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Pediatricians’ Group Tackles Racism in Health Care
As the struggle against racism continues to simmer across the United States, the American Academy of Pediatrics took a hard look at racial gaps in health care for children during its recent annual meeting. “We know racism...
- Posted October 8, 2020
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No, Your Dog Doesn’t Really Prefer Your Face, Brain Scans Show
You may think your dog is gazing lovingly at your face, but a new study suggests that’s not the case. Hungarian researchers say dogs’ brains may not process faces the same way human brains do. Faces are...
- Posted October 8, 2020
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Health Highlights: Oct. 8, 2020
New England Journal of Medicine Says Trump Should Be Voted Out for Handling of Pandemic Hawaii Eases Tourist Restrictions Company Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for COVID-19 Antibody Therapy U.S., French Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Posted October 8, 2020
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Treatment Reverses Young Man’s Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?
After starting a drug that’s officially approved to treat a type of blood cancer, a young man with type 1 diabetes was able to stop using insulin. He’s been off insulin since August 2018 — more than...
- Posted October 8, 2020
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For Black Americans, Personal Resilience Plays Big Part in Heart Health
Black people who have a strong sense of psychological well-being may have better heart health, a new study indicates. It suggests that feelings of optimism and a sense of purpose and control — hallmarks of psychosocial resilience...
- Posted October 7, 2020
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Risk of Severe COVID May Depend on Your Type of Asthma, Experts Say
Everyone agrees about the good news — folks whose asthma is spurred on by allergies don’t appear to have an increased risk of life-threatening illness if they contract COVID-19. “Asthma has not risen as one of the...
- Posted October 7, 2020
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White House Approves Tougher Rules for COVID-19 Vaccine Development
Following weeks of delay, the White House on Tuesday approved tough new rules for coronavirus vaccine developers that will make it unlikely that a vaccine will be approved before Election Day. The approval came only after the...
- Posted October 7, 2020
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Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2020
U.S., French Researchers Awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry Six States Set Records for Coronavirus Hospitalizations Texas City Lifts Boil-Water Notice Triggered by Brain-Eating Amoeba Death U.S. Astrophysicist Wins Nobel Prize in Physics Only Half of Americans Would Try to Get COVID-19...
- Posted October 7, 2020
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Heart Patients Need to Be Wary of Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic and flu season pose a double risk for heart disease patients, so they need to be extra vigilant about their health, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) says. “Heart disease patients bear a greater...
- Posted October 6, 2020
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Wearing a Mask Doesn’t Cause CO2 Poisoning
Wearing a face mask cannot lead to carbon dioxide poisoning, even in people with lung disease, researchers report. The findings counter claims that wearing face masks to prevent spread of the new coronavirus may put some people’s...
- Posted October 6, 2020