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FDA to health care providers: Double-check COVID vaccine dose for children
“Parents were telling us of cases where pharmacies accidentally gave their children a double dose, while doctors in our group were pointing out...
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Antigen tests: After pandemic success, time for bigger role?
“People used to the COVID self-tests are asking: “Where is my strep test? Where is my sexual health test?”
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Drug name confusion: More than 80 new drug pairs added to the list
Awareness of these drug names, however, is just the first step in preventing medication mistakes. Health care providers should take a number of...
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Multiple trials of long COVID treatments advancing, more on the way
The new clinical trials are in phase 2 and will test safety and effectiveness.
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Women increasingly dying of alcohol-related causes
“There are risks of alcohol that are unique to women for a variety of reasons, including differences in metabolism and the impact of hormones, as...
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New clues arise to consequences of calcium crystal deposition in knee OA
Is calcification a cause or a consequence of knee OA? New research has some findings.
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Camp Discovery: A place for children to be comfortable in their own skin
Chronic skin conditions carry a heavy psychological burden, but a special 1-week camp for youth 8-16 founded 30 years ago aims to lift that weight...
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Limiting social media use in youths brings challenges, benefits
“By limiting their social media time, that resulted in less anxiety, less depression, less FOMO, fewer negative emotions, and greater positive...
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CDC signs off on RSV vaccine for older adults
The vote recommending shared decision making about the vaccine, instead of a routine vaccination recommended for all, “is a weaker recommendation...
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Anxiety, your brain, and long COVID: What the research says
Anxiety, depression, and COVID-19 can be a bad combination for your brain and your long-term health.
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Preventing breaks and falls in older adults
“The idea that a “bone attack” is like a heart attack gets the message across.”
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High cholesterol in seniors: Use statins for primary prevention?
Statins may be reasonable to prescribe, even given the risks that have been linked to statins, such as that for muscle pain.
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As COVID tracking wanes, are we letting our guard down too soon?
Along with the tracking sites, masking and social distancing mandates have mostly disappeared.
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NOVIDs: Do some have the genes to dodge COVID?
Some in the U.S. have apparently managed to avoid the virus, data suggest.
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Can California solve its ob.gyn. shortage?
California will likely need an additional 4,700 primary care clinicians by 2025, according to projections by the HealthForce Center at the...