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The case for COVID optimism, despite sky-high infection rates In the face of rising COVID cases, Dr. Bob Wachter of the University of California San Francisco offers reasons to be hopeful about the pandemic's outlook in the months ahead. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Ready for a little hope?
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In Omicron Hot Spots, Hospitals Fill Up, but ICUs May Not In hospitals around the country, doctors are taking notice: This wave of Covid seems different from the last one. Once again, as they face the highly contagious Omicron variant, medical personnel are exhausted and are contracting the virus themselves.
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The world has avoided a 'twindemic,' but as flu cases rise alongside covid, experts fear that could change A "twindemic" of covid-19 and influenza is the stuff of public health nightmares. Strict measures to control the spread of the coronavirus were expected to prevent flu transmission, which appears to have largely held true for 2020. But this flu season, ...
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What is 'flurona?' Coronavirus and influenza co-infections reported as omicron surges. On the other hand, "flurona" refers to when one person has both respiratory infections at the same time — which health officials say is a possibility as cases of the highly contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus surge this winter across the world.
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UK authorities ease COVID testing requirements amid surge LONDON -- Health authorities eased COVID-19 testing requirements across the United Kingdom on Wednesday, a move that could ease staffing shortages that are hitting public services from hospitals and ambulances to trains and garbage collection amid an ...
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Is the End Near? Experts Say COVID-19 Pandemic Could Ease Within a Few Months Experts say the rapid spread of the Omicron variant may help the COVID-19 pandemic transition into a more endemic stage where a disease is present but manageable. They say high immunity levels from vaccinations and previous infections could slow the ...
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Is the Pandemic Affecting Newborns' Brains? By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born at the height of the pandemic appear to suffer small but significant delays in their motor and social development, a new study reports.
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Pediatricians answer parents' questions as kids return to school, daycare amid COVID-19 omicron surge From symptoms to vaccine efficacy, ABC News' Dr. Jen Ashton breaks down some of the most asked omicron questions. Jennifer Peltz/AP.
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Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many insured cancer patients still experience serious money problems linked to their illness, new research affirms. For example, nearly 3 out of 4 insured ...
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What is the Climatarian diet? Foods you can eat to minimize your carbon footprint in 2022 If your New Year's resolution is to help combat climate change, the food you eat could make a big difference. A Climatarian diet focuses on reducing your carbon footprint with plant-based, locally sourced produce, according to nutrition app Lifesum.
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Covid vaccinations are not linked to pre-term birth, researchers report. The study, one of the first to examine the health of babies born to women vaccinated during pregnancy, was a reassuring signal. Low-birth-weight babies and infants born early are more likely to experience developmental delays and other health problems.
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Omicron driving up Utah's COVID-19 cases as jammed testing sites offer home kits "It is a resource that's available to people if they would prefer to take home a home test versus waiting," said Jenny Olson, spokeswoman for Orem-based Nomi Health, hired to operate many of the Utah Department of Health's COVID-19 testing sites.
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Zero-sugar drinks are replacing diet soda. Are they any better for you? Zero- or low-calorie sugar alternatives are often hundreds to thousands of times sweeter than ordinary sugar, but they don't raise your blood sugar levels. Common sugar substitutes, including sucralose, aspartame, and acesulfame K, are often called ...
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Study finds slight developmental lag in babies born during pandemic In most areas, the babies born during the pandemic displayed lower scores compared to those born earlier. That held true whether they were born to mothers who had been infected with Covid during pregnancy or not, the researchers found.
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Study: COVID Vaccination Not Tied to Preterm Birth New evidence supports recommendations by health officials to get vaccinated against COVID-19 during pregnancy, with researchers finding that the shot is not associated with two adverse birth outcomes. [. Read:.
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More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019 More than 23 million new cases were documented globally in 2019, according to researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine. By comparison, in 2010 there were 8.29 million cancer deaths worldwide and fewer than ...
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'Omicron the Pandemic Killer' Idea Ignores Dangers of Long COVID Infection preventionists and other health care professionals once again on the frontlines battling a COVID-19 surge need be wary of "mild" symptoms that could haunt them in the long run. Sometimes lost among the evidence that the Omicron variant of ...
