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  Study Confirms Effectiveness of Mpox Vaccine

  While it doesn’t prevent infection altogether, new research shows the mpox vaccine does reduces the severity of disease in those who fall ill from the virus. An international team of scientists found that those people who had...

  • Posted September 7, 2023
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  Boosting Their Creativity Helps Kids Face Life’s Challenges, Study Finds

  Just like adults, kids face daily stressors. Luckily, a new study suggests that teaching them creative thinking can help them manage it all. Researchers found that when school-age children learned some “narrative creativity” techniques — such as...

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  Besides Boosting Health, a Vegan Diet Might Save You Money

  Going vegan doesn’t have to mean going broke, with new research finding that steering clear of meat and dairy can lower food costs by about 16%. “A vegan diet based on fruits, vegetables, grains and beans has...

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  Women Talking: Online Therapy Connects Postpartum Depression Patients With Survivors

  Lee-Anne Mosselman-Clarke knows firsthand what it’s like to battle with postpartum mental health crises. She experienced difficulties after the births of her two children. “I have an 11 and 9 year old and I didn’t actually know...

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  Moderna Says Updated COVID Shot Shields Against Highly Mutated New Variant

  Some good news for folks who are worried about the new, troublesome COVID variant known as BA.2.86: Moderna Inc. said Wednesday that its updated vaccine held its own against this highly mutated version of the virus. While...

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  VA Hospitals See Steep, Steady Rise in Heat-Related Illnesses

  Heat domes and extreme heat waves have been battering the United States for years now, and a new study shows that increasing temperatures are doing real harm to humans. A significant increase in heat-related illnesses like heat...

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years

  Obesity taxes many parts of the body, but new research suggests the heart might take the hardest hit of all. Between 1999 and 2020, deaths from heart disease linked to obesity tripled in the United States, and...

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  CDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, Infants

  Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent an advisory to doctors,...

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  Did the Pandemic Change Babies’ Microbiomes?

  Infants whose first year of life unfolded during the pandemic appear to have fewer types of bacteria in their gut than infants born before COVID-19 raced across the planet, a new study suggests. Specifically, these pandemic babies...

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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  Many Strains of a Dangerous Foodborne Bacteria Are Now Antibiotic-Resistant

  New research on a leading cause of foodborne illness has linked a large share of Michigan infections to antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains. More than 100 strains of Campylobacter jejuni circulating in Michigan are resistant to at least one...

  • Posted September 6, 2023
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