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Unvaccinated Texans 40 times as likely to die of covid as those fully vaccinated in 2021, study says A vast majority of Texans who have died of covid-19 since the beginning of the year were unvaccinated, according to a grim new Texas health department report released Monday. The report from the Texas Department of State Health Services examined data ...
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Pfizer Asks FDA to Expand Booster Eligibility to All Adults WASHINGTON — Pfizer and BioNTech asked federal regulators Tuesday to authorize their coronavirus booster shot for those 18 and older, a move that would likely make every adult in America eligible for an extra injection. The Food and Drug Administration ...
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Booster shots are working. Rich countries want to turbocharge their rollout (CNN) Rich countries around the world are expanding their Covid-19 booster programs amid concerns about waning vaccine immunity, a rise in cases and the approach of winter. In the United States ...
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Covid-resistant people inspire new vaccine tactic Understanding how some people naturally resist Covid infection, despite clearly being exposed to the virus, could led to better vaccines, say researchers. A team at University College London said some people had a degree of Covid-immunity before the ...
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Eating fat can lower stroke risk, study says, as long as it's the right kind (CNN) It's a fact: Eating too much fat can raise cholesterol, clog arteries, and contribute to the risk of stroke and other forms of heart disease -- not to mention obesity, diabetes, cancer and a host of other conditions.
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There May Be a 'Best Bedtime' for Your Heart Disruption to the circadian rhythm has wide-ranging implications, resulting in poorer cognitive performance and increased risk for various physical and mental health conditions, including cardiovascular disorders," said lead researcher David Plans. He is ...
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Two New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have identified two previously unrecognized symptoms of pancreatic cancer -- a discovery that might help with earlier detection and improve ...
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California sees new surge of COVID-19 cases as booster shots lag And even some places with relatively high vaccination rates are seeing COVID-19 hospitalizations tick upward; in Orange County, COVID-19 hospitalizations are up by 16% since Halloween.
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Pfizer and BioNTech seek FDA authorization for Covid-19 vaccine booster for all adults The companies said the submission is based on results of a Phase 3 trial involving more than 10,000 participants; it found boosters were safe and had an efficacy of 95% against symptomatic Covid-19 compared with the two-dose vaccine schedule in the period ...
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The 'Sweet Spot' for Bedtime: Between 10 pm and 11 pm Is Best for Heart Health They say that optimum bedtime fits well with circadian rhythms and daylight exposure. Experts say having a consistent bedtime routine, as well as exercising and eating at the proper times, can help you fall asleep at ...
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Unvaccinated People 20 Times More Likely to Die From COVID: Texas Study Nov. 9, 2021 -- During the month of September, Texans who weren't vaccinated against COVID-19 were 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19 and related complications than those who were fully vaccinated, according to a new study from the Texas ...
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A Year Later: Colorado COVID ICU Nurse Shares How Things Are So Much Harder AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Kathleen Combs has been in some of the most uncomfortable places of our times. She has now spent 19 months working in UCHealth Hospital's COVID ICU. "My world is still fully COVID," said Combs. She has worked in ICUs for 18 years ...
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Haven't gotten the COVID vaccine yet? Here are answers to your questions about it. Jose Neri, right, gets his vaccination card and instructions about his first shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination shot from Denver Fire firefighter Jamal Bagley, second from left, at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College on April 27, 2021 in Denver ...
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Coronavirus: Here are a few tips to help your immune system during flu season Even without the threat of COVID-19, keeping your immune system strong is important during the colder months we call flu season. COVID-19 is not the only virus that has a lot of asymptomatic people. The flu does too. A 2009 report in the National ...
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CDPHE: ALL Colorado Adults Can Get Booster Shot When Due DENVER (CBS4) – All Colorado adults are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot six months after their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. Recipients of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine are now eligible two months after their dose.
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'This vaccine is safe and effective': Children ages 5-11 begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine this week It's with a mix of excitement and trepidation that children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old are finally getting their COVID-19 vaccines this week. Milwaukee Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson said while her 5- and 6-year-old children understood ...
