The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Mayo Clinic recommend a yearly flu vaccination for everyone six months and older, with rare exceptions. Vaccination is your best defense against flu. If you haven't gotten ...
Dec 8, 2023
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Researchers at Aston Pharmacy School have found that people with severe mental illness could benefit from peer support to help them manage their medication and improve their health and quality of life.
Dec 7, 2023
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Australia is braced for a hot, dry summer. El Niño is back, and this year it will occur alongside an Indian Ocean dipole, a climate pattern which will further amplify this hot and dry effect.
Dec 6, 2023
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During National Influenza Vaccination Week (December 4-8, 2023), leading public health organizations are encouraging everyone to get a flu shot if they have not already done so. The flu is more than an inconvenience: it can ...
Dec 4, 2023
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have discovered that a common dietary supplement could protect against chronic Cryptosporidium infections which are particularly prevalent in children under two and in areas with ...
Dec 4, 2023
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As the Salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes continues to widen, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges consumers to avoid any precut versions of the fruit if the brand is unknown.
Dec 4, 2023
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Flu is picking up steam while RSV lung infections that can hit kids and older people hard may be peaking, U.S. health officials said Friday.
Dec 1, 2023
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Australia is experiencing a fresh wave of COVID, seeing increasing cases, more hospitalizations and a greater number of prescriptions for COVID antivirals dispensed over recent months.
Nov 30, 2023
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Just over two years ago, terminally ill New Zealanders were given the right to request a medically assisted death with the End of Life Choice Act. But having assisted dying legally available doesn't mean everyone has the ...
Nov 29, 2023
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The prevalence of a highly mutated COVID variant has tripled in the past two weeks, new government data shows.
Nov 28, 2023
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