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Most Americans have now had Covid-19 – but experts are predicting the next surge Even as public health officials push most people to get booster shots months after vaccination, they have not updated the definition of "fully vaccinated" to include a booster. While more than three-quarters of ...
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New York City Enters Higher Coronavirus Risk Level as Case Numbers Rise The city moved into the medium risk level, known as yellow, as it sees a troubling increase in cases and the mayor weighs bringing back some restrictions.
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What Scientists Know About the Unusual Hepatitis Cases in Children But even these small clusters are unusual. In Britain, where most of the cases have been reported, two pediatric liver units have already had at least as many admissions for acute, unexplained hepatitis in 2022 as they typically have in an entire year, ...
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Are Vegetarian Diets Healthy for Growing Kids? They were also on par when it came to blood levels of iron and vitamin D -- which could potentially be harder to get on a diet free of meat, fish and, sometimes, dairy products.
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Fewer Black Men Get High-Tech Prostate Cancer Therapy MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Use of a high-tech radiation cancer treatment called proton beam therapy (PBT) has increased overall in the United States, but Black patients are getting it less often than white patients, two new studies show.
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GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Slashes Body Weight by More Than 20% Tirzepatide, an investigational glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and GLP-1 receptor agonist, helped people with overweight or obesity lose significant weight, Eli Lilly announced. In the 72-week, phase III SURMOUNT-1 clinical trial, ...
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Illinois Coronavirus Updates: What is Medium Community Level, Cases Continue Slow Rise As Chicago-area counties rise to higher risk levels for COVID, what does that mean for residents and what do experts in those areas say about the risks? Cases are slowly rising across the state, but hospitalizations are not.
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How to improve your mood Do something nice for someone else; 2. Drink more water; 3. Turn off your gadgets; 4. Connect to others; 5. Get more sunlight; 6. Laugh; 7. Try some CBT; 8. Eat a healthy diet; 9. Get a decent night's sleep; 10. Reduce your alcohol intake; 11. Incorporate ...
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Contra Costa County Health Department Introduces 'Path to Zero' in COVID-19 Fight The Path to Zero initiative includes strategies to use more underutilized COVID-19 protections, especially prescription medications and home testing resources -- particularly in communities where infection and death rates are highest. "No one should ...
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Lilly's Tirzepatide Delivers Up to 22.5% Weight Loss in Adults Who Are Obese or Overweight Tirzepatide achieved superior weight loss compared with the placebo at 72 weeks of treatment in topline results from the SURMOUNT-1 clinical trial, Eli Lilly and Company said in a statement. "Tirzepatide delivered impressive body weight reductions in ...
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Vegetarian and meat-eating children have similar growth and nutrition but not weight, study finds (CNN) If you're wondering how your child might fare on a vegetarian diet, a new study offers some factors to consider. Children eating a vegetarian diet and children who ate meat were similar in terms of growth, height and nutritional measures, ...
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Healthy lifestyle may increase life expectancy, research suggests The study found that, at age 65, women with the healthiest lifestyle had an average life expectancy of about 24 years, compared with 21 years for women whose lifestyle was deemed less healthy. Life expectancy for men with the healthiest lifestyle was 23 ...
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Hospitalizations decline slightly as Maine reports 791 new cases of COVID-19 The increase prompted the system to issue an update over the weekend saying masks will be required in all exam settings, including in classrooms and labs. Faculty no longer have the option of waiving the mask requirement.
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First Case of Current H5 Strain of Bird Flu Detected in US: What to Know A Colorado man working on a poultry farm tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza virus, but the risk to general public remains low. The man's only symptom is fatigue, according to officials. Bird flu does not spread easily from person to person.
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Do you really need to put your bird feeder away to stop avian flu? KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — When wildlife officials recommended people temporarily remove bird feeders to curb the spread of bird flu, some felt the suggestion was overly cautious. An increasing number of avian flu cases in neighboring states spurred the ...
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Climate change could introduce humans to thousands of new viruses To prevent future pandemics, we need to connect the dots between the spread of disease and the destruction of the planet. By Philip Kiefer | Published May 2, 2022 6:20 PM.
