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Whooping Cough Rising Fast, Especially Among Teens
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- Ralph Ellis
Waning immune response, return to social behaviors post-COVID behind recent spike in pertussis cases across the country.
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Almost 10% of Infected Pregnant People Develop Long COVID
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- Ralph Ellis
“This is something that does continue to affect otherwise reasonably healthy and young populations.”
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Weight Loss Drugs Cut Cancer Risk in Diabetes Patients
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- Ralph Ellis
Researchers examine electronic health records of patients who had type 2 diabetes, no prior diagnosis of obesity-related cancers, and had been...
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Cardiovascular Health Becoming a Major Risk Factor for Dementia
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- Ralph Ellis
“Cardiovascular risk factors may have contributed more to dementia risk over time, so these deserve more targeted action for future dementia...
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FDA Approves New Pneumococcal Vaccine
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
Merck injectable vaccine to prevent pneumococcal pneumonia and 21 serotypes of invasive pneumococcal disease approved by the FDA.
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Sugar Substitute Tied to Higher Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke
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- Ralph Ellis
Xylitol is naturally found in small amounts in fruit and vegetables and has been used more as a sugar substitute over the past decade in processed...
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COVID Virus Can Remain in the Body Over a Year
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- Ralph Ellis
The antigens were found more often in people who were hospitalized with COVID or who reported being very sick but were not hospitalized.
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Flu Vaccines to Change After COVID Kills Off One Strain of Virus
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- Ralph Ellis
Social distancing likely ended a flu strain, and trivalent vaccines are now recommended for next season.
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1 in 3 women have lasting health problems after giving birth: Study
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- Ralph Ellis
“Broader and more comprehensive health service opportunities are needed, which should extend beyond 6 weeks postpartum and embrace...
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‘Hidden hearing loss’ may cause tinnitus: Study
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- Ralph Ellis
“In other words, the brain tries to compensate for the loss of hearing by increasing its activity, resulting in the perception of a phantom sound...
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CDC says child vaccination exemptions hit all-time high
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- Ralph Ellis
The overall national vaccination rate remained steady at 93% for children entering kindergarten for the 2022-2023 school year.
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People with long COVID have specific blood biomarkers, study says
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
The findings may be a step toward creating blood tests to positively identify people with long COVID so specialized treatments can be employed.
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Study: Antiviral med linked to COVID mutations that can spread
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- Ralph Ellis
“There aren’t any widely circulating variants that have the signature. At the moment there’s nothing that’s transmitted very widely that’s due to...
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Paxlovid weaker against current COVID-19 variants
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- Ralph Ellis
But when looking at death alone, the antiviral was still highly effective.
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Getting COVID shots in same arm may be more effective, study says
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- Ralph Ellis
There’s greater immunological response if the immune cells in the lymph nodes are restimulated in the same place, according to one expert.