Archive: 03/09/2021

One in three people are less active during lockdown and its aftermath

Nearly 29% of participants reduced their levels of physical activity during and after the first lockdown in England (March to August 2020), according to a study involving 35,915 adults, published in Scientific Reports. The ...

Sep 3, 2021

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Everything you need to know about the new coronavirus variant mu

The World Health Organization (WHO) has added another coronavirus variant to its list to monitor. It's called the mu variant and has been designated a variant of interest (VOI). What this means is that mu has genetic differences ...

Sep 3, 2021

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Coronavirus vaccination will be offered to 12-15-year-olds in Norway

Children and adolescents rarely have a severe COVID-19 disease course, and the vast majority have few or no symptoms. At a time with high transmission in this age group, the NIPH believes that it is right to also offer vaccines ...

Sep 3, 2021

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Twenty years after 9/11, responders still paying a heavy price

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has revealed responders to the 9/11 terrorist attacks are still suffering 20 years later, with many facing significant health issues related to the event.

Sep 3, 2021

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Pandemic's effects on traffic crashes linger

Despite a drop in vehicle crashes this year in the state, fatal crashes have increased slightly, possibly because of lingering effects of the pandemic, according to research from The University of Alabama.

Sep 3, 2021

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COVID-19 and the new normal: What do cases mean in a vaccinated community?

For a year, many people watched global COVID-19 case numbers rise and fall as a way of tracking the state of the pandemic and the risk to their lives. A surge in positive cases typically meant that a rise in hospitalizations—and ...

Sep 3, 2021

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Drug cocktail reduces aging-associated disc degeneration

Chronic back pain affects upwards of 15 million adults in the US, racking up billions in healthcare costs and lost work days. Degeneration of the discs that cushion and support vertebrae, a common occurrence of aging, is ...

Sep 3, 2021

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'Mu' coronavirus variant predominant in Colombia: health official

A new coronavirus variant known as "Mu," identified first in Colombia in January, is now the country's predominant strain and behind its deadliest pandemic wave yet, a health official said Thursday.

Sep 3, 2021

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Data shows Florida's latest COVID surge the deadliest yet

Florida is reporting its deadliest peak in daily death rates since the start of the pandemic, surpassing previous coronavirus surges in the state, according to federal data published Thursday.

Sep 3, 2021

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Mortality risk in transgender people twice as high as cisgender people, data spanning five decades suggests

Transgender people are twice as likely to die compared to cis men and cis women, according to an analysis of national data from the Netherlands spanning five decades. The findings, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology ...

Sep 3, 2021

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