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Flu practically vanished last year. Now doctors are bracing for potential 'twindemic' of flu and covid-19 spikes. Health officials are urging Americans to get their flu shots, warning the flu season that didn't materialize when most of society was shut down last year ...
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Hospitals brace for an onslaught this winter, from flu as well as COVID With a second pandemic winter approaching, there are promising signs that the worst of the delta surge has run its course, but in America's hospitals ...
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Africans Welcome New Malaria Vaccine. But Is It a 'Game Changer'? NAIROBI, Kenya — When babies are born in western Kenya, where malaria is rife, many mothers are sent home from the hospital with one all-important baby ...
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Here's what Bay Area health officers say will end our mask mandate Solano County didn't join the others in requiring masks indoors for everyone. Bay Area counties to end mask mandates, when they meet new metrics ...
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African scientists' historic malaria breakthrough celebrated by peers "The datasets that were generated in these studies and field trials were by African scientists," Kalu said. The vaccine, a product of 30 years of ...
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Fox News host Will Cain falsely claims vaccine more dangerous for children than COVID-19 Doctors who spoke to PolitiFact said children are far more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 than from the vaccine. The CDC says "the known risks of ...
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Flu jab vital this winter along with Covid vaccine 'Get vaccinated'. Alongside the extended flu campaign, the over-50s and younger adults with health conditions are also being offered a Covid booster jab this ...
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Colorado Woman Who Won't Get Vaccinated Denied Transplant COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — When a Colorado woman found out her hospital wouldn't approve her kidney transplant surgery until she got the COVID-19 vaccine, ...
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How to talk to your family about cancer risk — and why it's so important Some of the most common cancers like breast, prostate, colon and melanoma, have hereditary components, meaning they can be passed through a person's genes, ...
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Here's how one college system kept Covid-19 cases down as they surged throughout the state A mobile testing lab earlier this year at the University of Maine. As tens of thousands of students returned to residence halls and into full classrooms, ...
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Colorado woman who won't get vaccinated denied transplant A Colorado woman has been denied a kidney transplant because she won't be vaccinated against COVID-19 due to her religious views.
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Brush & Floss: Better Oral Health Keeps Severe COVID at Bay By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Good dental hygiene may well be a weapon against severe ...
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The Flu Could Come Roaring Back This Fall. Here's Why The flu is unpredictable. The best way to protect yourself and others in your community is to get vaccinated against influenza, expert panelists emphasized ...
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Washington Woman Died After Rare Vaccine-Related Blood Clot Oct. 7, 2021 -- A Washington state woman died from a rare blood clotting syndrome after receiving the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, state health ...
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Covid-19: Two Covid-related deaths and 1276 new cases Two more coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in Northern Ireland on Friday. Deaths are measured by recording those who died within 28 days of ...
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What We Know About How Long the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Work Both vaccines lose some effectiveness but are very good at protecting against hospitalization. Some people are currently advised to get booster shots, but ...
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COVID-19 Latest: Amid deadly surge, Allegheny County reports no new deaths During the county's weekly briefing on Wednesday, Dr. Debra Bogen, the Allegheny County health director, said 90 people in the county died of the disease in ...
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'A historic moment': Why a malaria vaccine in Africa will reignite the fight against disease Colin Sutherland, professor of parasitology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, told CNBC Thursday that continued government funding would ...
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COVID-19 outbreaks in Minnesota schools are up 74% since last week The number of schools listed by the Minnesota Department of Health as having coronavirus outbreaks jumped 74 percent over the past week and now stands at ...
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Strength and Determination: Area Breast Cancer Survivors Share Their Stories Here are just a few of the inspiring stories from survivors who attended this year's Sistah Strut. Ausiliah Jenkins: "Soldier cancer survivor".
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San Francisco will ease some masking requirements for vaccinated people. In settings such as offices, gyms, fitness centers, religious gatherings and college classes, people will be permitted to remove their mask if everyone present ...
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We might finally know what causes 'COVID toes' It turns out that the frostbite-like rashes that appear on a person's toes after they catch COVID-19 may be a sign of a runaway immune response in which the ...
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NIH: People with substance use disorders may be at higher risk for breakthrough COVID-19 Researchers who conducted the study, published Wednesday in "World Psychiatry," analyzed electronic health records of nearly 580,000 fully vaccinated people — ...
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Under new Bay Area criteria, mask mandates could stay for a long while Of the eight counties that adopted this criteria — San Francisco, Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, Contra Costa, Marin, Sonoma and Napa — exactly zero are ...
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Pfizer asks US to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11 Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 in what would be a major expansion that could combat ...
