AstraZeneca US chief lauds new vaccine, dismisses blood clot concerns AZ US President Ruud Dobber tells ‘Your World’ studies showed no significant clotting side effects CANBERRA, Australia – Australian authorities have identified a second case of a rare blot clot…
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Having a medical detection dog has given me and my son our lives back
Jamie and Richmond had an instant connection, completely different from his relationships with other dogs we’d tried Source: Read Full Article
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COVID-19 pandemic has led to more advanced-stage cancer diagnoses, physician survey finds
Doctors who oversee cancer clinics say that new patients are arriving for treatment with more advanced disease than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new survey from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The national survey of radiation…
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For better or worse, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the health care delivery landscape
Pregnancy complications affect up to one in three pregnancies and are increasingly linked to future chronic disease. For example, preeclampsia is associated with a doubled risk of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S., and gestational diabetes…
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National poll: Pandemic has negatively impacted teens’ mental health
For teens, pandemic restrictions may have meant months of virtual school, less time with friends and canceling activities like sports, band concerts and prom. And for young people who rely heavily on social connections for emotional support, these adjustments may…
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“For lots of us, lockdown has been a time of sexual self-discovery”
Stylist explores the flipside of the so-called sex recession, and speaks to the people making the most of being alone. Welcome to No Love Lost, where we explore everything from attachment theory to sexting, to unpick how our experiences of…
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Spacing COVID-19 vaccine doses has benefits, but longer-term outcomes depend on robust immunity
Delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines should reduce case numbers in the near term. But the longer-term case burden and the potential for evolution of viral “escape” from immunity will depend on the robustness of immune responses generated by natural…
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Kayla Itsines Shares How Endometriosis Has Completely Changed Her Relationship With Her Body
Kayla Itsines is the Co-Founder of Sweat and Creator of the BBG Training Programs When I was five, I picked up a basketball for the first time. The love of the sport followed me through childhood and led me to…
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Uninsured rate among young adults has plummeted in the last decade, report finds
The number of young adults without health insurance has plummeted since 2011, largely thanks to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, which allowed more adults to qualify for the publicly funded health program, according to a new report by…
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My gran has dementia – I'm using TikTok to create memories with her
By the time I turned 21, I thought I would be finishing up my film production course at university in Southampton, going out with friends and making short films. Instead, I live with my 86-year-old grandmother who has Alzheimer’s, creating…
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