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NYC, California report worrisome coronavirus numbers NEW YORK -- The nation continues to get troubling reminders that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over. On Monday, New York City entered a higher risk level for transmission as cases continued their steady rise. On the other coast, California has ...
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NYC aims to keep outdoor lifestyle post-virus As COVID-19 ravaged New York City, virus-wary denizens locked out of indoor public places poured into the streets, sidewalks and parks. They dined with friends in outdoor sheds hastily erected by restaurants, and went to health classes, concerts and ...
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What is Needed to Turn the COVID-19 Pandemic into an Endemic In December 2019, a novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China.1 This was one of the first documented cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. More than 2 years since the beginning of the pandemic, vaccines have been developed ...
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Thought, CircRNAs, and a Neurodigital Hypothesis Psychiatry's last revolution occurred in the late 1970s, when significant advances in brain physiology triggered the emergence of this biological era of psychiatric treatment and shuttled psychoanalysis out the door. But this scientific surge has yet to ...
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Denmark to destroy excess soon-to-expire COVID-19 vaccines Danish health officials say 1.1 million excess COVID-19 vaccines will be discarded in the coming weeks because their expiration date is near, and efforts to donate them to developing countries have failed. ByThe Associated Press. May 2, 2022, 7:26 AM.
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Hormone-disrupting 'forever chemicals,' phthalates may impair bone health in teen males: study Some of these disrupters, which interfere with the way the body's hormones work, could be responsible for reducing bone mineral density in adolescent boys, according to the study in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.
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UN: Obesity levels in Europe at 'epidemic proportions' In a report issued on Tuesday, the U.N. health agencys European office said the prevalence of obesity among adults is higher across the continent than any other world region, except for the Americas. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) (Kirsty ...
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Lasting brain impacts of severe COVID-19 equivalent to 20 years of ageing These are the findings of a new study, led by a team of scientists from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London, which suggest that cognitive impairment as a result of severe COVID-19 is similar to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of ...
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Virginia doctors look for symptoms of hepatitis in children as cases pop up across the country Hampton Roads doctors and others got messages from health officials to stay alert. Author: Angelo Vargas. Published: 11:58 PM EDT May 2, 2022.
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Anthony Fauci said the pandemic was over in the US. Then he backpedaled. PHILADELPHIA — Anthony Fauci caused a stir last week when he said on national television that the United States was "out of the pandemic phase." Nationwide, epidemiologists cringed. For one thing, the word choice by the nation's infectious-disease ...
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Ballwin man exposed to rabies after being bitten by bat, health department says Rabies can be deadly in humans. · Stay away from wild animals. · If a wild animal makes its way into your home and think you may have been bitten while you were not "awake or aware," seek treatment.
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Overweight men see less robust sperm with age, study finds May 2 (UPI) -- Overweight older men experience more negative age-related changes to their sperm cells than those who maintain a healthy weight, a study published Monday found. Advertisement. These changes mean their sperm cells are less robust, ...
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1st case of bird-to-human transmission of avian flu questioned "They are actually wondering if he simply has the virus in his mucus secretion, but he's not actually affected," he said. "It's very common to have viruses come into our nasal passages and we can test positive for it, but not actually get infected.".
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Measles could make a comeback LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) - UNICEF and the World Health Organization are concerned that there may be a resurgence in what had become a rare childhood disease, the measles. Health officials are calling it a perfect storm of circumstances that could allow it to ...
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Wayne County reports 14 new COVID cases; Indiana cases surge 73.2% New coronavirus cases leaped in Indiana in the week ending Sunday, May 1, rising 73.2% as 5,533 cases were reported. The previous week had 3,194 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Indiana ranked 25th among the states where coronavirus was ...
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Remember the flu? It's back in NL for the first time in 2 years Dr. Joanne McGee, medical officer of health for Labrador-Grenfell Health, said Monday the province has seen a much lower prevalence of influenza with the spread of COVID-19 in the past two years. However, cases have been spotted sporadically across the ...
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Gut–bladder axis in recurrent UTI Dysbiosis of the gut microbiome is associated with increased susceptibility to recurrent urinary tract infection, defining a gut–bladder axis. Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial infections, affecting >150 million ...
