Pediatrics
Ask the pediatrician: Which flu vaccine should children get this year?
Q: Does it matter which flu vaccine my children get this year and when they get it?
Nov 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infectious disease expert offers recommendations for holiday travel
At this time last year, demand for holiday travel saw a steep decline, with train ticket sales down by 20% and the Transportation Security Administration reporting airport traffic as less than half of the numbers seen in ...
Nov 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fighting influenza
It's cold and flu season on top of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The concern this year is the early arrival of respiratory syncytial virus, along with an uncertain flu season after a mild one last year due to many people ...
Nov 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Make your holiday gatherings COVID-safer with rapid tests
Even with nearly 63% of Californians fully vaccinated, some public health officials worry that big gatherings this holiday season could lead to big outbreaks of COVID-19. But families looking to reunite have at least one ...
Nov 17, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low herd immunity might cause severe flu winter
The flu season is upon us.
Nov 16, 2021
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Health
Still feeling nervous about holiday gatherings? Survey finds you're not alone
(HealthDay)—For Emily Litvin, this Thanksgiving is going to look different from the last one and she couldn't be happier about it.
Nov 15, 2021
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Physicians miss many opportunities to provide flu vaccinations, especially among older minority populations
Clinicians are missing opportunities to vaccinate Medicare patients against influenza, despite widespread availability of vaccines and no copayment for patients. In addition, disparities persist in vaccination uptake based ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Health
Survey finds most Americans will still use COVID precautions this holiday season
The 2020 holiday season was unlike any other as the risks of COVID-19 remained too high for families to safely celebrate together. A year later, precautions to slow the spread of the virus and, of course, the availability ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More than winter blues: Seasonal depression tips, insight from health experts
As the fall season comes and gloomy weather rolls in, so do the feelings of sadness and fatigue for many. One Sacramento area clinical psychologist said she gets more calls—and an increase in reported depression symptoms—this ...
Nov 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu season underway amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
For the second straight year, flu season is emerging against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the number of flu cases was relatively low last year, experts at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that this year, it could ...
Nov 12, 2021
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