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No vax, no kidney: What are the bioethics behind UCHealth's decision? UCHealth told a woman she will not be able to receive a kidney transplant if she does not get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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WHO endorses world's 1st malaria vaccine as 'historic moment' LONDON — The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world's first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the ...
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Oregon reports 59 more COVID-19 related deaths; 3/4 of recent cases among unvaccinated To date, 4.5% of all vaccine breakthrough cases have been hospitalized and 0.8% have died. The average age of vaccinated people who died was 81. "Vaccination ...
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Rhode Island Has First Human West Nile Virus Case Since 2018 The virus, spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, was detected in a Providence County resident in their 50s who regularly traveled to ...
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People who want organ transplants must get the COVID-19 vaccine, a hospital says A large hospital system in Colorado says people on its organ transplant wait list won't be offered an organ if they refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine, ...
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Idaho Hospital Says Crush of COVID Patients Getting Worse The Northern Idaho hospital that was the first in the state to institute health care rationing due to surging COVID-19 cases says the situation is growing ...
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New Mexico health chief: Use of masks, other measures could last years In an online update on the coronavirus pandemic Wednesday, Scrase said he expects "a series of punches and counterpunches between the virus and the rest of the ...
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UK to offer new vaccine shots to Novavax trial volunteers Britain says it it will offer new vaccinations to thousands of people who volunteered for trials of the Novavax coronavirus vaccine, which has not yet been ...
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Seattle mother who died from blood clots got J&J vaccine to be child's 'room mom' SEATTLE (KOMO) — A King County woman has died from a blood clot after she got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. The Washington State Department of Health ...
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Two men in their eighties die from west nile virus in El Paso "As long as we still have mosquitoes biting in El Paso, the threat of disease continues to be present. The deaths come one month after the first case of WNV was ...
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Britons Underestimate Combined Covid and Flu Threat, Survey Shows Adults in the U.K. are severely underestimating the impact that the combination of coronavirus and flu could have this winter, research shows.
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As COVID kills Louisiana's pregnant people, doctors 'fight myths' to get them vaccinated Adrienne Stewart sat in her doctor's office in Kenner in July, six-and-a-half months pregnant, for a routine prenatal visit. She had no intention of getting ...
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Nurse navigator impacts journeys for breast cancer patients Natalie Ebonhoch works with roughly 150 patients at a time – scheduling appointments, being a liaison between doctors and explaining a patient's options.
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State reports 680 new cases of COVID-19 as hospitalizations decline State health officials reported another high daily COVID-19 case count Thursday, along with one additional death, but hospitalizations continue to fall steadily ...
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Breast Cancer Awareness month: A time to raise awareness about early detection Back in 2016, during a routine screening, Vazquez says she was diagnosed with high-grade Ductual Carinoma in Situ (commonly known as DCIS). DCIS is an early ...
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How to tell the difference between a cold, the flu and COVID-19? "The infection itself triggers inflammatory cascades and your immune system starting to fight it causes things like fevers and things like that," said Dr. Dan ...
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Bay Area counties to lift some indoor COVID-19 mask requirements Since then, cases have declined, and officials have now agreed to start lifting mask mandates in some public spaces. The 80% vaccination rate includes the ...
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COVID reinfection likely for the unvaccinated Now, researchers from Yale University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have some deflating news. They report strong COVID-19 protection after ...
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Walk to End Alzheimer's brings back in-person event in Longview Hundreds of people carrying a variety of flowers will walk Saturday to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
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COVID-19 and Depression Those who've had COVID-19 appear to have a higher risk of a mental health disorder after recovery from the virus. What Causes Depression in COVID-19 Survivors?
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Five more Covid-19 deaths in Onondaga County, including a man in his 20s Today's deaths included three women in their 50s and 70s, said County Executive Ryan McMahon. All of the people who died had "serious conditions," McMahon said ...
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Lancaster County reports its first West Nile death These clothes will keep mosquitos away from you. Buzz60's Keri Lumm has more. The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department on Friday reported its first West ...
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Why COVID-19 looks so different across California Yet there is huge variation across counties. In Marin County, 87% of Californians ages 12 and older have had both their shots. In Lassen County, 35% have. To ...
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Colorado sees highest COVID hospitalizations since January, while cases slowly decrease DENVER — Doctors say Colorado is in the stubborn phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases are going down, but at a slow pace. Hospitalizations are at a plateau ...
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CDC Director Warns Flu Season Could Be 'Severe' This Year—Here's Why, and How to Protect Yourself "Last year there were very few flu cases, largely because of masking and physical distancing and other prevention measures put in place for the COVID-19 ...
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