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Cancer Status Report: Overall Death Rate Continues to Drop Much of the improvement comes from better screening and treatment for lung cancer, although it remains the leading cause of cancer death in the country. Mortality rates for prostate cancer and breast cancer increased slightly, while ...
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Do the Omicron Numbers Mean What We Think They Mean? We may observe an unusual grouping of cancer cases and back into an explanation for it, cherry-picking statistics and ignoring the vagaries of chance. As we muddle through COVID-19's winter surge, the story holds a deeper lesson about the perils of ...
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LA County reports highest number of daily COVID deaths since April 2021 Los Angeles County on Saturday reported 66 new COVID-19 deaths, the highest daily tally since April 2 of last year, with daily deaths having increased fourfold in just one week. According to county health officials, the majority of deaths reported this ...
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'Mild COVID' isn't always mild: Tips for recovering at home It started with chills on New Year's Eve. Hoping a hot shower would help, Dr. Michael Henry stood there, freezing. "I couldn't get the water hot enough," said Henry, 65, recalling his first symptom. Overnight, he developed a sore throat, ...
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Florida adds 430297 COVID cases, 470 deaths in past week It's the third week in a row the state has shattered previous infection records. The seven-day average of omicron variant infections is more than double the 25,000 daily average the delta wave hit this past summer.
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Want to get omicron and just get it over with? Here's why that's a bad idea While omicron seems to provoke milder illness for many people, "the truth is that it's probably somewhere in between what you think of as a common cold or flu and the COVID that we had before," says Dr. Emily Landon, an infectious disease physician at ...
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You Don't Have to Be a Smoker to Get Lung Cancer SATURDAY, Jan. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Think you're safe from lung cancer because you've never smoked? Think again. While cigarette smoking is the main cause of lung cancer, it's possible to get the disease without ever lighting up.
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Coronavirus omicron updates: Here's what to know in North Carolina on Jan. 15 As of Jan. 12, the latest date with available information, 31.6% of coronavirus tests were reported positive. Health officials say 5% or lower is the target rate to slow the spread of the virus.
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England Opens COVID Booster Jab Programme to 16 and 17-Year Olds LONDON (Reuters) - England's health service said it will expand its COVID-19 booster vaccination programme to include 16- and 17-year-olds from Monday. Until now, booster jabs have been limited to 16- and 17-year-olds most at risk from the coronavirus.
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Does diet influence cervical cancer risk? Cervical cancer is one of the most common gynecologic cancers. Research shows that there is a relationship between diet and disease risk, including the potential for developing some cancers. In this Honest Nutrition Feature, we explore the link between ...
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NB COVID-19 roundup: 113 people in hospital, 1 death recorded Saturday New Brunswick's COVID-19 hospitalization number has jumped by 10 on the first day of Level 3 restrictions. The province says one person between the ages of 70 and 79 has died in Zone 4, or the Edmundston area, due to the virus. It brings the province's ...
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Study: More evidence links a virus to multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is a potentially disabling disease that occurs when immune system cells mistakenly attack the protective coating on nerve fibers, gradually eroding them. The Epstein-Barr virus has long been suspected of playing a role ...
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Avian flu found in Canada geese in Birmingham Bird flu has been confirmed in Canada geese in a city's parks. The A(H5N1) strain of avian influenza has been found in geese in Cannon Hill Park and Witton Lakes in Birmingham, the city council said. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in the West ...
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The early omicron variant symptoms to remember An illustration of the omicron COVID variant. The omicron variant symptoms differ from the original coronavirus symptoms. Illustration by Alex Cochran, Deseret News. The ...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in Pa. decrease for first time in 19 days; 23775 new infections All 67 Pennsylvania counties continued to see high community transmission of the disease on Friday, meaning at least 100 new cases per 100,000 residents over the previous seven days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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COVID-19: NB reports another death, 12 people in ICU as circuit-breaker begins The death involved an individual in their 70s in the Edmundston region. There are currently 12 people in intensive care including two on a ventilator. One person aged 19 or under is hospitalized. Of those ...
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Texas scientists' new Covid-19 vaccine is cheaper, easier to make and patent-free A new Covid-19 vaccine is being developed by Texas scientists using a decades-old conventional method that will make the production and distribution cheaper and more accessible for countries most affected by the pandemic and where new variants are likely ...
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PEI reports 5 people in hospital with COVID-19 Saturday In other COVID news Saturday, the Chief Public Health Office has declared an outbreak at St. Eleanor's House after two people in the Summerside addictions recovery home tested positive. More cases were announced for previously reported ...
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Scientists: Duck killed in SC is 1st wild bird flu case in US in 5 years COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A duck killed by a hunter in South Carolina had a contagious and dangerous bird flu that has not been detected in the wild in the U.S. in five years, officials said. The flu poses a low risk to people but can spread quickly ...
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Omicron and hospital overcrowding make for a deadly combination The variant is so contagious that it is deluging hospitals with patients at a moment of severe staff shortages. That combination risks eroding the advantages of omicron's oft-touted milder symptoms compared to previous versions of Covid.
