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- COVID Infection Provides Immunity Equal to Vaccination: StudyThe natural immunity provided by COVID-19 infection protects a person against severe illness on a par with two doses of mRNA vaccine, a study published in The Lancet says.
- Celery Seed-Derived Medicine May Improve Stroke OutcomesButylphthalide, a new medication that comes from celery seed, could improve outcomes after a clot-caused stroke when given in addition to prompt treatment for the clot, according to a new study.
- COVID vs. Flu: Which Is Deadlier?COVID-19 remains deadlier than influenza in severe cases requiring hospitalization. People hospitalized with Omicron COVID-19 infections were 54% more likely to die, compared to people hospitalized with the flu.
- New Cancer Screen, Same Issues: Can New Test Be Trusted? A cancer screening program in Arizona that offers the Galleri blood test to first responders provides some insights on how well the test can catch cancers in this high-risk group.
- Older Breast Cancer Patients Can Choose To Skip Radiation: StudyOlder breast cancer patients can consider skipping weeks of grueling radiation therapy after lumpectomy surgery, a new study suggests.
- Finding Comfort and Meaning After a Child’s SuicideIn 2020, suicide was the second leading cause of death in youngsters and young adults (ages 10 to 34) and the 12th leading cause of death in the U.S..
- Gut Check: The Real Reason You Avoid That At-Home Stool TestAdopting “defensive” behaviors could be a key barrier keeping people from recommended colorectal cancer tests, especially among men and those with lower socioeconomic status.
- Bird Flu Is Infecting More Mammals. What Does That Mean for Us?The bird flu currently poses a low risk to the public, but experts worry that the virus could gain mutations that help it more easily spread among humans.
- Moderna Pledges No Out-of-Pocket Costs for COVID VaccinesModerna will join Pfizer in making its COVID-19 vaccine available for free once government coverage ends later this year, the company announced Wednesday.
- Bruce Willis Now Diagnosed With Dementia, Family SaysBruce Willis, who rose to stardom in the 1980s on the TV series “Moonlighting” and in movies such as “Die Hard,” has frontotemporal dementia, the actor’s family announced in a statement Thursday.
- Fentanyl Test Strips Are Saving Lives, but They're Just the StartThe strips are simple to use and effective. When dipped in water that contains dissolved drug residue, the strips indicate immediately whether trace elements are contained in a substance, such as heroin, cocaine, or ecstasy.
- Vaccination Could Reduce Risk of Long COVID, Study ShowsA study focusing on fatigue and other long COVID symptoms saw some differences in severity of symptoms based on COVID variants, but these differences became insignificant when researchers accounted for vaccination status. The lead researcher says this discovery suggests that vaccinations may lower the risk of long COVID.
- Paxlovid Doesn’t Increase Risk of Rebound COVID Infection: StudyPeople who took the antiviral Paxlovid to treat COVID-19 infections were not more likely to get back-to-back bouts of the virus, a new study shows.
- Low Blood Pressure After COVID-19: Why It Matters A lesser-known concern when recovering from COVID-19 is low blood pressure. Here's what to know.
- A Pill Could Help Tame Binge Drinking, Study ShowsA medicine used to treat people with severe alcohol disorders could also be helpful for others against binge drinking, a study says.
- Is $3.5 Million a Fair Price for a Lifesaving Gene Therapy? Here's why gene therapies are the most expensive drugs in the world —and how these groundbreaking treatments could severely strain our health care system.
- Heart Disease, Stroke Linked To Specific Kinds of Sugars: StudyIt’s not necessarily the amount of sugar you eat that can hurt your heart, it’s the kind of sugar you eat that can lead to heart disease, a new study suggests.
- Should You Skip Dark Chocolate This Valentine's Day?Consumer Reports announced they'd tested 28 different dark chocolate bars -- and found lead and cadmium in every one of them.
- What's Behind Rise in Girls' Report of Sadness, Sexual Violence?Minority youth, as well as teens identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning also frequently reported sadness, suicide risk, and sexual assault.
- COVID Vaccination Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes After InfectionVaccination appears to reduce the heightened risk of developing type 2 diabetes after a COVID-19 infection, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.
- Cutting Calories Could Slow the Pace of Aging: StudyCutting calories by 25% slowed down the pace of aging in young and middle-aged adults by a few percentage points, compared to people who continued eating normally, new research reveals. This first-of-its-kind study in humans adds to evidence from animal studies that the rate of aging can be changed.
- Eyedrops Could Prevent Nearsightedness in KidsAtropine drops are used to relax eye muscles and dilate the pupils. Using a low concentration could prevent myopia, or nearsightedness, in children, says the research in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
- Updated Booster Dramatically Reduces Risk of COVID Death: StudyA new CDC study shows that people who got the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster by the end of last year were 14 times less likely to die from the disease than people who were never vaccinated, and three times less likely to die from the disease than those who got only the original vaccines.
- Exercise Training Reduces Liver Fat, Even Without Weight LossExercise training can lead to a significant reduction in liver fat for patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which is a leading cause of liver disease worldwide, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
- Children’s BMI Dropped After School Meals Became HealthierThe body mass index of school children dropped after the Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 improved nutrition standards for school breakfasts, lunches, and snacks, a new study says.
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