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Rare monkeypox outbreak in UK and Europe: What is it and should we worry? There's a monkeypox outbreak in England, Portugal and Spain. The outbreak is quite small – just 36 suspected cases spread across the three countries, including 8 in England and 20 in Portugal. But health officials have little clue where people caught ...
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Over 75 Percent of Long Covid Patients Were Not Hospitalized for Initial Illness, Study Finds Long Covid, a complex constellation of lingering or newly emerging symptoms that can last for months after the initial infection, or longer, has become one of the most daunting legacies of the pandemic. Estimates of how ...
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'That's Just Part of Aging': Long COVID Symptoms Are Often Overlooked in Seniors The BMJ study examined more than 87,000 adults 65 and older who had covid infections in 2020, drawing on claims data from UnitedHealth Group's Medicare Advantage plans. It included symptoms that lasted 21 days or more after an infection, a shorter period ...
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Estrogen Treatment Linked to Reduced COVID Mortality May 18, 2022 -- Women who went on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estrogen within six months of catching COVID-19 had a reduced risk of dying, a new study says. The study, coupled with data showing men have higher hospitalization and mortality ...
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Biden Health Officials Warn of Substantial Increase in Virus Cases The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged local leaders and individuals to at least consider returning to wearing masks in indoor public settings.
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As the Virus Evolves, COVID-19 Reinfections Are Going to Keep Happening After the Omicron variant caused massive numbers of infections this past winter, lots of people looked on the bright side, hoping it would be "a free shot for the country," says Eli Rosenberg, deputy director for science at the New York State ...
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1 in 3 Americans Now Live in Areas Where Indoor Masks Advised, CDC Says THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Masks may not be required, but Americans should consider wearing one anyway if they live in an area where COVID-19 case numbers are high, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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Investigation into mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases in the US expands The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now investigating at least 180 cases of severe hepatitis with unknown cause among children — an increase from the 109 cases that were reported earlier this month, federal officials confirmed on ...
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FDA Approves First COVID-Flu-RSV Home Test May 18, 2022 – A new home test that detects COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), just authorized by the FDA, will be available without a prescription. "In early June, the kit will initially be available online via Labcorp ...
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Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many people who are overweight or obese avoid cancer screening for fear of stigma and judgment about their weight, British researchers report.
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Long Covid symptoms in older Americans are often difficult to recognize, experts say Ongoing inflammation or a dysfunctional immune response may be responsible, along with reservoirs of the virus that remain in the body, small blood clots, or residual damage to the heart, lungs, vascular system, brain, kidneys, or other organs.
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Study in Rats Offers Hope for New Parkinson's Therapy THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Experimental stem cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease shows promise in rats and will soon be tested in a human clinical trial, researchers say.
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5 Common Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccine and Birth Control To date, there are no adverse links between COVID-19 vaccines and hormonal birth control use. Some media outlets and online spaces have talked about the vaccine and reproductive health, but research does not support these claims.
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$25 million Phoenix campus offers one-stop shop for dementia support A $25 million campus created to serve a fast-growing population of Arizonans with various forms of dementia has partially opened on 3.2 acres in Phoenix. Once it's fully open, the "Dementia Care and Education Campus," operated by the nonprofit Hospice ...
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Dementia Risk Factors Vary By Age Risk factors associated with developing dementia varied by age, a longitudinal analysis showed. At age 55, diabetes (HR 3.35, P=0.003) and high systolic blood pressure (HR 1.17, P=0.006) were the most important predictors of future dementia, ...
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US case of monkeypox reported in Massachusetts man U.S. health officials said they are in contact with officials in the U.K. and Canada as part of the investigation. But "at this point in time, we don't have any information that links the Massachusetts case to cases in the UK," said Jennifer McQuiston of ...
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Study in Rats Offers Hope for New Parkinson's Therapy THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Experimental stem cell replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease shows promise in rats and will soon be tested in a human clinical trial, researchers say. "We cannot be more excited by the opportunity to ...
