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Paxlovid Lowers Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization, Study Finds
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- Jay Croft
A new study reports treatment with Paxlovid can significantly reduce risk of hospitalization from COVID.
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Federal program offers free COVID, flu at-home tests, treatments
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- Jay Croft
“With its expansion, the Home Test to Treat program will now offer free testing, telehealth, and treatment for both COVID-19 and for influenza (...
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U.S. infant mortality rates rise for first time in 2 decades
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- Jay Croft
“We live in a country with significant resources, so the infant mortality rate and the increase are shockingly high.”
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Study: Unexpected vaginal bleeding rises after COVID vaccination
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- Jay Croft
Researchers suggested it could have been connected to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in the vaccines.
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New Moderna vaccine to work against recent COVID variant
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- Jay Croft
The FDA is expected to approve the new Moderna shot by early October.
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Number of people with long COVID could be vastly underestimated
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- Jay Croft
Patients with long COVID symptoms but without laboratory evidence of prior infection, “who have often been rejected and stigmatized, should feel...
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Long COVID leads to greater health risks, research finds
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- Jay Croft
“There was really nothing at all looking at what happens to people at 2 years after the infection. So we decided to take a look.”
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Can this common herb help grow hair?
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- Jay Croft
“The study really prompted people to look at rosemary oil for hair growth. It became much more common in over-the-counter products after that, too...
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Increasing number of children being poisoned by liquid nicotine
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- Jay Croft
“Even vapes that appear more child-resistant – because their nicotine is sealed inside a removable cartridge – present a risk, because the...
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Research casts doubt on value of daily aspirin for healthy adults
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- Jay Croft
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that low-dose aspirin should not be prescribed for preventing a first heart attack or stroke in...
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Fibromyalgia linked to higher mortality risk
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- Jay Croft
Fibromyalgia was linked to a 27% greater risk of death from all causes in a systematic review and meta-analysis of eight studies published from...
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Millions who had COVID-19 still don’t have sense of smell, taste
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- Jay Croft
“If you lost your sense of smell, did you get it back? There’s about a one in four chance you didn’t. That’s terrible.”
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Study finds COVID-19 boosters don’t increase miscarriage risk
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- Jay Croft
“These findings support the safety of COVID-19 booster vaccination in early pregnancy.”
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Weight-control surgery surging among children and teens, report says
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- Jay Croft
Metabolic and bariatric surgeries have been on the rise among youths aged 10-19 since 2016.
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Researchers locate signals in brain related to chronic pain
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- Jay Croft
“Such patterns of brain activity could serve as biomarkers to guide diagnosis and treatment for millions of people with shooting or burning...