The number of cases linked to the events is estimated to be between 80 and 90, but as this investigation is ongoing, the total may change.
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Omicron might evade antibodies – but that doesn’t mean you don’t have immunity
The bad news isn’t as bad as it could be, but the good news also needs to be treated with caution. Here’s why.
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‘Brain fog’ during menopause is real – it can disrupt women’s work and spark dementia fears
For nearly two-thirds of women, menopause comes with an undesirable change in memory.
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Rapid tests play a crucial role in curbing COVID-19 infections – especially as people gather for the holidays
Covid antigen tests are easy to use and provide results quickly, typically within about 15 minutes.
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West Virginia Sen. Manchin Takes the Teeth Out of Democrats’ Plan for Seniors’ Dental Care
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia opposes adding dental and other benefits for Medicare beneficiaries. He says it cost the federal government too much.
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Fentanyl overdose deaths hitting older and younger drug users in Washington state, UW study finds
ortality rates of people under 30 are typically much lower than for people 30 and older.
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Workplaces can help promote exercise, but job conditions remain a major hurdle
Supportive workplace facilities that offer standing desks, stairs, on-site showers and gyms and easy access to walking paths can make it easier for people to fit in exercise and reduce sedentary time. However, these are mostly available to white-collar, higher-income workers who already face fewer barriers to exercise outside of work
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With Too Few Nurses, It Won’t Take Much to Overwhelm Hospitals This Winter
Hospitals nationwide are canceling nonemergency surgeries, struggling to quickly find beds for patients and failing to meet the minimum nurse-patient ratios experts recommend.
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COVID saw us sitting longer – and diabetes rose globally by 16% in 2 years. Time to get moving
Reducing sitting time is a good starting place to help people with diabetes, pre-diabetes and other chronic conditions to reach healthier levels of physical activity.
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How the pandemic helped spread fentanyl across the US and drive opioid overdose deaths to a grim new high
The soaring death toll has been fueled by a much more dangerous black market opioid supply. Illicitly synthesized fentanyl – a potent and inexpensive opioid that has driven the rise in overdoses since it emerged in 2014 – is increasingly replacing heroin. Fentanyl and fentanyl analogs were responsible for almost two-thirds of the overdose deaths recorded in the 12 months period ending in April 2021.
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Cataract surgery linked with lessened dementia risk, UW study finds.
Results reported in JAMA Internal Medicine associate cataract surgery with 30% lower risk of dementia in aging population.
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No More Stairs: Cash Influx to Make Transit More Accessible
Michele Lee, who can’t access all the subway and elevated train stations in Chicago, takes the bus when she needs to get around. Some cities with older transit systems are hoping to use federal infrastructure money to improve access for people with disabilities
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A Title Fight Pits Physician Assistants Against Doctors
After 23 years as a physician assistant, Leslie Clayton remains rankled by one facet of her vocation: its title. Specifically, the word “assistant.”
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Why I Still Believe Covid-19 Could Not Have Originated in a Lab – Viewpoint
Lab escape theories cannot clearly account for a virus that has evolved for human-to-human transmissibility.
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Is COVID-19 here to stay? A team of biologists explains what it means for a virus to become endemic
Endemic viruses include those that cause the common cold and the seasonal flu that appear year after year. Much like these, the virus that causes COVID-19 likely won’t die out, and most experts now expect it, too, to become endemic.
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