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Study: More evidence links a virus to multiple sclerosis The military regularly administers blood tests to its members and the researchers checked samples stored from 1993 to 2013, hunting antibodies signaling viral infection. Just 5.3% of recruits showed no sign of Epstein-Barr when ...
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COVID-19 update 16 January 2022 Exposure sites will continue to be updated on the HealthyWA website. People are urged to check this site regularly and follow the relevant health advice. WA Health has reported two new local COVID-19 cases and one travel-related case to 8 pm last night ...
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North Shore COVID infections slow as Omicron surge on 'downward trajectory' The North Shore is turning the corner on the Omicron COVID surge, data from B.C.'s Centre for Disease Control suggests. The latest statistics suggest the number of new infections in North Vancouver and West Vancouver are now declining.
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COVID-19: Hospitalizations in kids are rising with Omicron, but rate remains low The number of children infected with COVID-19 has risen in January, as cases of the fast-spreading Omicron variant have exploded in B.C., provincial statistics show. Advertisement. Story continues below. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your ...
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Ontario woman 'relieved' after cancer surgery delayed due to COVID-19 is rescheduled Vaughan, Ont., resident Cassandra Di Maria, 30, was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in November 2020 and has since undergone one surgical procedure in addition to 17 rounds rounds of chemotherapy. She ...
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Why Omicron spreads faster than delta variant of coronavirus explained It is also more transmissible than the previous variants."There is now consistent evidence that Omicron is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing in Geneva in December.
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$130 Million Spent on Off-Label Ivermectin Use The U.S. FDA approved Ivermectin tablets to treat people with intestinal strongyloidiasis and onchocerciasis, two conditions caused by parasitic worms. But not for treating COVID-19. Wasteful insurer spending on these prescriptions, estimated ...
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Doctors warn parents to watch for COVID-19 symptoms in children 5 and under BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - On Friday, Jan. 14 the Louisiana Department of Health reported around 3,000 new COVID-19 cases for children under five years old, and unfortunately some are having to go to the hospital.
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COVID-19 update 15 January 2022 WA Health has reported two new local COVID-19 cases and seven travel-related cases to 8pm last night. One of the new local cases is a woman linked to previously reported cases. It is ...
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End of Omicron? 'We're almost there' says expert - key date UK could see back of variant Early data suggests that the Omicron variant may be less dangerous than previous coronavirus strains, but scientists have warned hospital admissions haven't peaked yet. However, there may be some light at the end of the tunnel, as experts from the ...
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'Dry January' as a kick-starter to sobriety Holly Smith of Penn Township had always been a heavy drinker, but by January 2021 she had begun to see the negative effects alcohol had on her career and her kids. She was making mistakes at work, her three kids were commenting on her drinking and she ...
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Apple will now require employees to submit proof of COVID-19 booster shot Apple will require unvaccinated employees — or those who haven't yet submitted proof of vaccination — to provide negative COVID-19 rapid antigen tests before entering the workplace beginning on January 24th, although it's unclear whether this applies to ...
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LA County Tallies Most Daily COVID Deaths Since April 2021 The Department of Health reported 66 deaths and 41,765 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, for a total case count of more than 2.2 million in the state's most populous county.
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'Long COVID' spurring legal questions for employers In the briefest possible summary: Long COVID qualifies as a disability under the ADA and other laws that protect people with disabilities from discrimination, including job discrimination. In practical terms, this means an ...
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Wastewater Research Shows Drop in COVID-19 Surge Some good news for Bay Area sewers as a recent sampling of South Bay wastewater appears to show the omicron surge may have already peaked. "People who are sick who are infected with COVID, they do ...
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Second major winter storm in a week leaves thousands of PEI homes without power Saturday About 3,000 Maritime Electric customers were dealing with power outages as of 5:30 p.m., as the storm that began overnight continued to sweep through the Maritimes. Close to 8,000 customers had no power in the morning.
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Number of French COVID ICU patiens eases PARIS — The number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units in France has fallen for the third day in a row, health ministry data showed on Saturday. France reported 3,852 COVID-19 patients were in intensive care units on Saturday, 43 fewer than ...
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How to get the COVID pill or monoclonal antibody therapy in Colorado DENVER (KDVR) — Monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19 is harder to find in Colorado since the spread of the omicron variant, but the state is now receiving shipments of the new pills available to treat the disease. This week, Colorado received more ...
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Omicron has put an end to the idea of herd immunity in India but could it help protect against the Delta variant? The highly infectious variant officially killed 250,000 people, although many believe that is far lower than the true number of deaths. But in the past two weeks, the number of COVID-19 infections has exploded ...
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DynaLife temporarily closes three Edmonton locations due to staff shortage because of COVID-19 DynaLife announced that effective Friday their College Plaza, Abbotsfield and Downtown Patient Care Centres will be temporarily closed due to staff shortages related to COVID-19. DynaLife listed alternate locations for the ones that closed down.
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