Hospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, Theyre Still Anyone’s Guess.
A colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars — or several thousand, depending on which hospital or insurer you use. Long hidden, such price variations are supposed to be available in stark black and white under…
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People significantly less likely to catch Covid if they have high-quality diet
Coronavirus booster jabs 'will keep virus at bay' says Javid When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice…
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China pledges funds to boost infectious disease prevention
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will provide funding to build new institutions and infrastructure to fight infectious diseases and improve healthcare, the state planning body said in a “five-year plan” for the sector.FILE PHOTO: Residents receive vaccines against the coronavirus disease…
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Engineered T cells prevent translational shutdown in SARS-CoV-2 infected cells
Once severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) successfully enters a host cell, the virus adopts host machinery to facilitate replication and proliferation, abrogating host messenger RNA (mRNA) translation in this process. The production of interferon and interferon-stimulated genes within…
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Autistic individuals more likely to use recreational drugs to self-medicate
While autistic individuals are less likely to use substances, those who do so are more likely to self-medicate for their mental health symptoms, according to new research from the University of Cambridge and published today in The Lancet Psychiatry. There…
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Study ties milder COVID-19 symptoms to prior run-ins with other coronaviruses
A study by Stanford University School of Medicine investigators hints that people with COVID-19 may experience milder symptoms if certain cells of their immune systems “remember” previous encounters with seasonal coronaviruses—the ones that cause about a quarter of the common…
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Meet Oonagh! Amber Heard Secretly Welcomes Her 1st Child Via Surrogate
Surprise! Amber Heard is a mom, welcoming her first child, a baby girl, via surrogate on April 8, Us Weekly confirms. Kim Kardashian and More Celebs Who Used Surrogates “I’m so excited to share this news with you. Four years…
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Secure Baby Bike Seats to Easily Take Them Along for the Ride
While your baby can’t ride a bike themself yet, you can take them along for the journey with a baby bike seat. Whether you want a front or back-facing version, there are plenty of options for a safe and secure…
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Study identifies risk factors for severe COVID-19 in individuals with sickle cell disease
New research published today in the journal Blood Advances finds that certain factors, such as a history of severe pain episodes and coexisting organ conditions, increase the risk of severe COVID-19 illness, including hospitalization, in individuals living with sickle cell…
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Fibromyalgia likely the result of autoimmune problems
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London, in collaboration with the University of Liverpool and the Karolinska Institute, has shown that many of the symptoms in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are caused by…
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