Japan residents to get free COVID-19 vaccine
Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says the government will cover all vaccine costs for Japan’s 126 million…
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The best self-care stocking fillers to buy this Christmas
We all know someone who has been working a little bit too hard in the run up to Christmas. Why not treat them to a these self-care treats in their stocking, including relaxing bath oil and eco-friendly face masks? Or…
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Sadie Robertson Opens Up About Battling COVID While Pregnant, Reveals She's Chosen a Baby Name: 'I Can't Wait to Meet Her'
From saying "I do" to a baby on the way, it's been a whirlwind year for Sadie Robertson. In October, Robertson and husband Christian Huff revealed that they were going to be first-time parents — a joyous announcement that came…
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AI-based ‘OxyGAN’ is a robust, effective method to measure tissue oxygen levels
Tissue oxygenation is a measure of the oxygen level in biological tissue and is a useful clinical biomarker for tissue viability. Abnormal levels may indicate the presence of conditions such as sepsis, diabetes, viral infection, or pulmonary disease, and effective…
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Increasing HPV vaccine uptake in adolescents
More than 90 percent of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers could be prevented by widespread uptake of the HPV vaccine. Yet, vaccine use in the United States falls short of public health goals. In an article in JMIR Nursing, researchers explain…
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Jonathan Van Ness Says 'There Are Not Enough Resources' for HIV Positive and Disenfranchised People
Jonathan Van Ness has been at home — gardening and spending time with his four cats — throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As someone who is HIV positive and therefore at a higher risk of severe illness, he feels safer staying…
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LOL! Sean Lowe Claps Back at Trolls After Letting Daughter Mia 'Drive'
Behind the wheel! Sean Lowe shared a sweet video of his and Catherine Giudici’s 11-month-old daughter, Mia, dancing in the front seat. Catherine Giudici, Sean Lowe’s Family Album: Birthdays, Baby Bumps and More! “Before I get hounded with comments, no,…
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Multi-center, multi-tracer PET studies harmonized to detect neuroinflammation in ALS
A novel ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) study has pooled data from multiple sites to effectively visualize neuroinflammation, which is key to developing drugs to treat the disease. Pooling data acquired from different scanners, different neuroinflammation positron emission tomography (PET) markers…
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Nearly 40% of healthcare workers are 'not likely' to get Covid vaccine
Nearly 40% of healthcare workers say it’s ‘not likely’ they will get a coronavirus vaccine because they are afraid the jabs were developed too quickly to be safe A recent CDC survey found that 37% of healthcare workers say they…
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Need an IV or Stitches? Virtual Reality or Hypnosis Might Ease Pain
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 — Virtual reality glasses or hypnosis can relieve pain and anxiety in people having short medical procedures, a new study finds. For those getting an IV catheter or stitches to close a wound, for example, these…
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