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Monkeypox identified in Massachusetts General Hospital patient BOSTON - Massachusetts health officials announced Wednesday that they have confirmed a case of monkeypox, the first case of the rare virus identified in the United States in 2022. The Department of Public Health said the infection was found in an adult ...
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NJ reports 15 COVID deaths, 3842 cases as US death toll surpasses 1M There were 846 patients with confirmed or suspected coronavirus cases reported across the state's 71 hospitals as of Tuesday night, an increase of 15 from the night before. Hospitalizations still remain significantly lower than when they peaked at 6,089 on ...
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The Lagging Adoption Of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring: Has Policy Hindered Quality? At a recent faculty meeting, my colleagues and I spent a considerable amount of time discussing how to improve our academic internal medicine clinic's performance on hypertension clinical quality measures (CQMs), some of which were tied to financial ...
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Unexplained hepatitis cases in kids offer more questions than answers As health officials continue their investigation of unexplained cases of liver inflammation in children, what is known is still outpaced by what isn't. At least 500 cases of hepatitis from an unknown cause have been reported in children in roughly 30 ...
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CDC says hepatitis cases of unknown origin in children increase dramatically Investigators with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continue to look into a nationwide outbreak of hepatitis infections among children. The cause of the infections remains unknown. As of May 18, there have been 180 patients identified, ...
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Massachusetts Man Has Monkeypox, Following Clusters in Europe By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). THURSDAY, May 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The first U.S. case this year of a rare and potentially fatal virus known as monkeypox has been diagnosed in a man in Massachusetts who recently traveled to ...
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Omicron Infections, Without Vaccinations, Provide Little Immunity New research shows that infection with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 provides little long-term immunity against other variants in unvaccinated people. In experiments using mice and blood samples from donors who were infected with Omicron, the team ...
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Cancer death rates remain highest among Black individuals vs. other racial, ethnic groups "Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States, with more than 600,000 cancer deaths estimated for 2022," Wayne R. Lawrence, DrPH, MPH, cancer prevention fellow in the division of cancer epidemiology and genetics at NCI, told Healio.
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What is monkeypox, the rare virus now confirmed in the US and Europe? Monkeypox, which can be passed to animals and humans, is usually found in Central and West Africa. But health authorities in Europe have confirmed more than a dozen cases this month and are investigating more. The ...
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7 Ways to Support a Parent Living with Advanced Prostate Cancer Because prostate cancer is commonly diagnosed later in life, adult children are often involved in caring for parents with the disease. It may be hard to know where to start when caring for a loved one with ...
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Virginia health officials warn of potential measles exposure Kaiser Permanente Ashburn Medical Center, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., May 13. Inova Fairfax Hospital — pediatric and adult emergency departments, 5:30 p.m. May 15 to 2 a.m., May 16 ...
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Vedere Bio II Presents Positive New Data Supporting Its Proprietary Platform at the 25th Annual ASGCT Meeting Data from Oral Presentation Identifies Three Novel AAV Capsids with High Retinal Transduction. Additional Data Supports Utility of a Novel Cell Line for Efficient AAV Manufacturing. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vedere Bio II, Inc., ...
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Michigan allergy seasons are getting worse, affecting more people A key difference: Unlike COVID or the flu, allergies symptoms do not usually include fevers, muscle aches, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting. Allergies generally are triggered by pollen, grass or pet dander.
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Nearly every state expected to see increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations, forecast shows How did US reach 1 million COVID deaths? More Americans died in two years of the COVID-19 pandemic than in 40 years of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Mystery monkeypox case in Massachusetts is first confirmed in US this year Massachusetts health officials announced Wednesday that they've confirmed a case of monkeypox, the first case of the rare virus identified in the United States in 2022, CBS Boston reports. The Department of Public Health said the infection was found in ...
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Monkeypox Spreads in Europe; US Reports Its First Case The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Wednesday said it had confirmed a single case of monkeypox virus infection in a man who had recently traveled to Canada. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said its labs confirmed ...
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Here's what you should know about the mysterious, severe hepatitis reported in over 100 US children Last month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a cluster of nine young children in Alabama—all previously healthy and none with any underlying conditions—who came down with serious liver inflammation, also known as hepatitis.
