Health
Vaping by high school students dropped this year, says US report
Fewer high school students are vaping this year, the government reported Thursday.
Nov 2, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feds try to head off growing problem of overdoses among expectant mothers
When Andria Peterson began working as a clinical pharmacist in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada, in 2009, she witnessed the devastating effects the opioid ...
Oct 25, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
An Idaho man has measles. Health officials are trying to see if the contagious disease has spread.
An Idaho man has contracted measles, and health officials are working to contact anyone who may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease.
Sep 21, 2023
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Vaccination
Social media may be used to combat COVID vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria
A social media campaign launched in 2022 helped encourage some Nigerians to roll up their sleeves for a COVID vaccine, according to a new study published Sept. 15. The paper, "Outcomes of a social media campaign to promote ...
Sep 18, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canada approves updated COVID vaccine for fall
Canada on Tuesday approved an updated Moderna COVID vaccine targeting new variants, and is reviewing others likely to be rolled out this fall to mitigate infections once more on the rise.
Sep 12, 2023
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Vaccination
In good news for U.S., flu vaccine working well in South America
In a finding that should ease the minds of Americans ahead of another flu season, this year's vaccines have already cut the risk of hospitalization in half during the South American winter, health officials report.
Sep 11, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Yet another mosquito-borne threat: The 'Jamestown Canyon virus'
You've probably heard of West Nile virus, but mosquitoes spread various other illnesses, too, including the little-known Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), which is garnering attention across the United States.
Sep 11, 2023
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Medications
Counterfeit pills fuel rising number of fatal drug overdoses
A growing number of overdose deaths in the United States involve counterfeit pills, health officials reported Thursday.
Sep 1, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
US wastewater tests spot highly mutated variant of COVID-19
Public health officials have detected the new BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 in U.S. wastewater, giving rise to concerns about the highly mutated variant in the United States.
Aug 24, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The CDC works to overhaul lab operations after COVID test flop
In early February 2020, Kirsten St. George and her team at New York state's public health lab received a test developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to diagnose people infected with the new, rapidly spreading ...
Aug 23, 2023
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