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FDA Grants the First Condom Approval for Anal Sex Though public health experts have long advised the use of condoms for anal sex to protect against H.I.V. and other infections, regulators did not have enough data to allow marketing for that use.
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New studies bring BA.2 variant into sharper focus (CNN) On the heels of concerning new lab and animal experiments suggesting that BA.2 may be capable of causing more severe disease than the original Omicron strain, two new studies are helping to show how well human immunity is defending against this ...
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Discovery of ALS and dementia mechanism points to new treatment strategy Almost all cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and half of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) cases are linked to dysfunction in the protein TDP-43. New research from two separate teams have now linked the problem with one of the strongest genetic ...
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Maternal mortality rates increased during 1st year of COVID pandemic: CDC Maternal deaths were defined as women who died either while pregnant or within 42 days of the end of pregnancy. In 2020, 861 women in the U.S. died of maternal causes -- a rate of 23.8 per ...
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We Might Not Need Annual COVID Shots (I asked Pfizer about this super-speedster timeline; "when we have the data analyzed, we will share an update," the company responded.) Moderna, which started brewing up an Omicron vaccine around the same time, is eyeing late summer for its own debut.
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Michigan COVID data for Thursday, Feb. 24: Half of counties fall from highest risk category The omicron wave hit metro Detroit before it permeated the rest of Michigan. Now, the metro Detroit region is ahead of the curve again for getting past this wave of the virus. Metro Detroit has a 6.7% positivity rate on COVID tests in the past week, ...
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Time between Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines can be up to 8 weeks for some people, updated CDC guidance ... (CNN) The interval between first and second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines may be as long as eight weeks for certain people, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in vaccine guidance updated Tuesday.
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COVID-19 lockdown measures may affect brain health of people who aren't infected, MGH study shows Lockdown measures aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 may have an adverse affect on the brain health even of people who've avoided infection during the pandemic, according to a new study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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MIS-C risk after COVID-19 vaccination falls to one in a million, study finds "As part of the comprehensive effort to monitor COVID-19 vaccine safety in the United States, CDC has been closely monitoring cases of MIS-C in vaccinated children," Yousaf said in a press release.
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New studies bring BA.2 variant into sharper focus (CNN) - On the heels of concerning new lab and animal experiments suggesting that BA.2 may be capable of causing more severe disease than the original Omicron strain, two new studies are helping to show how well human immunity is defending against this ...
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Life may actually flash before your eyes on death - new study A team of scientists set out to measure the brainwaves of an 87-year-old patient who had developed epilepsy. But during the neurological recording, he suffered a fatal heart attack - offering an unexpected recording of a dying brain.
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What you need to know about LA County's new relaxed indoor mask rules At indoor businesses and offices that verify vaccination status, people who are fully vaccinated will no longer have to wear masks starting Friday, county health officials announced Wednesday. Here's what we know: What is ...
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CDC: Some people should wait longer for 2nd COVID shot U.S. health officials say some people getting Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines should consider waiting up to eight weeks between the first and second doses. By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer. February 23, 2022, 8:56 AM. • 3 min read.
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Why Do I Wake Up With a Headache? Q: I often get headaches in the morning. They improve when I get up and have coffee, but I can't seem to figure out how to prevent them. I have tried various pillows and sleeping positions. What should I do? Morning headaches have a number of causes.
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Extreme heat may increase rates of mental health ED visits Extreme heat exposure appeared linked to higher rates of mental health-related ED visits, according to results of a case-crossover study published in JAMA Psychiatry. "Ambient temperature has been previously associated with exacerbation of symptoms for ...
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Experts worry a lack of data is obscuring which kids aren't getting the COVID-19 shot Just shy of a third of children ages 5 to 11 nationwide have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine and a quarter are fully vaccinated, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. About 67% of kids 12 and older have received one dose, ...
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New Drug May Help Curb COVID-Linked Inflammatory Disorder in Kids THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A drug developed for an autoimmune disease shows promise in treating a potentially life-threatening inflammatory condition in children who've had COVID-19, researchers say.