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Cancer rates spiked in past decade, study finds. These groups of people hit hardest But some people were more likely to get cancer than others, according to data from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019, published in JAMA Oncology on Dec. 30. Those disparities broke down along socioeconomic factors, ...
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Nearly 700 employees test positive for COVID-19 at Henry Ford Health System The news comes as COVID-19 cases surge in Michigan and across the country, the highly transmissible omicron variant becomes more dominant, and short-staffed hospitals and testing locations continue to be overrun. More ...
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Israel detects its first 'flurona' case - and it's exactly what it sounds like Israel has logged its first official case of what's being called "flurona," a flu-COVID combo that yes, can happen. The dual infections occurred in an unvaccinated pregnant woman whose symptoms were mild, Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva told The ...
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How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame The ultra-contagious omicron mutant is pushing cases to all-time highs and causing chaos as an exhausted world struggles, again, to stem the spread. But this time, we're not starting from scratch.
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COVID hospitalizations rise over holiday weekend as omicron surges Two hundred Georgia National Guard troops, meanwhile, are expected to start deploying as soon as this week to assist testing centers and hospitals, many of which have seen overcrowded emergency rooms and hectic intensive care wards amid a staffing crunch.
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Can we really 'ride out' the Omicron wave? By Ivana Kottasová, CNN. The United Kingdom is experiencing the fastest growth in the number of Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started. But according to the government, new restrictions, including a lockdown, are off the table — at least for now.
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Consider swabbing your nose — and throat — for rapid COVID tests, some experts say The omicron coronavirus variant is forcing health experts and the public alike to question everything they thought they knew about COVID-19, including how to properly take at-home rapid tests to ensure an accurate result. All rapid tests authorized for ...
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Lost or damaged your COVID-19 vaccination card? Here's how you can still get the shot in NC Here's what to know about replacing a lost COVID vaccine card in North Carolina, as well as more information on your card and how to protect it. What's a vaccine card?
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COVID-19 vaccination at any time during pregnancy provides benefits Women can get vaccinated against COVID-19 at any time during their pregnancy and still see significant benefits for themselves and for their children, according to a study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology. Vaccination elicits levels of antibodies ...
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The number of kids being admitted to hospitals for COVID continues to rise COVID hospitalizations among children have increased 97% over the last week to 575 admissions per day. Infectious disease experts talk about treating children with omicron and who is most at-risk. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Amid a record high number of COVID ...
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Grudge Match against COVID-19 Enters Year Three Two years ago, on January 10, 2020, Eddie Holmes, PhD, a virologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Sydney, tweeted that the first draft sequence of "the coronavirus associated with the Wuhan outbreak" was available on the website ...
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Why Children With COVID-19 Swamp Pediatric Hospitals Omicron is going hard after the pediatric population, many of whom are too young to be vaccinated and whose vital organs, which COVID-19 attacks, are still in development. The current surge in COVID-19 cases hits children particularly hard, ...
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Dr. Scott Harris says omicron 'spreading like wildfire' in Alabama COVID-19 cases are rising sharply in Alabama as the new year begins, driven by the highly contagious but possibly less severe omicron variant. State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris gave an update on the pandemic and answered questions at a press ...
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Hospitals see big jumps in Covid-19 patients, but this surge is different from last winter LOS ANGELES — The number of coronavirus-positive patients has spiked dramatically across Southern California since Christmas — but some health officials are noting important differences in how the latest surge is playing out in hospitals compared with ...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations among Colorado kids doubled in the past week "Omicron is so much more transmissible than the delta variant that so many more children are getting exposed and infected," Dr. Sam Dominguez, pediatric infectious disease physician at Children's Hospital Colorado, said. " ...
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Vaccination is our best chance to end the pandemic Our ethical obligation as healers and health professionals to always put the health and safety of our patients first carries an awesome responsibility that also requires us to become vaccinated against COVID-19. We are not going to wish and hope our ...
