on a cold virus promote the spread of HIV has escalated again. That's after South Africa's health products regulator vetoed initial approval of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine last week.
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Half of all Georgians now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, state health officials say "However, COVID-19 continues to spread in Georgia, particularly in areas of low vaccination rates, causing severe illness and death — deaths that are preventable.".
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5 Things Drinking Too Much Alcohol May Be Doing to Your Body When you wake up with a hangover, it's a no-brainer that last night's drinks didn't do you much good. But despite what you hear about the health benefits of an occasional glass of wine, overdoing it on alcohol can have a much bigger impact on your body ...
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COVID-19 surge shows further signs of easing in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania registered 10,412 new COVID-19 infections between midnight Friday and midnight Sunday, continuing a recent trend of fewer new cases. The state had 11,208 new infections during the same period a week earlier. Hospitalizations also fell over ...
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Saskatchewan approves use of monoclonal antibodies to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients Criteria for a clinician to prescribe monoclonal antibodies include: COVID-19 patients who have not been vaccinated, and certain immunocompromised or immunosuppressed COVID-19 patients regardless of vaccination status. Patients who are ...
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Brisbane patient kept awake during groundbreaking brain surgery Ben Tondeleir needed brain surgery, but his form of epilepsy meant he could not receive a general anaesthetic without triggering painful seizures. So surgeons had to come up with a plan: they kept him awake. The 24-year old was awake through the entire ...
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COVID-19: Manitobans can now sign for federal Pan-Canadian proof of vaccination The federal vaccine passport will show your name, date of birth, and COVID-19 vaccine history — including which doses you got, and when you got them, Trudeau said last week. Story ...
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) statistics Sadly, NSW Health is today reporting the death of a man in his 80s from Wollongong who died at Wollongong Hospital. He was not vaccinated. NSW Health extends its sincere condolences to his loved ones.
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Poultry farmers told to keep chickens indoors because of bird flu outbreak All poultry farmers in the Netherlands have been ordered to keep their birds inside, following an outbreak of the highly contagious bird flu strain at an organic poultry farm in Flevoland. All 36,000 chickens at the Zeewolde farm were destroyed to ...
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Did Covid-19 lead to extinction of Influenza B virus? While coronavirus has emerged as the worst havoc in modern times, the pandemic may have silently led to the extinction of an influenza virus, which has been a seasonal epidemic in several parts of the world. There has been a notable reduction in ...
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Saskatchewan set to offer monoclonal antibodies as COVID treatment Saskatchewan has added another weapon in its fight against COVID-19. In a media release, the provincial government announced monoclonal antibodies will be available starting Monday to what it called "clinically appropriate patients" who have COVID.
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Hospital fined for how it treated the family of a woman who died during childbirth In a statement Fiona Allinson, CQC's deputy chief inspector of hospitals, said: "Under the duty of candour, all providers are required to be open with patients or their families when something goes wrong or that appears to have caused significant harm.
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Public Advisory: Proof of Vaccination Program Information The Proof of Vaccination program requires all individuals ages 12 years and older accessing certain businesses and activities to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination or proof of an approved medical exemption. A COVID-19 vaccine passport is a way to ...
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Covid-19: Cases could fall in November without the need to implement Plan B, modelling suggests Modelling seen by the Government suggests cases could peak before falling sharply in the winter months - without having to introduce Plan B restrictions such as compulsory face masks, vaccine passports and working from home.
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