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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
COVID-19 TESTING DROPS, STILL ESSENTIAL, EXPERTS SAY
Accurate and timely testing remains critical for treating and isolating individuals with COVID-19 infection. Widespread testing also...
Drop
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
FEWER ILLICIT DRUG SEIZURES SEEN DURING LOCKDOWNS
Seizures of illegal drugs fell sharply in the United States during early COVID-19 lockdowns, but spiked once stay-at-home orders eased.
Drugs
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
BIG PAYCHECKS PAY OFF IN SELF-CONFIDENCE
Can money buy you happiness? A new study suggests it's linked to greater feelings of confidence and pride.
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
READERS LISTEN WHEN POSTS ARE FLAGGED 'UNVERIFIED'
Readers pay attention when social media sites label an article as "unverified" or "suspicious," a new study suggests.
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
FORMALDEHYDE IN HAIR STRAIGHTENERS PROMPTS FDA WARNING
Being exposed to formaldehyde for longer periods of time and at higher concentrations increases the health risks, according to the...
Hair
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS SLAM STATES' MOVES TO DITCH MASKS
The easing of restrictions flies in the face of scientific evidence that masks and other types of protective behaviors like social...
Face
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
AS VACCINES ROLL OUT, WILL RISKY BEHAVIOR INCREASE?
Once people are vaccinated, they might head indoors to restaurants or travel, despite the fact that much is still unknown about how...
Vaccination
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
MODERNA COVID VACCINE MAY TRIGGER SKIN REACTIONS
Some people given the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine may develop a reaction at the injection site that can first appear more than a week...
Vaccination, Injections, Injection, Skin
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
HISPANIC PEOPLE AT RISK FOR HEART DISEASE GOING UNTREATED
Even after suffering a stroke, many Hispanic Americans still have uncontrolled diabetes, high blood pressure or other conditions that...
Stroke, Diabetes
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
JAMA PODCAST ON RACISM IN MEDICINE FACES BACKLASH
A 16-minute podcast from JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association that attempts to discuss structural racism in the U.S....
Face
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
SHE SURVIVES SEVERE COVID, GETS ILLNESS SEEN IN KIDS
After recovering from a severe case of COVID-19, a woman is hospitalized with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children .
Hospital
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
REOPENING LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES ‘AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY'
Relatives and advocates are calling for federal authorities to relax restrictions in long-term care institutions and grant special...
Hands
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
SLEEP ISSUES A LONG-TERM EFFECT OF CONCUSSIONS
Concussions can increase the long-term risk of a wide range of sleep disorders, a new study indicates.
Sleep
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
HOUSTON HAS A PROBLEM: ALL THE COVID VARIANTS OF CONCERN
A team of researchers in Houston has sequenced the genomes of coronavirus from 20,400 COVID-19 patients treated at a single health...
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
WHY BLOOD TYPE MAY MATTER FOR COVID INFECTION
A new study provides further evidence that people with certain blood types may be more likely to contract COVID-19.
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
KIDS' DENTAL ANESTHESIA: WHAT PARENTS SHOULD KNOW
A handful of tragic cases involving children who died during dental appointments have prompted a closer look at pediatric dentists'...
Hands, Dental
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
NIH HALTS TRIAL OF CONVALESCENT PLASMA FOR MILD COVID-19
According to the NIH, patients in a clinical trial with mild to moderate COVID-19 symptoms did not benefit from convalescent plasma...
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
CHOOSING GENERIC RX DRUGS COULD SAVE MEDICARE BILLIONS
Wider use of prescription generic drugs could save Medicare nearly $2 billion a year, researchers say.
Drugs
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
SOCIAL MEDIA, KIDS' BINGE EATING OFTEN GO TOGETHER
New research suggests hours spent scrolling through social media and watching TV trigger binge eating in preteens.
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By Web MD
- Mar 7, 2021
BIDEN VOWS ENOUGH COVID VACCINE FOR EVERY ADULT IN MAY
The president also said teachers, school employees and child care workers will be able to get at least their first dose in March.
Vaccination, Child
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The headlines of Master Doctor
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VIVIENNE PARRY: Should Covid-19 vaccines be mandatory for NHS staff?
NHS staff might be required to have a Covid-19 vaccine if they want to work in the health service according to indications coming from government sources, writes VIVIENNE PARRY.
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Global COVID-19 Cases Top 116 Million, Say Sources
Globally, the total number of coronavirus cases has topped 116 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.57 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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Vision Impairment Linked to High Mortality Risk
Research links high mortality risk to both mild and severe vision impairment.
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Barbie Celebrates International Women's Day With New Eleanor Roosevelt Doll
She's the only First Lady to have a Barbie doll named after her
Eleanor Roosevelt , one of the most influential women of the 20th century, is the latest figure to get the...
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COVID Relief Bill Contains Lots of Healthcare Provisions
WASHINGTON - Both public and private health insurance would become less expensive for large numbers of people under the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill now being debated in the...
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Fish Oil Helped My Stiff, Sore Neck Feel Better, So I Asked an Expert If...
My neck had gotten so stiff a few months ago that I was grimacing in pain just from tipping my head to one side or twisting around. All the neck stretches and foam-rolling in...
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CDC: In-Person Dining Adds COVID to the Community Menu
Mask mandates were associated with county level decreases in COVID-19 cases, while increases were seen when in-person restaurant dining was allowed, a modeling study found.
The...
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Kids Hospitalized With COVID-19 Frequently Have Neuro Symptoms
Neurologic symptoms occurred frequently in children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19, a large case series of pediatric patients in the U.S. showed.
Of 1,695 people 21...
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Another Weight-Loss Trial Win for Weekly GLP-1 Drug
When paired with lifestyle management, once-weekly semaglutide yielded significant weight loss for overweight adults with type 2 diabetes, the manufacturer-sponsored...
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The Joy And Relief People Are Feeling About Their COVID-19 Vaccines
COVID vaccines are being distributed, and you can almost hear the collective sigh of relief. There is finally a light at the end of this very long pandemic that flipped life as...