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Covid-19 hospitalizations soar past the Delta peak and creep toward the all-time high By Holly Yan and Travis Caldwell, CNN. More ICUs are running out of space and more children are getting hospitalized as the Omicron variant asserts its dominance of Covid-19 cases. On Tuesday, 112,941 Americans were hospitalized with Covid-19, ...
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'Flurona' cases raise concerns about severe Covid-flu double infections (WJW) – The name might sound like a joke, but the World Health Organization says cases of people getting influenza and COVID-19 are very real. "Flurona" is when a patient has both the flu and COVID. Israel confirmed its first case of so-called ...
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Flu hospitalizations on the rise in Middle Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has listed Tennessee in the "high" category for flu activity, with the data collected from the week ending Christmas Day. The statistics come as the area also sees an increase in ...
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Salt Lake County officials issue COVID-19 advisory as transmission rates spike | Jan. 4, 2022, 11:56 a.m.. Editor's note: The Salt Lake Tribune is providing free access to critical stories about the coronavirus. Sign up for our ...
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Brazil Faces Virus Onslaught as Influenza Spreads With Omicron Brazil's hospital system may be at risk as a surge of influenza courses through the country just as the omicron strain takes hold. Some people have been hit by back-to-back infections -- or even ...
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Coronavirus Briefing: What doctors say about Omicron But another explanation for the less severe cases is that Omicron is infecting more people who have some prior immunity, whether through vaccination or prior infection. Doctors said that a vast majority of Omicron patients in I.C.U.s are unvaccinated or ...
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Kansas couple urges COVID-19 vaccines after virus almost takes unborn baby TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Kansas couple is now pleading with the community to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after their brush with the virus almost took their unborn child. At the University of Kansas Health System Monday Morning Medical Update, ...
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Fears of a Triple Whammy: Influenza, Delta, and Omicron However, the "twindemic" that health experts feared would overrun hospitals last year during flu season didn't happen. That's because the nonpharmaceutical COVID-19 mitigation tools—hand hygiene, masking, social distancing—had beaten back a flu surge, ...
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Three ICU beds left for 800000 people? COVID-19 patients swamping Will, Kankakee Co. hospitals Hospitals statewide were treating 6,600 coronavirus patients as of Monday night — the most ever, and an increase of more than 300 in a single day — including 1,118 patients in ICUs, according to figures the Illinois Department of Public Health released ...
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E-Cigarettes Tied to Quitting Among Smokers Not Trying to Quit TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Daily electronic cigarette use is associated with greater odds of cigarette discontinuation among smokers who initially had no plans to ever quit smoking, according to a study published online Dec.
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Can you test positive for two COVID variants at once? (NEXSTAR) – While the omicron variant of COVID-19 has become the dominant strain in the U.S., the delta variant maintains a strong presence nationwide. But if you test positive for one, can you have the other at the same time?
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COVID-19 outbreak in deer could complicate efforts to end pandemic Ohio State University researchers detected at least three separate strains of COVID-19 when they took nasal swabs from 360 wild white-tailed deer across nine different areas in Northeast Ohio, according to a study published in Nature last month.
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London may be moving beyond the peak of the omicron variant LONDON — Early evidence suggests the British capital may be past the worst of the highly transmissible omicron variant, beginning to move beyond a peak that was lower than some models predicted and has remained manageable for hospitals.
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Health experts: Lack of available staff often impeding ability to test for COVID-19 The reference involved PCR tests rather than rapid tests, which are reportedly in short supply nationally. A sign directs traffic to the Tippecanoe County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, 1950 S.
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University of Utah hospital suspends many surgeries again as COVID-19 outbreaks hit staff, patients The hospital has seen a 400% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations since Christmas, said Dr. Russell Vinik, chief medical operations officer. "That has created some strain," Vinik said. But ...
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'We can't vaccinate the planet every six months,' says Oxford vaccine scientist A leading expert who helped create the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine said Tuesday that giving everyone in the world booster shots multiple times a year is not feasible. "We can't vaccinate the planet every four to six months.
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The coronavirus may cause fat cells to miscommunicate, leading to diabetes Some people are left with diabetes after a bout with COVID-19 and must monitor their blood sugar levels with finger pricks and testing devices (shown). Tom Werner/Getty Images Plus ...
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