It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots
By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Health experts are worried Americans might have vaccination fatigue, but they still want you to get your flu…
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DEA issues safety alert for fake prescription drugs
The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning about a high number of fake prescription pills laced with Fentanyl and…
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Study shows correlation between smoking and COVID-19 deaths
If you’re a smoker, getting infected with COVID-19 could result in devastating…
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There’s still time to nominate your local Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
According to Project Sweet Peas, 1 in 10 newborns in the United States will be born prematurely. When that happens the infants are placed in a…
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Connecticut doctor’s license suspended for providing blank, signed COVID-19 exemption forms, health department says
A Connecticut doctor’s state physician and surgeon license has been suspended for providing blank, signed exemption forms related to the Covid-19…
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Public urination at Glastonbury Festival leaves traces of cocaine and MDMA in river, posing threat to rare eels
Public urination at Glastonbury Festival led to illegal drugs entering a river running through the famous Somerset site in southwestern England,…
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YRMC: Visitation restrictions lowered as COVID-19 hospitalizations decrease
In response to the declining number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, the Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) and all YRMC outpatient clinics,…
Continue Reading Pfizer/BioNTech submit initial data on COVID-19 vaccine for people ages 5 to 11 to FDA, but aren’t seeking EUA yet
Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they have submitted Covid-19 vaccine data on children ages 5 to 11 to the US Food and Drug Administration for…
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CDC study shows masking in schools cuts Covid spread
Three studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that masking in schools cuts down the spread of…
Continue Reading 3D-printed vaccine patch can offer painless, more effective immunization: study
By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A team of…
Continue Reading Your smartphone has enough data to potentially detect cannabis intoxication, study finds
By Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Researchers from…
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CDC recommends boosters for high-risk workers; disagrees with Advisory Committee
The CDC’s Director is recommending boosters for people at higher risk for Covid-19 because of their workplace or institutional…
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Covid hospitalizations cost an average of $75k
Contracting Covid-19 can cost a lot of cold hard cash, according to a new analysis of insurance claims from Fair…
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Kids are bringing pandemic stress to school. Here’s how to spot it
With children returning to school, there’s a massive effort underway within many districts around the country to keep Covid-19 at bay. But additional…
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Apple could detect mental health conditions
A new Apple software may be able to detect…
Continue Reading Survey shows heavy drinking during the pandemic
One in five people report heavy…
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Covid deaths surpass the number of people killed during the Spanish Flu pandemic
Covid-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the Spanish Flu pandemic did back in 1918, which was about 675,000…
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CDC investigating source of nationwide salmonella outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the source of a salmonella…
Continue Reading Medday: Unhealthy habits developed during the pandemic
The latest top health stories brought to us by CBS’…
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President Biden bets on rapid COVID-19 tests, but they can be hard to find
President Joe Biden told Americans Tuesday he expects a surge in millions more rapid, at-home coronavirus tests to become available on the…
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