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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
WITHOUT EVUSHELD, IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PEOPLE ARE ON THEIR OWN AGAINST COVID-19
When it comes to avoiding COVID-19 in the U.S., it's increasingly everyone for themselves. The Biden Administration announced it will...
Vaccination, Drugs, Food, COVID-19
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
THE U.S. COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ENDS IN MAY. HERE'S WHAT WILL CHANGE
Almost since the emergence of COVID-19, the U.S. has treated the disease as both a national and public health emergency. That will...
Vaccination, COVID-19
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
STOCK UP ON FREE AT-HOME COVID-19 TESTS WHILE YOU CAN
As of May 11, the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be considered a national or public health emergency in the U.S., the Biden Administration...
Plan, Vaccination, COVID-19
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
PRESIDENT BIDEN TO END COVID-19 NATIONAL EMERGENCIES ON MAY 11
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19...
Vaccination, COVID-19, overnight, wire
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WILL BE OVER WHEN AMERICANS THINK IT IS
When will the COVID-19 pandemic end in the U.S.? Is it over when the president says so, by scientific consensus , or when the public...
COVID-19, freelance
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
THE U.S. STILL DOESN'T HAVE GOOD COVID-19 DATA. HERE'S WHY THAT'S A PROBLEM
Check the COVID-19 Data Tracker from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , and you'll get a rundown of the latest case...
Hospital, Stroke, COVID-19
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
FDA MOVES TO EASE RULES FOR BLOOD DONATIONS FROM GAY MEN
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is moving to further ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that typically...
Drugs, Face, Food, Public Health, wire
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
MOST AMERICANS AREN'T GETTING ENOUGH EXERCISE, STUDY FINDS
Americans aren't exercising enough.
Less than a third of U.S. adults meet suggested benchmarks for aerobic and muscle-building activities...
bloomberg wire, Exercise & Fitness, wire
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
EVUSHELD LOSES U.S. AUTHORIZATION SINCE IT'S NOT EFFECTIVE AGAINST NEW VARIANTS
AstraZeneca Plc's COVID antibody drug is no longer authorized for use in the U.S., regulators said Thursday, as it's unlikely to work...
Food, Drugs, bloomberg wire, COVID-19, wire
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
FDA EXPERTS VOTE TO MAKE ALL COVID-19 VACCINES AND BOOSTERS BIVALENT
In a unanimous decision, all 21 voting members of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's vaccine committee recommended that the U.S....
Drugs, Food, Vaccination, COVID-19
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
FDA DECLINES TO REGULATE CBD AND CALLS ON CONGRESS INSTEAD FOR A FIX
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday there are too many unknowns about CBD products to regulate them as foods or supplements...
Food, Drugs, Diet & Nutrition, wire
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
HOW TO BE MINDFUL IF YOU HATE MEDITATING
There's a certain disconnect that plagues almost everyone nowadays: Your body is doing one thing-sitting in a meeting, eating dinner...
Stress, Brain, Mental Health, Wellbeing
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
WHAT TO KNOW IF YOUR DOCTOR PUT YOU ON STATINS TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL
High cholesterol is a prime example of having too much of a good thing. Our bodies naturally make this substance in the liver and then...
Cholesterol, Stroke, Vitamins, heart health
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
THE BIVALENT BOOSTER PROTECTS AGAINST NEW COVID-19 VARIANTS, NEW DATA SHOW
The Omicron variant has morphed into more than half a dozen different strains-the latest of which include BQ.1.1 and XBB.1, and XBB.1.5....
Face, Vaccination, COVID-19
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, LOSING ABORTION ACCESS CAN BE A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH
These days, Flora Ellis's mother keeps a stash of morning-after pills in a closet in their Oklahoma home. That's not just because she's...
Disability, Abortion, Pregnancy, Mom, abortion
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
HOW TO FIND A THERAPIST WHO'S RIGHT FOR YOU
Research has consistently shown that people who have a good relationship with their therapist get the most out of therapy. But figuring...
Mental Health, sponsorshipblock, Wellbeing
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
COVID-19 IS NO LONGER A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
A month before his recent retirement, Dr. Anthony Fauci cautioned that the U.S. “certainly” remains in the midst of a COVID pandemic....
Drop, Hospital, COVID-19, freelance
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
FDA PROPOSES ANNUAL COVID-19 SHOTS FOR MOST AMERICANS
WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot.
The Food and Drug Administration...
Drugs, Food, Vaccination, Flu, COVID-19, wire
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
HOW OUR CELLS STRATEGIZE TO KEEP US ALIVE
Our cells, each composed of 100 trillion atoms made of particles from the Big Bang, are filled with all kinds of structures. These...
Face, Excerpt, freelance, Science
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By Time
- Feb 1, 2023
WHAT TIME YOU EAT DOESN'T MATTER FOR WEIGHT LOSS, STUDY FINDS
Recent diet trends have promised that clocks are as important for weight loss as scales. One such diet is known as intermittent fasting...
Diet, Diet & Nutrition
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The headlines of Master Doctor
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FDA increases alert status of certain imported seafood, papayas, cantaloupe
The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies...
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IAFP makes last call for applications for Student Travel Scholarships
The deadline for applications for the Student Travel Scholarship to attend IAFP 2023 Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is Tuesday, Feb. 14.
IAFP will select up to 20...
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EU eases melon rules but tightens checks on vanilla extract from U.S
The European Commission has relaxed checks on melons from Honduras but added controls for vanilla extract from the United States.
Changes were made as part of updated...
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A new day: IFT weighs in on the future of the FDA
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By Bryan Hitchcock
At the request of U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf, the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA launched an external...
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How COVID Patients Died for Profit
By May 2020, it had become apparent that the standard practice of putting COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation with ventilators was a death sentence. 1 As early as April...
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PFAS Are in Every Bite of Freshwater-Caught Fish
Once a healthy mainstay of native diets, freshwater fish in the U.S. have been rendered toxic by environmental pollutants. Even eating one fish a year could be dangerous, due...
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Owner devastated after business targeted by suspected arsonist
The owner of a Docklands floating nightclub is devastated after his business was targeted by a suspected arsonist.
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Three men and an esky rescued in rough seas off Albany coast
Police and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority received an alert from an emergency beacon activated off the coast of Eclipse Island, 17 kilometres south of Albany.
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North Melbourne addresses 'confronting' fresh allegations against midfielder...
North Melbourne says it will co-operate fully with any new investigation into alleged misconduct by midfielder Tarryn Thomas.
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Commonly prescribed antidepressants can increase bacteria's resistance to...
University of Queensland researchers have found a range of commonly prescribed antidepressants can increase bacteria's resistance to antibiotic medications.