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CDC recommends some Americans wait longer between 1st and 2nd COVID vaccine shots The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 vaccine guidance on Tuesday to recommend that some Americans over the age of 12 who have received a first mRNA vaccine dose, wait up to eight weeks before getting their second dose, ...
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Researchers confirm COVID patients can suffer serious cardiac complications A MARTINEZ, HOST: After recovering from COVID, some patients are now suffering from serious cardiovascular complications, such as heart attacks and strokes, even if they never had any prior issues. Doctors first started ...
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Pa. touts high covid vaccine rate using questionable data Gov. Tom Wolf, using numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, declared on Twitter and in a press release that 95% of all Pennsylvania adults have received at least one dose of a vaccine.
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Most Pregnant Women in the UK Are Still Avoiding Covid Vaccines, Study Shows Most women are still shunning Covid-19 vaccines in pregnancy despite an increased chance of stillbirth, premature birth and risks to their own health, analysis shows. Data from the Nuffield Department of Population Health at the University of Oxford ...
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Brain inflammation may strike the uninfected Even for those never infected with SARS-CoV-2, new research shows that lifestyle disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic may have triggered inflammation in the brain contributing to fatigue, concentration difficulties, and depression.
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FDA authorizes first condom specifically marketed for anal sex "Beanie for you weenie" condom. "Unprotected anal intercourse carries the greatest sexual exposure risk of HIV transmission," the FDA said. ONE Condoms. Bottoms up!
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Vaccination Greatly Reduces Odds of MIS-C in Teens Who Get COVID WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Early on in the pandemic doctors observed that some children and teens infected with COVID-19 went on to develop a relatively rare, but potentially life-threatening, complication known as multisystem ...
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Kids Who Got COVID-19 Vaccine Had Less Than 1 in Million Risk for MIS-C CDC researchers found the MIS-C case rate in vaccinated U.S. children ages 12 to 20 years old was much lower than for unvaccinated people. The findings show that in over 21 million children and adolescents who received one or more doses of the vaccine, ...
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FDA grants the first condom approval for anal sex The decision, announced by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, has long been sought by sexual health experts, who said it could encourage more people who engage in anal sex to use condoms to protect themselves against HIV and other sexually ...
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New omicron COVID subvariant BA.2 detected in Twin Cities area wastewater A new form of the highly contagious omicron variant has been detected in Twin Cities wastewater but at low levels. The subvariant, known as omicron BA.2, is 30-50% more infectious than its predecessor, but researchers are still trying to determine ...
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LA County gives businesses option to let vaccinated people remove face masks indoors Los Angeles County revealed its modified Health Officer Order Wednesday, allowing establishments, businesses and venues that verify vaccination status to make masking indoors optional for fully vaccinated people. The county's Department of Public ...
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The surprising killer cancer warning sign all women need to know These may be masking cases of ovarian cancer. Women may wrongly assume their cancerous bloat is middle-aged spread or menopause. Advertisement.
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TDP-43 loss and ALS-risk SNPs drive mis-splicing and depletion of UNC13A Variants of UNC13A, a critical gene for synapse function, increase the risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia, two related neurodegenerative diseases defined by mislocalization of the RNA-binding protein TDP-43.
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Los Angeles County eases COVID-19 indoor mask mandate California's largest county will relax its public health order on Friday to allow unmasking indoors at restaurants, bars and other businesses for people who show proof of vaccination. Employees also can permit their workers to remove their masks if they ...
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Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID? Experts say it's not likely that the highly transmissible omicron variant — or any other variant — will lead us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19. By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer. February 23, 2022, 4:59 AM. • 2 min read. Share to Facebook
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National eating disorder awareness week HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, at least 10% of the population are struggling with an eating disorder, disordered eating, and or body image. February, 21-27 is National ...
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Malawi Launches Emergency Response Plan Against Polio Malawi and U.N. agencies have launched an emergency response to the country's polio outbreak, the first in Africa in five years. The plan includes mass immunization of children under five years of age and intensive surveillance to prevent the virus ...
