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Getting COVID shots in same arm may be more effective, study says
There’s greater immunological response if the immune cells in the lymph nodes are restimulated in the same place, according to one expert.
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Study questions if blue light–blocking glasses really work
“Our findings do not support the prescription of blue light–filtering lenses to the general population.”
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CDC tracking new COVID strain
“More data are needed to understand this COVID-19 variant and the extent of its spread, but the number of mutations warrants attention.”
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Short bursts of activity may cut cancer risk
Examples of such activity are vigorous housework, carrying heavy shopping bags around the grocery store, bursts of power walking, and playing high...
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to psoriasis severity
The study also found that “patients with the least amount of body surface affected by psoriasis had the highest average vitamin D levels.”
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Agency issues advisory on mental health symptoms of long COVID
This advisory helps to raise awareness, especially among primary care practitioners and clinicians who are often the ones treating patients with...
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One in 10 people who had Omicron got long COVID: Study
“About 10% experienced long-term symptoms or long COVID after six months.”
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COVID caused 4.6-year drop in NYC life expectancy
Another factor was a 42.2% rise in unintentional drug overdoses from 2019 to 2020.
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Pandemic hit Black children harder, study shows
Black children died of COVID-related causes 2.7 times more often than White children and were hospitalized 2.2 times more often than White...
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‘Forever chemicals’ disrupt biological processes in children: Study
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances hurt thyroid hormone function, which affects growth and metabolism.
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COVID infection provides immunity equal to vaccination: Study
But protection against the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron was not as high.
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Possible bivalent vaccine link to strokes in people over 65
The CDC and FDA do not recommend people change their vaccine practices.
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New Omicron subvariant is ‘crazy infectious,’ COVID expert warns
‘All the things that have protected you for the past couple of years, I don’t think are going to protect you against this new crop of variants,’...
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The right indoor relative humidity could ward off COVID
The “sweet spot” associated with reduced COVID-19 cases and deaths is 40%-60% indoor relative humidity.
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RSV causes 1 in 50 deaths in children under age 5: European study
In developed nations, children who get RSV usually survive because they have access to ventilators and other health care equipment. Still, just...