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COVID Vaccines Offer Good Protection for People Living With HIV
COVID-19 vaccination triggers a strong immune response in people with HIV, meaning they’re likely protected against the coronavirus, a new, small study shows. “Previous research has suggested a suboptimal response to COVID-19 vaccines in people living with...
- Posted August 16, 2021
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Heading Back to the Workplace? Here’s Some Tips to Help Re-Adjust
Freaked out about trading Zoom meetings and the privacy of working at home for a return to the office? You’ve got plenty of company. As more workplaces reopen, stress about health risks and new routines is front...
- Posted August 16, 2021
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Get Your Kids on a School-Ready Sleep Schedule
After a year of learning online in their pajamas at home, many kids may struggle to wake up early for class as schools reopen this fall, an expert says. “I think the biggest concern is that the...
- Posted August 15, 2021
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Achilles Tendon Injures Are Rising – Here’s How to Spot Them
Achilles tendon injuries have skyrocketed in the United States this year, researchers report. Physicians at Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan diagnosed more Achilles ruptures during June 2021 than in all of 2020. Injuries to the body’s strongest, thickest...
- Posted August 14, 2021
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Delta & Breakthrough Infections in the Vaccinated: Should You Worry?
Masks are making an unwanted comeback in many parts of the United States, after new data showing that fully vaccinated people with “breakthrough” coronavirus infections carry enough virus in their bodies to pose a potential risk to...
- Posted August 13, 2021
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AHA News: Childhood Trauma May Affect Heart Health in Low-Income Black Adults
FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Trauma in childhood may lead to worse heart health later in life for Black people in the U.S. who have a low income, but not for those who...
- Posted August 13, 2021
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AHA News: Since Her Cardiac Arrest at 37, She Urges Everyone to Know CPR
FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — At 37, Mary Gordon was fit, energetic and healthy. She regularly pushed herself through workouts on a high-tech stationary bike and ran 5Ks. So she was at a...
- Posted August 13, 2021
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FDA OKs Third COVID Shot for Vulnerable Americans
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a third “booster” shot of coronavirus vaccines for people with weakened immune systems, as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to surge across the country. Expanding the emergency...
- Posted August 13, 2021
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Health Highlights: Aug. 13, 2021
Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Friday, Aug. 13: A 3rd shot for people most vulnerable to COVID-19. As the Delta variant spreads, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a third “booster”...
- Posted August 13, 2021
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Coronavirus Outbreak on Carnival Cruise Ship
A coronavirus outbreak on a Carnival Cruise Line ship that sailed from Galveston, Texas, to Belize is one of the largest reported on a vessel sailing from the United States since cruises relaunched this summer. The 27...
- Posted August 13, 2021