Health
Emergency contraception is hard to find in Georgia, rural pharmacies
If you're looking for Plan B in Georgia, you may have to call around to find it—particularly if you live in a small town.
Feb 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tokyo reports record virus cases as Japan tightens measures
Tokyo on Tuesday reported a record high of COVID-19 cases, as Japan prepared to implement new anti-virus measures amid surging infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.
Jan 25, 2022
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Health
Chicago ranks 3rd in US in deaths and health costs related to diesel pollution, analysis shows
People around the world breathed cleaner air after the economy ground to a halt during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
Jan 21, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
SKorea bans gatherings of 5 or more people amid virus surge
South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of five or more people nationwide and force restaurants to close at 9 p.m., rolling out the country's toughest coronavirus restrictions yet as hospitals grapple with the ...
Dec 16, 2021
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South Korea tightens social distancing to fight virus wave
South Korea is tightening recently relaxed restrictions on social gatherings as it grapples with its worst wave of the virus since the start of the pandemic.
Dec 3, 2021
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Doctor: Many South Africans ill in surge have mild symptoms
South Africa's rapid increase in COVID-19 cases attributed to the new omicron variant is resulting in mostly mild symptoms, doctors say.
Nov 29, 2021
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Cardiology
New transcatheter aortic valve replacement programs mainly introduced in metropolitan areas
(HealthDay)—The growth of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in 2012 to 2018 mainly occurred in hospitals in metropolitan areas, according to a study published online Oct. 21 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality ...
Nov 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Geriatrics-focused risk factors ID'd for COVID-19 death
(HealthDay)—Factors other than age predict mortality in older adults hospitalized with COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in BMC Geriatrics.
Oct 22, 2021
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Environmental injustice, population density and the spread of COVID-19 in minority communities
During the "first wave" of COVID-19 in the United States, Rajan Chakrabarty, the Harold D. Jolley Career Development Associate Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, learned that African Americans made up 47% of ...
Oct 20, 2021
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Mexico City lowers pandemic alert to lowest level
Mexico's capital returned to the lowest level on its COVID-19 pandemic warning system Monday for the first time since June.
Oct 18, 2021
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