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7 Tips to Reduce Stress and Enjoy the Holidays after a Breast Cancer Diagnosis After that first stressful holiday season following my diagnosis, I knew things needed to be different going forward. What I placed value on had changed. Whether you are in active treatment or being more mindful about ...
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Pfizer asks FDA to amend booster authorization to include all adults Pfizer on Tuesday requested the Food and Drug Administration allow all Americans over 18 to be eligible for booster shots, submitting data from a 10,000-person trial that found its third shots to be safe and effective for adults of all ages.
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Pfizer asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 booster for all US adults Pfizer-BioNTech asked the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday for emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 booster shot for all adults ages 18 and up, a move the company has been angling for over the past several months.
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Idaho Reports 1st Child Death From COVID-19 in Infant BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho infant died of COVID-19 last month, marking the state's first pediatric coronavirus death, officials said Tuesday.
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Idaho reports 1st child death from COVID-19 in infant An Idaho infant died of COVID-19 last month, marking the state's first pediatric coronavirus death, officials said Tuesday. "Our hearts go out to the family of this child," Elke Shaw-Tulloch, administrator for the Idaho Division of Public Health, ...
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Catching It Early: Doctors Seeing Rise In Diabetes In Younger Population Dr. Mary Vouyiouklis Kellis from the Cleveland Clinic says the trend is disturbing and prompting an alert. "The task force changed the guidelines and reduce the age of screening of ...
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OB-GYN discusses pregnancy and COVID-19 with Idaho health officials In Tuesday's briefing, Dr. Guillermo Guzman cited experts who "enthusiastically recommend" the vaccine for new and expectant mothers. Author: KTVB Staff. Published: 12: ...
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Unvaccinated 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19: Texas study The research, published by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Monday, determined that 81.3% of COVID-19-related deaths between Sept. 4 and Oct. 1 occurred among unvaccinated people. In comparison, 5% of these fatalities occurred among the ...
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Georgia public health workers tout declining COVID cases, caution on winter Georgia's latest coronavirus surge is in a solid state of retreat, Department of Public Health officers said in a briefing Tuesday. They balanced their cheer at the good news with a warning, however, that the plateau in cases is higher than it was ...
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UK Study Finds HPV Vaccine Reduced Cervical Cancer Rates by 87% Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection that can cause cervical, penile, and oropharyngeal cancer later in life. HPV is common around the globe, and most people are infected with HPV at some point in their lives after becoming ...
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EU regulator evaluating Moderna shot for children ages 5-11 The Amsterdam-based European Medicines Agency already is evaluating the vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech for use in the 5-11 age group. In a statement on Wednesday, the EMA said it anticipates making a recommendation about Moderna's vaccine in about two ...
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Aaron Rodgers says he's allergic to the COVID mRNA vaccines. Is that possible? Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been in the hot seat after admitting he was not vaccinated against COVID-19 after testing positive, despite claiming he was "immunized." In an interview on "The Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers said he was ...
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Data used to build algorithms detecting skin disease is too white Public skin image datasets that are used to train algorithms to detect skin problems don't include enough information about skin tone, according to a new analysis. And within the datasets where skin tone information is available, only a very small ...
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Bubonic plague found in Colorado cat A house cat near Elk Meadows Open Space in Evergreen tested positive for bubonic plague in late October, authorities said Monday. Jefferson County Public Health detailed in a news release that the cat likely encountered a sick rodent.
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Seton Catholic Schools kids' vaccine clinics in Milwaukee MILWAUKEE - Trending in the wrong direction, Milwaukee's mayor says COVID-19 case numbers have jumped significantly in the city since last week. He and other health experts are urging mitigation efforts as 22 area schools have now begun giving vaccines ...
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Diabetes Awareness Month: Doctors encourage testing, age to begin screenings recently lowered TAMPA, Fla. — "Just based on family history as well as just some of the labs that came back for me during this journey," said Kelsea Brooks, patient at Wholistic Pediatrics & Family Care. Those are some of the reasons she decided to take a closer look ...
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More vaccine clinics open up in Spokane, boosters available for some More pediatric vaccine clinics are opening up in Spokane County. Providence Health announced two clinics, one that's already full and one that still has spots scheduled for Thursday in Spokane Valley. Some doctor's office and pediatric clinics in the ...
