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Health

National poll: COVID influences families' back-to-school worries

Back to school jitters may have different meaning in the COVID era.

Aug 23, 2021

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Vaccination

India approves emergency use of 2nd locally-made COVID-19 shot

India on Friday authorised the emergency use of a second homegrown COVID-19 vaccine, which is also the first approved for children older than 12 in the country.

Aug 20, 2021

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Medical economics

Why lotteries, doughnuts and beer aren't the right vaccination 'nudges'

Money, doughnuts and beer. As high-tech and effective as our COVID vaccines are, getting enough people to take them to achieve herd immunity may come down to some very Homer Simpson-esque tools of persuasion.

Aug 16, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

States that had a grip on COVID now seeing a crush of cases

The COVID-19 surge that is sending hospitalizations to all-time highs in parts of the South is also clobbering states like Hawaii and Oregon that were once seen as pandemic success stories.

Aug 12, 2021

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Vaccination

COVID vaccine safe, recommended for pregnant women, CDC says

Pregnant women should not hesitate to get coronavirus vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in updated guidance issued Wednesday.

Aug 11, 2021

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Vaccination

Study shows privilege, politics influence vaccine's racial disparity

Income, educational attainment, and political ideology all play into racial disparities in vaccination rates that have left African Americans more vulnerable to COVID-19, finds new research from the Center for Health Information ...

Aug 11, 2021

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Obstetrics & gynaecology

CDC urges COVID vaccines during pregnancy as delta surges

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in hot spots around the U.S. see disturbing numbers of unvaccinated mothers-to-be seriously ill with ...

Aug 11, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Germany to end free COVID tests to boost jab take-up

Germany will end free coronavirus tests in October, regional leaders and the federal government agreed on Tuesday, in a push to incentivise more people to get vaccinated.

Aug 10, 2021

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Medical research

Cervical cancer rates stable or trending down in countries with effective screening measures

A recent trend analysis indicates that cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates have remained stable or are dropping in most countries across the globe. These rates differ based on each country's socioeconomic development ...

Aug 9, 2021

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