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22 Sep
Can the Flu Shot Give You the Flu?
A vaccine expert says 'no'
21 Sep
More Kids With Nut Allergies End Up In The ED During These Two Major Holidays, Study Finds.
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18 Sep
Losing A Beloved Pet Can Trigger Mental Health Issues In Some Children
The pain of pet loss is worse on boys than girls, researchers say.
Minorities Hit Hardest When COVID Strikes Nursing Homes
Minority residents of U.S. nursing homes and assisted living communities have been especially hard hit in the coronavirus pandemic, two University of Rochester studies show.
The first found that nursing homes with higher percentages of racial and ethnic minority residents reported two to four times more new COVID-19 cases and deaths co...
- Robert Preidt
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Avoid the 'Twindemic:' Get Your Flu Shot Now
The best time to get your flu shot is now if you want to protect yourself against a potential "twindemic" infection of influenza and COVID-19, experts say.
"Early September, at the very least early October, is the best time to get your flu shot. That really allows your body to build up the appropriate immune response in time for the pe...
- Dennis Thompson
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- September 22, 2020
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Search and Rescue Dogs Fared Well After Working at 9/11 Sites
Search and rescue dogs used during the 9/11 attacks lived as long as dogs not at the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, a new study finds.
"I was at Ground Zero and I would hear people make comments like, 'Did you hear that half of the dogs that responded to the bombing in Oklahoma City died of X, Y, or Z?' Or they'...
- Steven Reinberg
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- September 22, 2020
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Having Flu and COVID Doubles Death Risk in Hospitalized Patients
TUESDAY, Sept. 22, 2020 (Healthday News) -- While health officials worry about a potential "twindemic" of COVID-19 and the flu this winter, a new study finds that hospital patients who were infected with both viruses were more than twice as likely to die as those infected only with the new coronavirus.
British government scientists con...
- Robin Foster and E.J. Mundell
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- September 22, 2020
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Homemade Masks Do a Great Job Blocking COVID-19
Don't fret about whether that fabric mask you made on your sewing machine protects against the spread of COVID-19 as well as the face masks sold in stores, new research reassures.
Taher Saif, a professor of mechanical science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, examined the effectiveness of common househo...
- Steven Reinberg
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- September 22, 2020
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Is an Early Form of Breast Cancer More Dangerous Than Thought?
Women diagnosed with an early, highly treatable form of breast cancer still face a higher-than-normal risk of eventually dying from the disease, a large new study finds.
The study looked at women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), where cancer cells form in the lining of the milk ducts but have not yet invaded the breast tissue. Som...
- Amy Norton
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- September 22, 2020
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