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'Ample room for uncertainty': As COVID cases rise again in Europe, could US see the same? Just as the U.S. has finally turned the corner on a wave of COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron variant, multiple countries in Europe are showing an increase in infections – fueling concerns about the possibility of another global surge.
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'Deltacron,' the Delta-Omicron hybrid COVID variant, appears to be in the US, according to a new study The Delta-Omicron hybrids—SARS-CoV-2 genomes with features of both Delta and Omicron variants of COVID, known as recombinants—are rare, according to the study, which added that there is no evidence such mutations spread more easily than the highly ...
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What Is Deltacron? What to Know as Cases of COVID Strain Confirmed by WHO Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus, called the strain "deltacron," because of its omicron-like genetic signatures within the delta genomes, Bloomberg said. Download ...
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Study finds no link between take-home opioid agonist therapy, overdose risk The retrospective propensity-weighted cohort study, published in JAMA, assessed how the increase in dispensing of take-home OAT doses impacted treatment retention and opioid-related harm among 21,297 patients in Ontario, Canada.
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Frank Bures: Pandemic, epidemic, endemic — what's the difference? Hold up your hands. As of this writing, we are hearing that the number of COVID-19 cases is dropping in a majority of areas worldwide. So, when do we label our viral lives something less than a pandemic, like perhaps an endemic? What are the medical and ...
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What We're Reading: Colorectal Cancer Screenings; Vaccine Uptake Low in Children; Pandemic Alcohol Abuse Risk Screening for colorectal cancer is an urgent priority for Americans aged 45 and older; low COVID-19 vaccine uptake was observed among US children aged 5 to 11 years in the first weeks of eligibility; WHO warns of increased alcohol consumption risk due ...
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Mental health awareness TELL CITY. Journalist Katy Wilborn sat down with therapist and expert in the field Bradley Dehart to ask a series of questions on Schizophrenia and how people in the community can reach out for help. Schizophrenia is more common in the county than most ...
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Two years of COVID-19: How the pandemic changed Austin's medical community Distancing stickers went up in grocery stores. Hand sanitizer, toilet paper and cleaning products were all out of stock. People began to make masks and distribute them because supplies of masks were limited even for health care workers.
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Vanderburgh County's COVID cases fall 43.2%; Indiana cases plummet 14% Indiana reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 2,932 new cases. That's down 14% from the previous week's tally of 3,408 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Indiana ranked 41st among the states where coronavirus ...
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Pfizer says fourth COVID-19 booster may be needed; vaccine for young kids could be available by May (CNN) - The week is beginning with some big pandemic updates that could affect your life. The first update: Pfizer says you might need another booster. "The protection we are getting from the third, it is good enough, actually quite good for ...
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The most-fit are 33 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's, report says The researchers found that, as fitness improved, people's chances of developing the ailment decreased. Compared with the least-fit group, those slightly more fit had a 13 percent lower risk for Alzheimer's; the middle ...
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Just 10 minutes with a therapy dog may have profound health benefits — study For decades, doctors have informally deployed therapy dogs — canines that are trained to provide emotional support to people in hospitals, care homes, and other settings — as part of their patients' health plans. But despite their longstanding clinical ...
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Colorectal cancer screenings urged as US deaths could top 52000 this year Doctors are trying to raise awareness that even people in their 40s should be getting screened. Thankfully, there are multiple ways to reduce the risk of colon cancer, including understanding when you should get screened.
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Why are South Asians more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes? On a large scale, healthy and young Indian adults have a greater prevalence of insulin resistance than other ethnic groups. It should be noted that insulin resistance is associated with other risk factors such as high blood pressure, greater body fat ...
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This COVID-19 symptom is an early sign of infection More early symptoms: Dr. Patricia Williams, a family medicine provider with Novant Health in North Carolina, told WFMY News during the omicron variant surge that the coronavirus has been focused on the upper respiratory areas.
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Canada no longer at COVID-19's mercy but new variants could arise: experts As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into a third year, many experts are expressing cautious optimism that Canada has passed the need for lockdowns and the widespread safety protocols that marked much of the last 24 months. But after two years of dealing ...
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'My life has changed forever': Milwaukee nurse, a COVID-19 long-hauler, still on the path to recovery MILWAUKEE — More than a year after her first COVID-19 infection, Cynthia was finally getting her long-haul symptoms under control. Cynthia, who asked to be identified by her first name only, ...
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Autism signs in toddlers, babies and adults - and when to speak to a doctor Autism is a condition that you're born with and can often be difficult to spot the signs. According to the NHS, autism means that the way you think about and experience the world is different to most people. This means you can behave differently to ...
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Even Mild COVID Can Cause Brain Shrinkage and Affect Mental Function Problems with memory and attention are also frequent for people with these diseases and disorders, indicating mild COVID infection may accelerate brain degeneration. These changes could explain the reported symptoms of long COVID, such as brain fog.
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How to recover from long Covid symptoms Fatigue, brain fog, a loss of smell... the infection may be gone but for many the virus has left a legacy that they're still battling today. By John Naish 13 March 2022 • 4:00pm. Shortness of breath affects more than a third of people recovering from ...
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Britons should brace for rising Covid cases, says Sajid Javid Cases and deaths by local area. Rates are per 100,000 people, last week defined as seven days to 5 March, 2022. This table shows deaths with Covid-19 as a cause on the death certificate, to include Welsh local authorities, for which deaths within 28 days ...
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Obesity adds to risk of Covid, say experts "Obesity increases the risk of a host of diseases. Reduced lung capacity, increased blood clotting tendency and delay in healing wounds are some of the reasons for the increase in morbidity and mortality in obese Covid patients.
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Current evidence that vitamin D is effective against COVID-19 neurological sequelae The infectious capacity of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is not limited to the respiratory system. In fact, SARS-CoV-2 can also invade other vital organs, including the central nervous system (CNS), which can result in ...
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Months after COVID-19 infection, patients coping with long-term symptoms Seven months after Karilynn tested positive for COVID-19, she still is on oxygen. The lingering illness first limited the 51-year-old's ability to take on day-to-day tasks, and now keeps her at home most of the time.
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People with neurological or psychiatric disorders have higher risk for developing a second condition Researchers from the University of Waterloo and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Science conducted the work with funding from the Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI). Globally, neurological and psychiatric disorders are leading ...
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Implementing the National Obesity Strategy: no time to waste The Health Minister acknowledged it had an ambitious aim: to halt the rise, and reverse the trend in the prevalence of obesity in adults, and to reduce overweight and obesity in children and adolescents by at least 5% by 2030.
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'Kidney disease is silent' - Expert calls for further intervention A medical expert says more needs to be done about chronic kidney disease in New Zealand. Nurse in renal unit at hospital starting dialysis on patient. Nurse in hospital renal unit starting dialysis on patient. Photo: 123RF.
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China's Flare-Ups Disrupt Factories, Conferences: Virus Update Apple Inc. supplier Foxconn halted operations in Shenzhen includuing an iPhone factory after the Chinese government placed 17.5 million residents of the southern city into lockdown for at least a week. Organizers postponed a major conference in the ...
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10000 steps a day 'not necessary', study finds A study by academics in the US has contradicted the popular wisdom that we should take 10,000 steps per day. The researchers found that walking 6,000 steps each day could reduce the risk of early death for over-60s and that taking more than 8,000 has ...
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