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Health Highlights: Feb. 13, 2023
Who benefits most from COVID boosters? Protection is strongest for people over 60, a new study finds. Younger people might still want to consider a booster, to protect people around them. Read more
Paxlovid remains potent against Omicron COVID cases. The antiviral continued to protect against hospitalization and death in patients who took it, new research showed. Read more
Wildfire smoke could send pregnant women into premature labor. In a new study, exposure was significantly associated with spontaneous preterm birth, and the more exposure, the higher the risk. Read more
Suicide rates are on the rise again for some Americans. A two-year decline ended in 2021, as suicide rates rose among younger Americans and people of color, new data shows. Read more
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