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Lenawee County updates COVID-19 mask guidance to match state ADRIAN — Lenawee County health officials have adopted updated mask-wearing guidance based on new phases of COVID-19 surges defined by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. MDHHS last week lifted a public health advisory on wearing masks ...
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How Some Gut Microbes Awaken Zombie Viruses in Their Neighbors Gut bacteria brew all sorts of chemicals, but we don't know what most of them do. A new study suggests that one such compound, previously linked to cancer, may serve as a bizarre weapon in microbial skirmishes. Certain gut bacteria produce a molecule, ...
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Kids on Edge: A mental health crisis plagues Indiana children with many attempting suicide Health professionals across the country and here in Indiana are seeing what they call an alarming number of young people – as young as five years old – who are struggling with mental illness. Even before the COVID-19 epidemic, suicide rates and ...
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Highly lethal bird flu detected in Delaware poultry - USDA CHICAGO, Feb 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported a highly lethal form of bird flu in a commercial poultry flock in Delaware on Wednesday, expanding an outbreak that has limited exports of poultry products.
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Smoking Around Time of Conception May Harm Embryo WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking in the weeks before and after conception has a potentially unhealthy effect on an embryo, Dutch research shows. "Smoking not only impacts an embryo's growth during pregnancy and birth weight, ...
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Brain activity shows your life might actually flash before your eyes when you die The data, at the very least, suggests that our brains indeed continue working not only as we pass away but even in the seconds following heart stoppage. Recorded brain gamma waves during death were similar to those that occur during dreaming and meditation ...
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Population Immunity and Covid-19 Severity with Omicron Variant in South Africa Abstract · Background. The B.1.1.529 (omicron) variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified on November 25, 2021, in Gauteng province, South Africa. · Methods · Results · Conclusions.
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Yet another survey shows pandemic's persisting toll on healthcare workforce More than half of healthcare workers report being burned out, while nearly a quarter are considering quitting their jobs in the near future, according to a survey from USA Today and Ipsos Research out Tuesday. Optimism has declined relative to spring ...
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BA.2, a more contagious version of omicron, continues spread Even as the number of COVID cases due to omicron continues to plummet, scientists are carefully watching a variant that could be even more contagious. The virus, known as BA.2, is a strain of omicron that appears to spread even more easily – perhaps as ...
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Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID? Herd immunity is when enough of a population is immune to a virus that it's hard for the germ to spread to those who aren't protected by vaccination or a prior infection.
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What the recording of a dying human brain could tell us For the first time, doctors have collected detailed brain wave activity before and after a sudden death. In their interpretation, the researchers suggest life may indeed "flash before our eyes"—but other experts aren't so convinced.
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Starting Friday, No Masks Are Required Indoors for Fully Vaccinated People in LA County The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed that its masking rules will be relaxed beginning Friday, allowing vaccinated people to shed face coverings indoors at establishments that verify vaccination status. Meanwhile, the county is ...
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Is omicron leading us closer to herd immunity against COVID-19? Experts weigh in An advisory panel of the World Health Organization classified on Nov. 27, 2021, a worrying new COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa as a highly transmissible virus of concern, naming it "Omicron" under its Greek letter system.
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Spraying Your Face Masks With Sanitisers Might Be a Bad Idea, Warn Australian Researchers Spraying face masks with sanitiser reduces their effectiveness, Australian scientists have found. In a novel study published on Thursday, a team from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) revealed that exposing N95 ...
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Scientists identify neurons that react to singing If a great singer seems to light up your mind, it's not your imagination. Advertisement. Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have identified a group of neurons in the brain that react to singing but not to other types of music.
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Dayton area records fewest COVID ICU patients in more than 6 months The region had 27 ICU patients with coronavirus as of Wednesday, according to the Ohio Hospital Association. The last time west central Ohio had fewer patients was in early August. The state had a total of 281 coronavirus patients in its ICUs.
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