The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program slashed the coronavirus's expected death rate by as much as 58%, saving hundreds of thousands of lives during the first two waves of the pandemic, a new study says.
Jul 6, 2022
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Prevention and the HPV vaccine is helping to reduce the numbers of women dying with cervical cancer but new portable screening kits and new types of lab tests will improve diagnosis and earlier treatment of the disease.
Jul 5, 2022
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A new series published in The Lancet today highlights the growing problem of road traffic injuries and lays out some opportunities for preventing injuries and saving lives. The series comes at the same time as the United ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Pregnant people who are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa are dying at a rate far greater than pregnant people without COVID-19 and non-pregnant people with COVID-19, according to a new multicenter study encompassing ...
Jun 8, 2022
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As the U.S. reels from another school shooting, much of the public discussion has centered on the lives lost: 19 children and two adults. Indeed, the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas is the second deadliest ...
Jun 1, 2022
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The UK government announced Wednesday it is buying millions of doses of new COVID treatment pills as the Omicron variant takes hold, while cutting the isolation period for positive cases.
Dec 22, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The COVID-19 death toll in the United States reached 800,000 on Monday, and one expert believes it will likely hit 1 million at some point in 2022.
Dec 13, 2021
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Picture this: It's April 2020, you're between Zoom meetings, and scrolling through your social media newsfeed. Headlines like "Death toll continues to rise," "COVID-19 may cause long-term health implications" and "Health-care ...
Oct 25, 2021
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The United States reached its latest heartbreaking pandemic milestone Friday, eclipsing 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 just as the surge from the delta variant is starting to slow down and give overwhelmed hospitals some relief.
Oct 2, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Smoke from wildfires burning along the West Coast is choking the entire United States, reminding everyone of the hazards of climate change.
Aug 9, 2021
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