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New York COVID cases hold steady as nation watches upstate surge closely. The latest. New York's statewide COVID-19 case tally held steady last week as the nation closely monitored a surge in infections that began in Central New York and the Finger Lakes in early April. New York reported 50,295 new cases of coronavirus in the week ...
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Are COVID-19 vaccines still free? The short answer is yes. Yes. The federal government requires that vaccinators provide the shot free of charge to patients regardless of their ability to pay or insurance. The state Department of Health Services has also committed to providing vaccines for free.
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Is a 4th dose of the COVID-19 vaccine effective? Published in late February, the study stated that the fourth shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine offered only a little extra protection against the infection compared to three shots. "Not a third dose ...
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Bird flu spreads to 7 farms in Pennsylvania Avian flu poses a low risk to humans, but is almost always deadly among birds. Chickens, geese, ducks, and turkeys are among those most susceptible to the virus.
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Pathways to severe coronavirus in children discovered by scientists Researchers have discovered the pathways that are activated in severe cases of COVID-19 in children, an advance that can lead to earlier diagnosis and more targeted treatments for the disease. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, ...
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Melanoma's Causes Beyond UV Radiation Are Why We Need Skin Check-ups There's also the chance that those who develop melanoma inherited gene changes from a parent. These melanomas often result from changes in tumor suppressor genes, rather than genes that help cells grow, divide and stay alive, known as oncogenes. Tumor ...
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A subdued COVID-19 climb: What 4 experts make of it Eric Toner, MD, a senior scholar at the Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: "Most of the cases are relatively mild. What we're not seeing is a lot of stress on hospitals, and that's very encouraging," he told ...
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Hepatitis cases in children draw concern in US, CDC says Covid not a factor Before admission, some kids reported vomiting, diarrhea, and upper respiratory symptoms. Upon admission, some had scleral icterus, hepatomegaly, jaundice, and encephalopathy, according to the CDC. Three of the kids ...
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World Asthma Day 2022: How to recognise early signs of an asthma attack Dr Vivek Anand Padegal, Director – Pulmonology, Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road says coughing, chest tightness, wheezing, and difficulty breathing are all symptoms of an asthma attack. Explaining how an asthma attack occurs, ...
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Three children in Indonesia die from unidentified form of hepatitis Three children in Indonesia have died from a mysterious liver disease, the country's health ministry has said, raising the global death toll to at least four. A severe type of acute hepatitis has been identified in ...
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COVID-19 May Increase Your Risk for Shingles Ardeshir Hashmi, M.D., a geriatrician and section chief of Cleveland Clinic's Center for Geriatric Medicine, calls the study "incredibly important." He says his clinic has seen a "striking" jump in shingles cases among older adults since the pandemic hit.
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Multivalent messenger ribonucleic acid-lipid nanoparticle vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 The team evaluated the immunogenicity of mice to the SARS-CoV-2 original strain, multiple variants of concern (VOCs), and SARS-CoV following immunization with four RBD mRNA-LNP vaccine candidates. These vaccination candidates harbored heterodimers or ...
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Covid worsens asthma in children; booster after infection not as beneficial vs Omicron Results of earlier studies showing improvement in asthma control in the early part of the pandemic were likely due to public health measures like staying home and masking, which curbed exposure to asthma triggers, she said.
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Triggers for severe illness in children with COVID-19 identified in small study Researchers have identified possible triggers for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to COVID-19, according to a small Australian study. The peer-reviewed study, published on ...
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Hallmarks of Alzheimer's found well before diagnosis This illustration shows the two main forms of disruptive protein clumps found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease: beta-amyloid plaques (seen in brown) that collect between neurons and disrupt cell function, and tau protein tangles (seen in ...
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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine was linked to myocarditis or myopericarditis at 28 d (4.2 events/100 000 persons) 4 155 361 persons received 1 or 2 vaccine doses: 84% received Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (BNT162b2) and 12% received Moderna vaccine (mRNA-1273). Key exclusions: hospital-based myocarditis or pericarditis between Jan 2017 and Sep 2020. Results for other ...
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Contra Costa Health strives for 'Path to Zero' COVID-19 deaths By Kathy Chouteau. Contra Costa Health (CCH) has launched Path to Zero, an initiative that refocuses Contra Costa County's emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic on eliminating preventable deaths, according to a statement. Path to Zero aims to ...
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