Surgical face masks help prevent the spread of airborne pathogens and therefore were ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a modified mask could also protect a wearer by detecting health conditions, including chronic ...
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Five years ago, COVID was all we could think about. Today, we'd rather forget about lockdowns, testing lines and social distancing. But the virus that sparked the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, is still circulating.
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Because life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has increased dramatically, investigators assessed the risk of age-related cardiovascular diseases in this population. As reported in the Journal of Internal Medicine, ...
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Researchers have developed a new treatment formula—known as GS-1—that could reduce the symptoms and contagiousness of the viruses behind shingles and cold sores.
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Each year, more than 400 million metric tons of plastic are produced globally from petrochemicals derived from fossil fuels. Only 9% of this plastic is recycled and 19% is incinerated; 72% goes to landfills, other dumpsites ...
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Each year, approximately 15 million people suffer a stroke. Many subsequently suffer from facial paralysis, in which the facial muscles weaken. The quality of life of those affected is severely impaired, as they can no longer ...
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The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reiterated Tuesday that the agency is applying a more skeptical approach to this year's round of COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
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Patients suffering from long COVID may exhibit persistent inflammation in the heart and lungs for up to a year following SARS-CoV-2 infection—even when standard medical tests return normal results—potentially placing ...
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Patients with diverticulitis often try to control the digestive condition by cutting nuts, seeds and popcorn out of their daily diet.
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North Dakota is the 11th state in the U.S. with a measles outbreak, logging its first cases since 2011.
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