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Friday, 30 April 2021
Psychiatry Confronts Its Racist Past, and Tries to Make Amends
By BY JUDITH WARNER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aSNcqv
Blood Type Might Raise Odds for Certain Health Conditions
Certain blood types may increase a person's risk of different health problems, a new study suggests.
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Are You Ready for a Post-COVID Dating Tsunami?
Many singles are emerging from the pandemic equal parts eager and reluctant -- craving intimacy more than ever but feeling woefully out of practice.
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Faith, Freedom, Fear: Rural America’s Covid Vaccine Skeptics
By BY JAN HOFFMAN AND ERIN SCHAFF from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aS6P25
Cómo fabrica Pfizer su vacuna para la COVID-19
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Will Baby Have Allergies? First Poop Might Tell
A new study of baby's meconium (what the fetus ingests and excretes while in the womb) may show the child's risk of developing allergies by the age of 1.
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Making Decisions About Switching Birth Control Methods
You might find that your birth control doesn’t fit into your lifestyle anymore. It’s normal and completely safe to switch methods, as long as you talk to your doctor first. Learn more about when you should switch your method, how to transition, and what side effects could happen after you swap birth control methods.
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Thursday, 29 April 2021
F.D.A. Announces Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
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Poll Reveals Who's Most Vaccine-Hesitant in America and Why
U.S. resistance to getting a COVID-19 vaccine is slowly diminishing, a new online survey finds, but it still exists.
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F.D.A. Announces Plan to Ban Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
By BY SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3e3IjNp
FDA Moves to Ban Menthol in Cigarettes
The action comes after public health groups petitioned and then sued the agency to force it to address menthol.
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More Years With Type 2 Diabetes, Higher Dementia Risk
The younger people are when they develop type 2 diabetes, the higher their risk of dementia later in life, a new study suggests.
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Mask On or Off? Life Gets Back to Normal, and We’re Rusty.
By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3b6QAOP
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
Herbal kratom is used by less than 1% of the U.S. population, but the rate is much higher among those who misuse opioid painkillers, a new study finds.
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New Advice for Blood Pressure That's a Bit Too High
If lifestyle changes don't lower a patient's slightly high blood pressure within six months, doctors should consider prescribing medication, a new American Heart Association scientific statement advises.
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CBD: How Much Pain Relief Is Real, How Much Is Placebo?
Despite CBD's popularity and widespread use, new research finds it doesn't appear to reduce pain intensity.
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Wednesday, 28 April 2021
How to Handle a Relationship With Someone Who Has Borderline Personality Disorder
It isn’t always easy to be in a relationship with someone who has borderline personality disorder. Learn how to set boundaries, work toward a healthy relationship, and know when to walk away.
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Doctors Prescribing Opioids to COVID ‘Long Haulers’
Chronic pain from covid can linger for months after patients appear to recover from the disease.
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Anxiety and Anticipation: Rejoining a Post-COVID World
COVID-19 vaccines and CDC guidelines are letting us slowly return to a more normal lifestyle. Whether you’re an introvert or extrovert, a return to “normal” prompts strong feelings.
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Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are 94 percent effective at preventing hospitalization in older adults, a study finds.
By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3e0hCJu
Biden Administration Plans to Propose Banning Menthol Cigarettes
By BY SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aNlCuD
Polls Find Most U.S. Young People Take COVID Seriously
About 86% of young people said they were moderately or very concerned about spreading COVID.
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Better Sleep May Mean Better Sex for Women
Good sleep might be the best prescription for sexual satisfaction among older women, a new study suggests.
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Vaccinated Americans don’t need masks outdoors in small groups or when biking and running, the C.D.C. says.
By BY RONI CARYN RABIN, EMILY ANTHES AND SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3eC3FR5
Doctors Harness the Power of Human Connections
By BY JOHN HANC from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aO9xW2
How Pfizer Makes Its Covid-19 Vaccine
By BY EMMA COTT, ELLIOT DEBRUYN AND JONATHAN CORUM from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3tZpQqx
Tuesday, 27 April 2021
At least one child has been killed and others have been injured beneath the machines, as have some pets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The commission considers the product “a serious risk to children for abrasions, fractures and death.”
At least one child has been killed and others have been injured beneath the machines, as have some pets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The commission considers the product “a serious risk to children for abrasions, fractures and death.”
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When do we have to wear a mask outside? The C.D.C. says less often, and here’s how and why.
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The C.D.C. eases some guidelines on wearing a mask outdoors.
By BY RONI CARYN RABIN AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3vmeTzM
Vaccinated Americans don’t need masks outdoors in small groups or when biking and running, the C.D.C. says.
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Airline Bans Alaska Senator for Refusing to Wear Mask
The ban is effective immediately and its length will be determined by review.
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EU Sues AstraZeneca Over Vaccine Shipment Delays
European officials say AstraZeneca broke its contract when it said it would deliver only a third of the 300 million doses that European officials had been expecting by the end of June, The New York Times reported.
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Vaccinated Americans don’t need masks outdoors in small groups, when dining outside, or biking and running, the C.D.C. says.
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Vaccinated Americans don’t need masks outdoors in small groups, when dining outside, or biking and running, the C.D.C. says.
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Tougher Gun Laws, Fewer Gun Deaths
The more gun laws a state has, the lower its suicide and murder rates, a new U.S. study finds.
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Raising Legal Age for Tobacco Cuts Teen Smoking
Raising the legal age for buying tobacco is effective in cutting teen smoking rates, a new study shows.
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Biden is expected to announce new guidance on wearing masks outdoors.
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Biden is expected to announce new guidance on wearing masks outdoors.
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Reinventing the Uterus, One Organoid at a Time
By BY RACHEL E. GROSS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3aJhD2h
Monday, 26 April 2021
Post-Vaccine Reunions Are An Emotional Rollercoaster
With vaccinations reaching more and more arms, families and friends are safely reuniting after a year or more apart. Most reunions are filled with the joy, but there’s also concern and anxiety, especially leading up to the events.
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Family Accused of Selling Bleach as COVID-19 Cure
A family in Florida has been accused of selling tens of thousands of bottles of bleach as a “miracle cure” for the coronavirus and other diseases.
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Lost in Translation: Language Barriers Hinder Vaccine Access
Millions of people have been left out of the massive COVID-19 vaccine rollout because of a lack of support for non-English speakers.
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COVID Can Be Passed to Your Cat
Using in-depth genetic analyses, a new investigation in the United Kingdom suggests that people can pass COVID-19 on to their cats.
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New Drug May Be Better Psoriasis Treatment
There was a "night and day difference" in the results from bimekizumab compared against two established psoriasis drugs.
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Sunday, 25 April 2021
Global Milestone: 1 Billionth COVID Vaccination
While it’s not clear who received the 1 billionth dose, or where it happened, the milestone alone is remarkable. Remarkable, but not sufficient.
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Fauci and other top U.S. health officials stress the urgency of vaccinations and their safety.
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Summer camp advice — keep masks and distancing — gets an update from the C.D.C.
By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3vlVzm2
Saturday, 24 April 2021
Friday, 23 April 2021
J.&.J. Vaccine Will Be Available Again Soon
By BY DENISE GRADY, JULIE BOSMAN AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3tNUT8V
CDC Panel: End Pause of J&J Vaccine, But Add Warning
The vote comes despite the confirmation of nine more cases of the rare but serious blood clots that led the CDC and FDA to recommend the pause earlier this month.
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