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Saturday 30 January 2021
How the Search for Covid-19 Treatments Faltered While Vaccines Sped Ahead
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Friday 29 January 2021
Health care unions amplify the voices of frontline workers overwhelmed by pandemic conditions.
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COVID Virus May Prompt Body to Attack Itself
An international team of researchers studying COVID has made a startling and pivotal discovery – the virus appears to cause the body to make weapons to attack its own tissues.
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What a Doctor Wants You to Know About Emergency Contraception
How do you get emergency contraception? Which type is best? What are the effects on your body? Get the answers straight from a doctor.
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Anti-Vaxxers Wage Campaigns Against COVID-19 Shots
People who are hesitant about getting the COVID-19 vaccine don't have to work hard to find internet rumors and theories that will fuel their fears regarding the vaccine's safety.
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Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening to music around the time of surgery may help patients as they recover.
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Most High School Students Are OK With Wearing Masks: Survey
Students just need more education on how to wear them properly, as well as information about the importance of being consistent, researchers said.
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Which Covid Vaccine Should You Get? Experts Cite the Effect Against Severe Disease
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The W.H.O. drops opposition to vaccinations for pregnant women.
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The W.H.O. drops opposition to vaccinations for pregnant women, aligning with the C.D.C.
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The Best Videos, Blogs, and Books on Schizophrenia
These resources can help you navigate your symptoms and challenges and find inspiration, hope, and knowledge that you can and will get better.
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U.S. Drug Prices Much Higher Than in Other Nations
The gap between prices was even higher for brand-name drugs, with U.S. prices 3.44 times more than those in the other countries.
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Health care unions amplify the voices of frontline workers overwhelmed by pandemic conditions.
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‘COVID Tongue’ May Be a Symptom, Professor Says
The CDC does not include swollen or discolored tongues as symptoms of COVID-19, but the list of symptoms has grown since the pandemic began.
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What It’s Like to Live With Heart Failure
Ten years ago, James Young II turned his heart failure into an opportunity. Before could figure out why he was eating so badly, he had to figure out what was eating him.
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Healthier 2021: Mark's Using His Scale for Motivation
In the past I wasn’t weighing myself, so my only goals were to generally look and feel better. But now, I’m setting specific weight goals.
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How Birth Control Is Different From an Abortion
How is birth control different from an abortion? What is the process like? What are the effects on your body? Learn the differences between birth control and an abortion.
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Managing Schizophrenia With Family and Work
There’s no one way to live with schizophrenia. The symptoms and challenges are different for each person with the illness. But your life is about more than your diagnosis. Having a support system, family or other loved ones, and a fulfilling job can allow you to live with schizophrenia on your own terms and achieve your personal recovery goals.
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How My Life Has Changed Since I Was Diagnosed With Heart Failure
Jang Jaswal had heart failure, kidney failure, and a month to live. Today, he walks 4 miles a day. Here’s the story of who he was and how he treats his body now.
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How Does Alcohol Affect Heart Failure?
If you have heart failure and drink beer, wine, or liquor, here’s what to know about how it might affect your condition.
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Life Expectancy With COPD
There’s no one-size-fits-all answer when it comes to predicting someone’s life span with COPD. A lot depends on your age, health, lifestyle, and how severe the disease was when you were diagnosed, plus the steps you've taken to lessen the damage afterward.
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How Marijuana Affects Heart Failure
If you have heart failure and you smoke or eat marijuana, learn more about how the drug might affect your condition.
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Is It OK to Drink Alcohol If You Have COPD?
If you’re living with COPD, you may have already made some lifestyle changes to stay healthy and make it less likely that your condition will get worse, which is great. And you might wonder if alcohol could prevent, improve, or make COPD worse. Here’s what the science says about drinking alcohol when you have COPD.
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Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Offers Strong Protection but Fuels Concern About Variants
By BY CARL ZIMMER, NOAH WEILAND AND SHARON LAFRANIERE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3thE4U2
Thursday 28 January 2021
Pregnant women receive conflicting advice on vaccines.