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Monkeypox Found in US and UK: What Is It and Should You Be Worried? A case of the rare and potentially dangerous monkeypox has been confirmed in the US after infections were reported across Europe. The infected man had recently traveled to Canada and is now receiving treatment in hospital, according to the Centers for ...
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CDC urges parents to be vigilant for jaundice as reported cases of acute hepatitis in children mount Sign up for the Fortune Features email list so you don't miss our biggest features, exclusive interviews, and investigations. Severe hepatitis in children is rare, the U.S. Centers for Disease control said Wednesday, but urged parents to be vigilant ...
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Mysterious hepatitis cases in kids keep climbing as scientists search for a cause MIAMI — No unusual cases of severe hepatitis among children have been confirmed in Florida despite a global rise in cases and an ongoing investigation into what's causing the outbreak, which has affected more than 500 kids worldwide, including more ...
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Mozambique declares polio outbreak after identifying first wild case in 30 years WHO declared Africa free of the wild polio virus in August 2020 even though numerous countries across the continent have reported outbreaks linked to the vaccine in recent years. There is no difference between the disease caused by the wild virus or the ...
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CDC advisers will discuss whether to recommend Pfizer boosters for children 5 to 11. Scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet on Thursday to debate whether to recommend a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to children ages 5 to 11. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the booster ...
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Virginia Health Officials Warn of Possible Measles Exposures FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Health officials are warning the public about possible exposures to a child with measles at two northern Virginia locations. The unvaccinated child contracted measles during international travel, ...
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Monkeypox: Plans in place to stock up on treatments if infections rise On Wednesday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said another two cases had been identified in England - one in London and the other in the South East - with neither having links to those previously found.
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When Should Universal Masking in Health Care Settings for COVID-19 Be Discontinued? A comprehensive look at whether mask wearing is beneficial for both SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses spread by airborne particles and respiratory droplets. Should health care workers wear masks>. To mask or not to mask? (Adobe Stock). In March of 2020, ...
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Long COVID isn't just after severe cases — most were never hospitalized, study finds The top three symptoms these patients experienced post-COVID across all age groups were breathing abnormalities, cough, and malaise and fatigue, the research found. Those ages 36 to 50 are the most likely to ...
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5 Metro Detroit health agencies recommend masks in indoor public settings Health departments in Detroit, Oakland, Macomb, Wayne and Washtenaw counties are recommending all residents wear masks in indoor public settings because the COVID-19 infection rate has risen. All of Metro Detroit has increased from a "medium" to "high" ...
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Avian flu epidemic reaches Oregon; risk to humans is low, but disease can be deadly Avian flu has arrived in Oregon. "Several" Canada goose goslings in Lane County, along with an osprey and a red-tailed hawk, have tested positive for the deadly bird disease, Oregon Fish and Wildlife reported Wednesday.
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Do Masks Help with Allergies? Since masks can help keep smaller, viral particles at bay, they also do a good job of keeping you from inhaling allergens, like pollen. Common allergen particles are actually much larger than virus particles, sometimes hundreds of times larger.
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Is It COVID, Flu or RSV? New At-Home Test May Tell WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Americans will soon be able to self-test at home to find out whether they have COVID-19, the flu or another common germ, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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'You will be exposed' to the coronavirus, Oregon health officials say, though COVID-19 wave relatively mild Oregon's chief disease specialist threaded a fine line Wednesday between cautioning Oregonians to protect themselves amid a surge in coronavirus infections while not ordering or even recommending statewide measures to prevent infection.
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The worst appears over for bird flu in Minn. poultry operations It has been more than two weeks since a Minnesota poultry operation reported an outbreak. Almost 3 million Minnesota birds have been affected by the largest multi-state avian influenza outbreak since 2015. Hover/tap ...
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Could mRNA technology used in COVID vaccine help with HIV crisis? MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota is in the midst of an outbreak and we're not talking about COVID-19. Rather, the Minnesota Department of Health is reporting a cluster of HIV diagnoses. Some of them were discovered as early as last year and most of them are in ...
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