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Pregnant women who get a Covid vaccine ‘pass on antibodies to their babies while in the womb’
Pregnant women who get a Covid vaccine pass on virus-fighting antibodies to their babies while in the womb, study claims…
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Researchers use deep learning to enhance cancer diagnostic tools
Researchers at the Biophotonics Imaging Laboratory at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology applied deep learning to polarization-sensitive…
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Ivermectin does NOT fight Covid and scientific reviews heaping praise on de-wormer drug are flawed
Dr. Timothy Geary, one of the world’s foremost experts of Ivermectin, says the drug does not have any effectiveness fighting…
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New avenue for study of diseases like multiple sclerosis
Demyelination by MS. The CD68 colored tissue shows several macrophages in the area of the lesion. Original scale 1:100. Credit:…
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Dietitian: These are the foods to eat less of to reduce inflammation
Dietitian names the foods you should avoid to reduce inflammation and the risk of serious health issues An Australian dietitian…
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FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk
In this Sept. 14, 2021, file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at…
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Covid may be an occasional trigger of rare Guillain-Barré syndrome
Covid may trigger rare paralysing condition Guillain-Barré syndrome in rare cases, study claims Guillain-Barré syndrome can cause paralysis and leave…
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Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?
Is the delta variant worse for kids than the original virus?Credit: AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin Is the delta variant of the…
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How to build a strong core: Personal trainer reveals the workout moves she uses with clients
A personal trainer has shared the workout moves she uses with her clients to help them build a strong core,…
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Record-breaking 2,000 children are referred to NHS mental health services EVERY day
Record 2,000 children are referred to NHS mental health services EVERY day – twice the number as before the pandemic…
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Researchers detect malaria resistant to key drug in Africa
This file photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a feeding female Anopheles Stephensi mosquito…
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Family doctors now treat 200,000 fewer patients on Fridays
Family doctors are treating 200,000 fewer patients on Fridays as the surging number of part-time GPs enjoy long weekends off,…
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Boris Johnson warns thousands will ‘suffer’ unless face-to-face GP consultations are brought back
Boris Johnson warns thousands will ‘suffer’ unless face-to-face GP consultations are brought back – and says patients are ‘entitled’ to…
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Future fertility of obese boys may be protected by early weight loss
Reproductive function in boys with obesity may be improved through weight loss, which could protect their fertility in adulthood, according…
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Hospice carer mother who died from cancer was ‘failed by the system’
Grieving daughters say their hospice carer mother who died from cancer after struggling to arrange an in-person GP appointment was…
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Eight in ten Britons want an ‘in-person’ GP appointment
The Daily Mail’s campaign to win the right for all patients to have face-to-face care from their family doctor has…
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Robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer does not cut postop infections
(HealthDay)—Robotic gastrectomy (RG) does not reduce intra-abdominal infectious complications compared with laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) for gastric cancer, according to a…
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Food insecurity’s long-term health consequences
For some people, the subject of hunger conjures up tragic images of starving people with swollen bellies in blighted, desolate…
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Oxcarbazepine tied to nontrauma fracture in children aged 4 to 13 with epilepsy
(HealthDay)—For children aged 4 to 13 years with epilepsy, initiating oxcarbazepine, but not levetiracetam, antiseizure medication (ASM) is associated with…
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18 million Americans can’t pay for needed meds
(HealthDay)—As many as 18 million Americans can’t afford their prescribed medications, a new nationwide poll finds. That’s 7% of the…
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New research explores how visually impaired babies perceive the world
An infant is touching an object. Visually impaired babies rely more on touch than hearing to respond to the world…
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An algorithm may have helped slow the spread of COVID-19 in Greece
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Aprescriptive computer program developed by the USC Marshall School of Business and the Wharton School of…
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Gene RARA surfaces as potential drug target in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia
Credit: Wikimedia Commons Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital have uncovered a potential Achilles heel of…
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Physiological stressors triggering disease in the heart
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s not uncommon for people to live normal, healthy lives without knowledge of any underlying genetic…
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Pandemic takes greater toll on mental health of aging women with trauma histories
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Beyond the physical dangers of COVID-19, the pandemic has wreaked havoc mentally and emotionally. A new…
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Immune cells in the brain share the work