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Experts urge parents to discuss COVID vaccine with their child's medical provider The next phase of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic is underway as children ages 5-11 are eligible to receive the vaccine and doses are now being administered to the latest cohort. Dr. Sharon Nachman, chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious ...
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Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech boosters for all adults. Health Canada, the federal department responsible for approving drugs, and the National Advisory Committee on Immunization had previously updated vaccine guidelines in September to recommend booster shots for seniors living in congregate settings and for ...
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St. Louis COVID-19 task force says cases are increasing in the region for 'first time in a while' He said the COVID-19 trends are starting to look more like something epidemiologists would expect to see from the influenza virus. "It may well be one of the winter respiratory viruses that we ...
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Breakthrough COVID cases in Massachusetts rose last week as overall new cases also go up The state reported 1,397 new cases on Tuesday and 24 new deaths linked to the virus, which has infected more than 808,000 Massachusetts residents and killed 18,719, the state Department of Public Health reported.
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Health Matters: Do I need my flu shot? As the pandemic rolls on and the dangerous delta variant continues to take the spotlight, many people are asking, "What about flu season?" Last year, the flu season was essentially nonexistent. Without universal infection prevention precautions like ...
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COVID-19 vaccine ready for children ages 5 to 11 at Alliant Energy Center Kris Voegeli, with Public Health Madison and Dane County, prepares COVID-19 vaccine during a drive-through vaccination clinic for Dane County educators at Alliant Energy Center. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE ...
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Easthampton, Amherst schools schedule COVID vaccination clinics for children 5-11 EASTHAMPTON — The Easthampton schools, health department and fire department are teaming up to offer a clinic on Friday afternoon at Easthampton High School to provide a COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11, officials announced.
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Does daylight saving time lead to SAD? Susan Albers, the psychologist for Cleveland Clinic, told the Cleveland Clinic News Service that daylight saving time can affect people's moods, making them more depressed, anxious and upset because of the sudden time change.
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Woman reveals she nearly lost a leg after spin class Kaelyn Franco, 23, took to TikTok late last month to reveal that she was diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis — a potentially fatal condition that involves a breakdown of muscle tissue. More On: ...
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Younger adults who got COVID-19 have lower antibodies In a University of Pittsburgh and UPMC study, researchers have found that adults 30 or younger who had COVID-19 were at a higher risk for reinfection due to lower antibody levels compared to older people who had the virus.
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Garfield County hospitals seeing more COVID patient transfers from outside the county, limiting bed availability On Nov. 3, the Colorado Hospital Association moved the state's hospitals and health systems to the highest level of activation, increasing the number of patient transfers between hospitals to help manage hospital capacity statewide, a Garfield County news ...
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Care homes in England set to lose 50000 staff as Covid vaccine becomes mandatory Tens of thousands of care home residents face losing vital support as unvaccinated carers clock off for the last time before double jabs become mandatory. About 50,000 care home staff who have not had two doses in England will not be allowed to work ...
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A guide on how to work in vaccine science Little wonder that vaccine research and development leaders say that increasing numbers of early-career researchers are interested in the field. Nature spoke to scientists and engineers about what it takes to research, produce and deliver new vaccines.
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Woman reveals how she almost lost leg from spin class In October, Kaelyn Franco, who goes by the username @kofranco_ on TikTok, uploaded a video to the app, in which she described her experience with the medical condition following her first-ever spin class.
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It is becoming easier, cheaper and quicker to diagnose dementia Dementia is normally diagnosed by testing cognitive functions such as memory. If mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often a precursor to dementia, is detected, a patient may then be referred for tests to identify which of the dozens of causes of dementia are ...
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Exercise can alleviate symptoms of anxiety, study shows Both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic, a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows. The study, now published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, is based on 286 ...
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Kids can get the COVID-19 vaccine, but Central Coast parents have mixed feelings "We're excited, which maybe is an unpopular opinion but my husband and I are both vaccinated," said Breanne Pelissier, a mother of two. "The more we can come ...
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