Carolyn Crist

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Half of U.S. adults exposed to harmful lead levels as children: Study

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: March 10, 2022

“Most of what we think of as the Lost Generation and the Greatest Generation and Baby Boomers had a moderate amount of lead exposure.”

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COVID-19 found in 29 types of animals, scientists say

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: March 8, 2022

The virus “could be evolving in hosts we are not aware of.”

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Long COVID patients may develop nerve damage: Study

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: March 4, 2022

Ten patients – or 59% – had at least one test that confirmed neuropathy.

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First possible case of deer-to-human COVID transmission identified

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: March 2, 2022

“It’s reassuring that we found no evidence of further transmission, during a time when we were doing a lot of sampling and a lot of sequencing.”

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New studies indicate COVID pandemic began in Wuhan market

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: March 1, 2022

The new findings provide the strongest evidence yet that the pandemic had animal-related origins.

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Mask mandates ending in all but one state

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: February 24, 2022

“We want to give people a break from things like mask-wearing, when these metrics are better, and then have the ability to reach for them again sho...

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Twenty-three percent of health care workers likely to leave industry soon: Poll

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: February 24, 2022

“We’re trying to help people here, and we are getting verbally and physically abused for it.”

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About 73% of U.S. estimated to be immune to Omicron variant

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: February 18, 2022

Nationwide, about 80 million Americans are still vulnerable. “The 26% who could still get Omicron right now have to be very careful.”

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Long COVID symptoms linked to effects on vagus nerve

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: February 15, 2022

Several long COVID symptoms could be linked to the effects of the coronavirus on a vital central nerve, according to new research being released in...

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Proposed insurance policy ignites debate over transgender health care

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: February 11, 2022

A trade association for health insurance companies said the nondiscrimination framework is overly broad and limits insurers’ abilities to design pl...

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J&J pauses production of COVID vaccine

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: February 10, 2022

The plant, located in Leiden, has been making an experimental but potentially more profitable vaccine instead.

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USDA announces stricter standards for school nutrition

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: February 8, 2022

The USDA has been consulting with stakeholders for months to determine how to move toward stricter school nutrition standards while also acknowledg...

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Boosted Americans 97 times less likely to die of COVID-19 than unvaccinated

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: February 4, 2022

“The data are really stunningly obvious why a booster is really very important.”

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Omicron subvariant 1.5 times more contagious than Omicron

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: February 1, 2022

The WHO hasn’t labeled BA.2 a “variant of concern” so far but will continue to monitor it.

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Immunocompromised patients should receive fourth COVID shot: CDC

Author:: Carolyn Crist

Publish date: January 28, 2022

The CDC contacted pharmacies on Jan. 26 to reinforce the message that people with moderate to severe immune suppression should receive a fourth COV...