The cell nuclei (blue) can join together using tubular projections (red) to degrade dangerous proteins in a division of labor.…
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New research ‘sniffs out’ how associative memories are formed
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Has the scent of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies ever taken you back to afternoons at…
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Young women with breast cancer who opt for mastectomies report lower quality of life
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Even as more young women with breast cancer opt to have mastectomies, many experience a persistent…
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Research reveals how a year of change affected Californians’ health
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Although more Californians than ever had health insurance in 2020, disparities in access to health care…
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Nutritionist: This is EXACTLY how to read supermarket food labels to ensure you’re eating healthily
Nutritionist: This is EXACTLY how to read supermarket food labels to ensure you’re eating healthily Nutritionist Jessica Sepel has shared…
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Contact-tracing apps could improve vaccination strategies
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Mathematical modeling of disease spread suggests that herd immunity could be achieved with fewer vaccine doses…
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Get used to it’: UK’s top GP says face-to-face appointments WON’T go back to pre-pandemic levels
Campaigners have slammed Britain’s top GP after he defiantly dismissed calls to give all patients the right to face-to-face care.…
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DNA sensor quickly determines whether viruses are infectious
A new sensor can distinguish infectious viruses from noninfectious ones, thanks to selective DNA fragments and sensitive nanopore technology. Credit:…
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Britain will lend South Korea 1MILLION spare doses of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine in the coming weeks
Britain will lend South Korea 1MILLION spare doses of Pfizer’s Covid vaccine in the coming weeks in a swap deal…
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Adults with neurologic conditions more likely to have experienced childhood trauma
Adults with neurologic conditions are more likely than the general population to have had adverse childhood experiences such as abuse,…
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Victoria Derbyshire says Sarah Harding’s death from breast cancer aged just 39 was ‘so brutal’
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Each year in the UK there are more…
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Diabetes drug may help to prolong preterm pregnancies in women with pre-eclampsia
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Giving the drug metformin to women diagnosed with preterm pre-eclampsia may help to prolong pregnancy (gestation),…
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Wuhan scientists planned to release enhanced coronaviruses into bat caves before Covid outbreak
Scientists in the Chinese city where Covid emerged planned to alter coronaviruses and release them into bat caves 21 months…
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Setting global targets could cut impact of diabetes in developing countries
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Setting and achieving targets for treating diabetes patients with cholesterol or blood pressure medication, as well…
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Experts believe number of Covid breakthrough cases will INCREASE in coming months
Health experts believe there will soon be an increase in COVID-19 breakthrough cases, but that most of those who are…
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LA County study finds 0.5% of pupils and 0.7% of staff have tested positive since classrooms opened
COVID-19 outbreaks in schools are not common with few students and teachers testing positive – and a very small number…
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How do migraines affect the sleep cycle?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Adults and children with migraines may get less quality, REM sleep time than people who don’t…
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Ex-Chinese Communist Party insider Wei Jingsheng speaks out on Wuhan theory relating to Covid-19
China has lied and covered up key information during virtually every stage of its coronavirus response – from the initial…
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Researchers provide a framework to study precision nutrigeroscience
A framework for precision nutrigeroscience based on optimizing diet/pharmacology based interventions to optimize health and longevity to accommodate factors that…
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Less than 1% of healthcare workers in Maine have quit their jobs over vaccine mandate
Only one out of every 500 healthcare workers in Maine has quit their job over statewide vaccine mandate, analysis finds…
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Anti-viral drug remdesivir reduces risk of hospitalization in high-risk COVID-19 patients by 87%
Anti-viral drug remdesivir reduces risk of hospitalization in high-risk COVID-19 patients by 87% when given early Researchers looked at 562…
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COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity, especially in families with children
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nearly 15 percent of U.S. households—and nearly 18 percent of households with children—reported food insecurity early…
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Covid variant that originated in Japan should be watched closely, expert says
A Covid variant first identified in Japan was spotted at a Kentucky nursing home where 45 residents caught Covid. Former…
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Nuts are not linked to weight gain, says new study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Toronto have found that nuts do not contribute to weight gain.…
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Britain’s Covid cases rise by 13% in a week to 34,460
Britain’s daily Covid cases have risen 13 per cent in a week in another sign that the back-to-school wave has…
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