As we look forward to a fall with hopefully one of the most important vaccination uptakes of children in a generation, a new study provides insights to help parents with reducing post-vaccination distress in younger kids. The study, published in…
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Scientists say COVID-19 test offers solution for population-wide testing
In an article appearing in Nature Biomedical Engineering, a team of scientists from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA School of Engineering report real-world results on SwabSeq, a high-throughput testing platform that uses sequencing to test thousands…
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Some headlines say ‘skip your annual physical,’ but routine check-ups have many benefits
Some leaders in health care have called for an end to annual health check visits, saying they’re a waste of time for patients and overworked primary care physicians and don’t reduce the risk of death. A new Northwestern Medicine study…
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Pfizer/BioNTech say vaccine effective against S.Africa variant
Pfizer and BioNTech said Thursday their COVID-19 vaccine was highly effective against the South African variant in the latest phase of ongoing clinical trials. No cases of the disease were observed in South Africa during the phase-three trial study among…
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Growing evidence links COVID-19, hearing loss, researchers say
AstraZeneca shot found to be 79 percent effective in trials Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel reacts to the latest data. Researchers say there is mounting evidence suggesting that hearing loss and other auditory issues are strongly associated with COVID-19…
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WHO experts say countries should keep using AstraZeneca shot
WHO urges countries to keep giving AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine because ‘the benefits outweigh the risks’ of blood clots WHO is still reviewing safety data on AstraZeneca’s vaccine after a series of reports of blood clots potentially linked to the shot …
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Fitness-trainers say roller skating is the full-body workout you never knew you needed
Roller skating is an aerobic workout that increases coordination and balance. This retro pastime doesn’t just look cool, it also leaves your body feeling great. Tiktok is a cauldron of cool. It seems like there’s a new beauty or food…
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Doctors under stress from COVID-19 say they need mental health services: ‘We’re human beings, just like everyone else’
Chicago emergency room doctor Meeta Shah wiped down her face shield and stethoscope as she rushed from one patient to the next, some of them very sick with COVID-19, some of them dying. At home, she worried about how to…
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Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine headed for FDA committee vote: What the experts say
Johnson & Johnson vaccine on track for final approval in coming days The single-dose vaccine is a ‘big addition’ the COVID-19 vaccine arsenal, Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel says. A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on…
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Health officials say the coronavirus will likely become endemic in the next several years. What does that mean?
Even as cases continue to decline and more Americans receive their vaccines, the coronavirus isn’t likely to go away anytime soon, health officials say. The nation’s top infectious diseases expert Dr. Anthony Fauci dismissed the idea that COVID-19 would be…
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