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Pregnant Women Get Conflicting Advice on Covid-19 Vaccines
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COVID Especially Risky With Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is second only to age when it comes to risk factors for dying from COVID-19, new research suggests.
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Mask Myths and Facts for People With Lung Disease
If you have a lung disease like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it’s important to take steps to protect yourself from COVID-19 and other viruses. But you might be wondering if wearing a face mask to lower your risk of illness will make it harder to breathe, or even make your lung disease worse.
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Novavax’s Vaccine Works Well — Except on Variant First Found in South Africa
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Why You Need an Ulcerative Colitis Support Community
When you have ulcerative colitis (UC), it can help to find people who understand what you’re going through. Learn why you should find your UC support community and how to make it happen.
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Legacy Racist Mortgage 'Redlining', Fewer Green Spaces
A racist mortgage appraisal practice used in the United States decades ago has resulted in less green space in some urban neighborhoods today, researchers say.
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Health Care Unions Find a Voice in the Pandemic
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Ghosted After a UC Diagnosis: How to Respond
Did a friend or potential romantic partner stop taking to you after your ulcerative colitis diagnosis? Learn why it happens and what you can do about it.
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Doctors Warn of Skin Cancer Screening Crisis
Cancer screenings have dropped between 86% and 94% in preventive cancer screenings nationwide, compared to 2017 to 2019.
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Vitamin D Might Help Fight COVID-19
But how much is enough, and how hard is it to get the right amount of vitamin D?
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How the Coronavirus Turns the Body Against Itself
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Wednesday 27 January 2021
CDC Panel: No COVID-19 Vaccines Safety Surprises
The two COVID vaccines are remarkably low-risk, and deaths that occurred in people after getting the vaccine don't seem related to it, a CDC panel says.
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Can You Use a Menstrual Cup With an IUD?
Here's what you need to know about using a menstrual cup when you have an IUD.
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Pandemic Has Slowed Pace of Cancer Research
A new study indicates that during the first wave of the pandemic last spring, the number of newly launched cancer treatment studies cratered by 60%.
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Apps to Track Birth Control
How do birth control apps work? Can I use a cycle tracking app for birth control? How do I find a reliable fertility app? Learn about apps for cycle tracking, fertility, family planning, and birth control.
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What Happens When You Stop Taking UC Meds?
Medicines can help keep inflammation in check, but you may not like taking them. Learn when you can quit your meds and what happens when you do.
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What a Doctor Wants You to Know About Ulcerative Colitis
From treatment to remission, symptoms to support, here’s what a doctor who treats it every day wants you to know about ulcerative colitis.
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Emergency Contraception With a Copper IUD
Can you get a copper IUD put in as emergency contraception? How does it work? What are the pros and cons?
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Researchers found more evidence that the variant from South Africa can evade antibodies.
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IUD Cramps
IUDs often cause cramps. Learn what can you do about them, how long they might last, how to feel better, and what to do if they don’t go away.
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COVID-19 Vaccine: How Best to Prepare
Among the suggestions circulating online, including some with little or no research backing them up, are recommendations to pre-dose with allergy medicine, take common painkillers ahead of time, skip alcohol the day before, and many others.
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Poll: Nearly Half of Americans Want COVID Vaccine ASAP
That percentage is even higher among those who know someone who has already been vaccinated.
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Signs Your IUD Is Out of Place
What happens if you think your IUD is out of place? What are the signs? How do you check? Should you call the doctor? Learn what to look for and what to do if you think your IUD is out of place.
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Lung Disease: Get Back into Exercise
Chronic lung disease can make you feel breathless and sap your muscle tone. You may be afraid to exercise or do the activities you once enjoyed. Exercise is not only safe with lung disease, it improves your breathing, strength, and self-esteem. Find out how to get back into exercise if your lung disease has sidelined you recently.
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Cómo funciona la vacuna Gamaleya
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