Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do some baby boomers have a defense against monkeypox?
Folks of a certain vintage have the tell-tale crater on their upper arms: The discolored, shallow scars from the smallpox vaccine.
Aug 18, 2022
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Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread
New York state health officials issued a more urgent call Thursday for unvaccinated children and adults to get inoculated against polio, citing new evidence of possible "community spread" of the dangerous virus.
Aug 5, 2022
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Cardiology
Preexisting cardiovascular conditions tied to severe COVID-19 in children
Some previous or preexisting cardiovascular conditions are associated with increased severity of COVID-19 among children, according to a study published online May 17 in JAMA Network Open.
May 19, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Omicron is dominant in wastewater samples in Florida county
Even though there have been practically no cases of clinical infection, wastewater samples show that the new omicron variant is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the Florida county that is home to the nation's largest ...
Dec 16, 2021
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Pediatrics
COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns sharply increased bicycle-related injuries; gun-related injuries rose too
Despite regional variations in COVID-19-related restrictions last year during the lockdown phase of the pandemic, similar trends emerged in activity at Level I trauma centers in four different cities from the Southeast to ...
Oct 24, 2021
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Vaccination
New study examines how interplay of factors affects COVID-19 vaccine rates
A new study that analyzes the interplay or of race, poverty, politics and age distribution on COVID-19 vaccination rates in each county across the United States has found that the impact of each factor is not universal across ...
Oct 11, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Disparities, high proportion of past COVID-19 infections among adults and children in Santa Ana
In a large-scale, population-based surveillance conducted in partnership with the City of Santa Ana, researchers at the University of California, Irvine's Program in Public Health found 27% positivity of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds disparities in Orange County rates of COVID-19 infection and mortality
Socioeconomic, geographic and demographic factors all played critical roles in the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 mortality among Orange County residents last year, according to a study led by the University of ...
Aug 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Wildfire smoke exposure linked to increased risk of contracting COVID-19
Wildfire smoke may greatly increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research from the Center for Genomic Medicine at the Desert Research Institute (DRI), Washoe County Health ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Research shows people with high omega-3 index less likely to die from COVID-19
Researchers with the Fatty Acid Research Institute (FARI) and collaborators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and in Orange County, CA, have published the first direct evidence that higher omega-3 blood levels ...
Jan 26, 2021
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