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Saturday Stories: Children, Long COVID Post Breakthrough Infections, And Vaccine Mandates
Devi Sridhar, in The Guardian, on whether COVID will become a disease of the young. Katelyn Jetelina, in Your Local Epidemiologist, discusses the risk of long COVID even for...
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World Trade Center early responders have increased hepatic steatosis
Increased hepatic steatosis was observed among responders who arrived earlier at the World Trade Center site, according to a study published in American Journal of Industrial...
1 month ago - Healio
Is occupational physical activity associated with mortality in UK Biobank?
Current physical activity guidelines do not distinguish between activity accumulated in different behavioural domains but some studies suggest that occupational physical...
1 month ago - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
CDC Alarmed: 74% of Cases in Cape Cod Cluster Were Among the Vaxxed
Breakthrough infections were responsible for three-quarters of COVID-19 cases in an outbreak during large public gatherings on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and nearly all sequenced...
1 month ago - MedPage Today
How to Talk to Patients About the COVID Vaccine
Ms. Clark comes for her annual visit. You notice on her medical record that she has not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19. Near the end of the visit, you ask her why she...
1 month ago - MedPage Today
School Kids and Faculty Should Mask Up - Will They?
Masks for children are a hot topic. But while some facts are clear (no, masks are not harmful to children; yes, masks do significantly reduce disease transmission), setting...
1 month ago - MedPage Today
Many Patients With Cancer Lack Protection Against Measles, Mumps
A fourth of adult patients with cancer lacked antibodies to measles and almost 40% tested negative for mumps antibodies, according to a retrospective analysis of almost 1,000...
1 month ago - MedPage Today
Driving Patterns Pinpoint Early Alzheimer's Disease
Driving behavior captured with a global positioning system device discerned whether cognitively normal older drivers had preclinical Alzheimer's disease, an early stage when...
1 month ago - MedPage Today
Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Authorized for Post-COVID Exposure
FDA expanded the emergency use authorization for the monoclonal antibody cocktail casirivimab and imdevimab, to include post-exposure prophylaxis among certain people exposed...
1 month ago - MedPage Today
CDC: Lower Vax Rates in Nursing Homes Among Low-Wage Staff
COVID-19 vaccination rates varied widely among healthcare personnel who worked in long-term care facilities , with less than half of aides vaccinated, researchers found. In...
1 month ago - MedPage Today - 2 articles
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FDA approves selexipag for IV use in adults with PAH
The FDA has approved selexipag for IV use in adults with WHO functional class II to III pulmonary arterial hypertension who are temporarily unable to take oral...
Obesity does not increase risk for serious infection in biologic-treated IBD
Obesity was not associated with an increased risk for serious infection among patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with biologics, according to research published...
Many women with gestational diabetes do not receive type 2 diabetes...
Women in the United Kingdom who had gestational diabetes were not often screened for type 2 diabetes in accordance with national guidelines, a recent analysis showed. According...
Influenza vaccine may provide additional protection from COVID-19
Influenza vaccination may reduce the risk for stroke, sepsis and deep vein thrombosis in patients with COVID-19, data presented at the ECCMID virtual meeting...
Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake from Trader Joe's PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Lab...
Does the Chantilly Cream Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake from Trader Joe's have any indication of PFAS contamination in the food packaging? This is what you've been asking us to...
FDA approves Shingrix for prevention of shingles in immunocompromised adults
The FDA this week approved Shingrix for the prevention of shingles in immunocompromised adults, GlaxoSmithKline announced. Shingrix , is a nonlive, recombinant sub-unit...
FDA approves Twyneo cream for acne vulgaris
Twyneo cream, a fixed-dose combination of tretinoin and benzoyl peroxide, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of acne vulgaris, Sol-Gel Technologies announced in a...
FDA OKs emergency use of baricitinib alone for COVID-19
The FDA has authorized emergency use of baricitinib alone for the treatment of patients aged 2 years and older who are hospitalized with COVID-19. The authorization applies to...
VIDEO: Bausch + Lomb pipeline includes NOV03 for dry eye disease
LAS VEGAS - In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Yolande Barnard, vice president and general manager, U.S. Pharmaceuticals, Bausch + Lomb, offers updates on...
Low vision patients not routinely tested for dry eye disease despite high risk
Results from a retrospective chart review on dry eye disease and low vision showed low vision patients are at risk for dry eye disease, but low numbers of dry eye disease tests...