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Prescribe fewer antidepressants, and for shorter periods, doctors advised

Doctors should prescribe fewer antidepressants and for shorter periods of time, because of the ongoing uncertainties about their effectiveness and the potential severity and durability of the withdrawal symptoms associated ...

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'Frequent attenders' comprise 4 in every 10 family doctor consultations in England

'Frequent attenders' now make up around 4 in every 10 family doctor (GP) consultations in England, and the proportion of such patients has risen over the past two decades, reveals a large long term study published in the ...

Dec 20, 2021

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Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine protection wanes after three months, study suggests

The protection offered by the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine declines after three months of receiving two doses, a study says.

Dec 20, 2021

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After reprieve, NYC is rattled by a stunning virus spike

Just a couple of weeks ago, New York City seemed like a relative bright spot in the U.S. coronavirus struggle. Now it's a hot spot, confronting a dizzying spike in cases, scramble for testing, quandary over a major event ...

Dec 20, 2021

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EU approves fifth jab as WHO urges greater effort to end pandemic

The European Union approved its fifth Covid-19 vaccine Monday, stepping up its battle against the Omicron virus variant as the WHO called for greater efforts to ensure the pandemic ends next year.

Dec 20, 2021

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D.C. brings back indoor mask mandate amid surging infections

The nation's capital is reinstating its indoor mask mandate as the region and country grapple with a fresh surge in COVID-19 infections.

Dec 20, 2021

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EXPLAINER: Boosters key to fight omicron, lot still to learn

The new omicron variant took only a few weeks to live up to dire predictions about how hugely contagious it is but scientists don't yet know if it causes more severe disease even as the world faces exploding cases just before ...

Dec 20, 2021

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Scientists identify gut-derived metabolites that play a role in neurodegeneration

A New York-based, multi-institutional research team has found high levels of three toxic metabolites produced by gut bacteria in the cerebrospinal fluid and plasma samples of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The important ...

Dec 20, 2021

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Omicron may be significantly better at evading vaccine-induced immunity, but less likely to cause severe disease: study

As the SARS-CoV-2 virus replicates and spreads, errors in its genetic code can lead to changes in the virus. On 26 November 2021, the World Health Organization designated the variant B.1.1.529, first identified in South Africa, ...

Dec 20, 2021

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Quebec closing bars, gyms and cinemas as case counts soar

Quebec announced Monday that it is closing bars, cinemas, gyms and spas because of a record number of coronavirus cases in the Canadian province. Sporting events will be closed to spectators.

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