A measles outbreak that infected 72 people in Washington State cost approximately $3.4 million, including costs of the public health response, medical treatment expenses, and productivity losses, according to a study published online March 12 in Pediatrics. With measles outbreaks…
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NBC News' Carol Lee Is Pregnant, Reveals Baby Boy Has Rare Heart Defect That Requires Surgery
NBC News' White House Correspondent Carol Lee announced she's currently six months pregnant, revealing that the baby has a rare congenital heart defect that requires surgery. On Thursday, Lee announced that she is expecting her first child with husband Lt….
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Shorter Course of Antibiotics Effective for Kids With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A five-day course high-dose amoxicillin works as well as a standard care 10 day course for previously healthy children with community-acquired pneumonia who do not require hospital admission, according to results of the SAFER trial….
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Meagan Camper Shares Rare Photo of Her and Pete Wentz's Daughter Marvel Jane, 2½
Meagan Camper spent International Women's Day with her adorable daughter. On Monday, the model posted a rare snapshot of her 2½-year-old daughter Marvel Jane, whom she shares with Pete Wentz, in addition to son Saint Laszlo, 6. Wentz, 41, is…
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COVID-19 Isolation and an Infant’s Immune System
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Queirra Fenderson, a first-time mom in Fort Washington, MD, gave birth to her daughter, Arya, at the end of December 2019. On the advice of their…
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Caregivers Could Use HIV Self-Testing for Hard-to-Reach Kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Caregivers living with HIV could use at-home testing to monitor the children in their households, according to researchers in Zimbabwe. HIV self-testing has been effective in low-resource countries, and it could help in locations where…
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's Daughters Sunday and Faith Make Rare Appearance at Golden Globes
Nicole Kidman has her family by her side for the Golden Globes. On Sunday night, The Undoing actress, 53, appeared virtually for the 2021 Golden Globes broadcast during the opening monologue, seated on a couch, all dressed up beside her husband…
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He Wanted to Be a Healthier Role Model for His Kids, So He Ran Off 190 Pounds
Name: Daniel HertelAge: 28Hometown: Buffalo Start Weight: 378 poundsEnd Weight: 188 poundsTime Running: 10 months Before I went on my weight-loss journey, I weighed nearly 400 pounds. Because of this, I was always out of breath and tired—not to mention…
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See Heather Rae Young's Sweetest Moments With Tarek El Moussa's 2 Kids
So sweet! Heather Rae Young bonded with Tarek El Moussa’s two kids long before their July 2020 engagement. The Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa star first told his daughter, Taylor, and his son, Brayden, about his relationship with the…
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UK Variant Not Causing Worse Illness in Children
(Reuters) – The coronavirus variant first identified in the UK does not cause more severe disease in children than variants circulating earlier in 2020, a single-center study suggests. Doctors at King’s College Hospital in London compared 20 children hospitalized for…
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