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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: December 19, 2023
Severe obesity among young children can foreshadow health problems that may occur on a scale to warrant concerns among public health officials, pol...
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: November 28, 2023
The variant accounted for nearly 9% of cases during the 2-week period ending Nov. 25, up from 3% during the previous 2 weeks.
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: November 17, 2023
“This authorization marks an important public health milestone, giving patients more information about their health from the privacy of their own h...
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: November 16, 2023
The authors concluded that increased referrals for colonoscopies among people with diabetes, particularly among those newly diagnosed, could greatl...
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: November 7, 2023
The latest research indicates that smoking and inhaling cannabis increases concentrations of blood carboxyhemoglobin and tar, similar to the effect...
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: November 6, 2023
“The findings thus suggest that post-COVID condition is not the result of ongoing infection, immune activation, or brain damage.”
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: September 22, 2023
“It is important to identify women at risk for early menopause because of its link with poorer heart, brain, and bone health.”
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: September 8, 2023
Typically, the CDC considers the start of RSV season to occur when the rate of positive tests for the virus goes above 3% for 2 consecutive weeks.<...
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: August 25, 2023
The strain is called BA.2.86 and is of particular concern because of its more than 30 mutations, which means it may behave very differently than pr...
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: August 23, 2023
The vaccine can be given between weeks 32 and 36 of pregnancy and is designed to protect infants from the virus from birth to 6 months of age.
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: August 21, 2023
“Given the sheer number of people affected by COVID-19, compared to influenza, these statistics are alarming and suggest that many more patients wi...
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: August 18, 2023
The current predominant strain remains EG.5, and experts believe it is not more severe or more contagious than other recent variants.
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: August 18, 2023
“If we don’t understand what’s causing this risk and we can’t do something to change it, we’re afraid that as time goes on, it’s going to become a ...
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: August 15, 2023
“We are likely to see this as a recommendation as an annual COVID shot, just as we have an annual flu shot.”
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- Lisa O’Mary
Publish date: August 9, 2023
Overdiagnosis carries the risks of complications from overtreatment, plus financial and emotional hardships.
