• Is a ‘Twindemic’ of COVID-19 and Flu Coming This Fall?

    Fall is approaching, and so is the possibility of what public health officials are calling a “twindemic” — overlapping epidemics of both COVID-19 and influenza. A bad flu season coupled with continued COVID-19 outbreaks could increase people’s...

    • Posted August 21, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 21, 2020

    Risky Behaviors Common Among U.S. Teens Public Coronavirus Information Written at Too High a Level: Study Extract From Deadly Plant Touted as COVID-19 Cure by Trump Donor Trump Administration Advisory Panel Rejects Nearly All Proposals For Fetal Tissue Research Fauci Has...

    • Posted August 21, 2020
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  • Help Your Child Cope With Back-to-School Jitters

    Back-to-school season can be a time of stress for many kids — even in the best of times. But pandemic fears add to the anxiety many kids will experience with the start of the 2020-2021 academic year,...

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • High Viral Loads Make Kids ‘Silent Spreaders’ of COVID-19

    The largest study of its kind finds that children can carry exceedingly high amounts of the new coronavirus, even in the absence of symptoms. Researchers say that could make them ideal “silent spreaders” of COVID-19, throwing the...

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • Many Child Abuse Cases May Be Going Unreported During Pandemic

    Child abuse reports have plunged during the coronavirus pandemic, a troubling sign that the constraints of social distancing may mean thousands of cases are being missed, a new survey suggests. The survey, conducted by the Children’s National...

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • Health Highlights: Aug. 19, 2020

    Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Be Released in Florida Keys Michigan to Pay $600 Million to Flint Water Crisis Victims Wawona Bagged Peaches Linked to Salmonella Outbreak Recalled Onions Linked to 869 Salmonella Cases in 47 States FDA Emergency Approval on Hold...

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • Air Pollution Tied to Asthma in Young Kids

    High levels of air pollution may increase young children’s risk of developing asthma and persistent wheezing, researchers warn. The findings “support emerging evidence that exposure to air pollution might influence the development of asthma,” according to a...

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • Kids With Special Needs Struggling to Receive Good Care During Pandemic

    With the likelihood that many kids will be taught remotely this fall, all children are bound to face obstacles to their learning and development. But kids with disabilities often require more support, some of which cannot be...

    • Posted August 20, 2020
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  • Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes

    People with diabetes face a higher risk of developing complications from COVID-19, but a new survey reports they have also suffered more economic fallout from the pandemic. In June, 18% of people with diabetes were out of...

    • Posted August 19, 2020
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  • Antibiotics Might Lower Effectiveness of Birth Control Pill

    Doctors have long suspected it, but a comprehensive new study provides more evidence that antibiotics can reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills. That means women who are using both types of drugs at once should take...

    • Posted August 19, 2020
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