The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to not require a prescription for the COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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During a much-anticipated meeting of the…
Category: 5. Health
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Staying on the keto diet long term could carry health risks
Months on a high-fat keto diet put mice at risk for cardiovascular disease and impaired insulin secretion.
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Middle-Income Americans Hit Hard If GOP Congress Doesn’t Extend Obamacare Credits
Middle income Americans “as well as those with low incomes” will see “major out-of-pocket premium increases” if the Republican-led Congress doesn’t extend tax credits for those with individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act,…
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Hepatitis B shot for newborns has nearly eliminated childhood infections with this virus in the US
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Before the United States began vaccinating all infants at birth with the hepatitis B vaccine in 1991, around 18,000 children every…
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Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in
Sometimes even bats need a sick day.
Bats are renowned for the ability to be infected with viruses that can be deadly to people without showing signs of the diseases themselves. Ebola virus, Nipah virus and coronaviruses, including…
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Five Years On, TikTok’s Benadryl Overdose Challenge Endangers Teens
13-year-old in South Carolina overdoses due to the benadryl challenge she saw on TikTok.
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Five years after the first reports of teenagers dying from trying TikTok’s viral ‘benadryl challenge,’ the videos encouraging teens to get high on…
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Scientists finally reveal the hidden mechanism linking alcohol to fatty liver
Mayo Clinic researchers have pinpointed how excessive alcohol consumption contributes to fatty liver disease, a condition that affects more than one in three people in the U.S. Also known as Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver…
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More Americans meet criteria for high blood pressure under new guidelines
Nearly half of all Americans have high blood pressure – a condition called hypertension.
Hypertension is the No. 1 risk factor for heart disease and stroke. In addition, hypertension increases risk of dementia and cognitive decline….
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New website tracks how Pennsylvania’s $2.2B in opioid settlement funds is being spent
Pennsylvania is due to receive US$2.2 billion dollars from the national opioid settlements, and a new database shows the public where that money is going.
Starting in 2021, a national, bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, including…
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Dr. Debra Houry, Previously The CDC’s Top Doc, Speaks Out
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 17: (L-R) Former Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Chief Medical Officer Dr. Debra Houry and former Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Susan Monarez testify before the Senate Committee on Health,…
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