The dangers of not getting every last drop from your drip: Up to a third of medicine could be left in the tube if the IV line is removed too soon, experts say Ensuring sick patients receive the full dose…
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Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 found to improve mental health
A team of researchers at the University of Southern California has found evidence suggesting that people who were vaccinated against COVID-19 experienced less stress afterward and saw resulting improvements in their mental health. The team has written a paper describing…
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Can I drink after getting the COVID-19 vaccine?
Eric Shawn: Masked confusion. What should you do? Dr. Amesh Adalja of Johns Hopkins clearing up the CDC guidelines on who should wear masks against COVID-19 With about 38% of the U.S. population fully vaccinated, or some 126 million Americans,…
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Why You Should Think Twice About Getting A Massage
Not only does massage therapy feel good, it can be one of the most beneficial treatments for soft tissue concerns. But it’s not foolproof; there can be issues that follow a massage. Thankfully, these are usually rare. Massage is simply…
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Getting a Prescription to Die Remains Tricky Even as Aid-in-Dying Bills Gain Momentum
Linda Heim knew her dad didn’t plan to wait for the cancer to kill him. For decades, he’d lived in Montana, which they’d thought was one of the few places where terminally ill people could get a prescription to end…
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Pollen can raise your risk of getting COVID-19, whether you have allergies or not
Exposure to pollen can raise your risk of developing COVID-19, and it isn’t just a problem for people with allergies, new research released March 9 shows. Plant physiologist Lewis Ziska, a co-author of the new peer-reviewed study and other recent…
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You’re Not Alone if You Feel Guilty for Surviving COVID-19 or Getting Vaccinated—Here's Why
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine feels like a big sigh of relief for many people. But for Lily Hagigat, the long-anticipated moment was shadowed by an overwhelming sense of guilt. "After the second dose, the guilt really kind of hit me,"…
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4 Keys to Getting Shredded After 50
This article originally ran in the October 2016 issue of Men’s Health. Six months ago, Men’s Health fitness advisor Bill Hartman, P.T., was like many of us: in decent enough shape, but heading in the wrong direction after years of…
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8 Health Care Workers Shared Photos While Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine—And Their Reactions Are Everything
As the first COVID-19 vaccines have been administered across the country, health care workers have rolled up their sleeves—and promptly snapped a selfie. Who can blame them? It's a momentous occasion—the biggest vaccine rollout in history, with a goal of…
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A Lung Doctor Shared How He Felt After Getting the COVID-19 Vaccine
Dr. Mike Hansen is a pulmonary medicine specialist who has been making YouTube videos dispelling medical misinformation throughout the duration of the pandemic. Now that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is starting to be rolled out among the most at-risk demographics of…
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