Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many Americans have COVID-19 vaccine preferences
(HealthDay)—Nearly three-quarters of Americans say they have a preference for a specific COVID-19 vaccine, a new survey finds.
Apr 30, 2021
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US regulator warns against Peloton treadmill after child dies
A US federal agency has urged people with children and pets at home to stop using a treadmill made by Peloton, citing injuries and one death linked to the machines.
Apr 18, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Doomscrolling: Why we do it, and how we can stop
Dictionary.com recently added hundreds of new words to its catalog, many of them capturing the zeitgeist of 2020, the year COVID-19 overtook the United States. One of those new words is "doomscrolling": the act of consuming ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mass COVID-19 vaccinations may help protect unvaccinated people
(HealthDay)—Mass COVID-19 vaccinations may help combat the pandemic by protecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, according to a new study.
Apr 6, 2021
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Vaccination
Why Johnson & Johnson throwing out 15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses shouldn't scare you
Human errors at a manufacturing plant forced Johnson & Johnson to throw out 15 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine—enough to vaccinate 7% of the U.S. adult population.
Apr 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US allows 2 more over-the-counter COVID-19 home tests
U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get rapid results.
Apr 1, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The end of the pandemic is coming—just don't set a date for the party
"After the pandemic is over" must be one of the most frequently uttered phrases of 2021. I am certainly guilty of this kind of optimism, longing for the day when I can get on a plane, have dinner with my friends, and cuddle ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fast food brands used NZ's lockdown to market unhealthy nibbles
Companies selling snacks and fast food leveraged Aotearoa's first pandemic lockdown to market their unhealthy products to New Zealanders, a University of Auckland study shows.
Mar 8, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Call me, maybe? Study probes how people connected during the pandemic
When stay-at-home orders were announced as one of the greatest tools in our arsenal against the COVID-19 pandemic, anyone who's vintage enough to have watched forward-looking shows and movies— from "The Jetsons" to "Star ...
Mar 5, 2021
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Surgery
Study shows economic impact of post-op delirium
Results of a study published today in JAMA Surgery reveal the impact post-operative delirium has on health care costs in the U.S. Data from the study shows that if delirium were prevented or made less severe for patients, ...
Feb 24, 2021
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