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Does where older US adults die affect their wellbeing at the end of life?

January 21, 2021 adults, affect, at, Die, does, end, life, of, Older, the, Their, US, wellbeing, where

Where people die can affect the quality of their deaths and the end-of-life care that they receive. A study published

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Rapid blood test identifies COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease

January 15, 2021 (COVID-19), at, Blood, disease, high, identifies, of, patients, Rapid, risk, severe, test

One of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is doctors’ inability to predict which newly hospitalized patients will

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Stuck at home, suffering with COVID-19? Experts offer guidance on care

January 13, 2021 (COVID-19), at, care, experts, guidance, home, offer, on, Stuck, suffering, with

(HealthDay)—Most folks infected with COVID-19 will only have mild or moderate illness—but that means they’ll still be stuck at home

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Poorer teens at substantially greater risk of obesity

December 21, 2020 at, greater, obesity, of, Poorer, risk, substantially, teens

More than one-third of U.K. teenagers are starting adult life with excess weight (either overweight or obese), and rates are

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Vaccines are coming. But inside the ICU at this hospital, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over.

December 15, 2020 (COVID-19), Are, at, but, Coming, far, From, hospital, ICU, inside, is, Over, pandemic, the, This, Vaccines

Just beyond a short yellow barrier reminding Rush Copley intensive care unit staff which rooms are for COVID-19 patients and

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We may have to accept a ‘good enough’ COVID-19 vaccine, at least in 2021

November 18, 2020 (COVID-19), 2021, A, accept, at, Enough, good, Have, in, least, may, to, vaccine, we

Australian health minister Greg Hunt said recently the government is on track to deliver COVID-19 vaccines from March 2021. US

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Millions at risk as coronavirus disrupts immunisation campaigns: UN

November 12, 2020 As, at, campaigns:, Coronavirus, disrupts, immunisation, millions, risk, UN

Millions of people, including in Africa’s most populous country Nigeria, risk contracting diseases such as polio and measles as the

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Many with lupus at high risk for adverse reactions to pneumocystis pneumonia drug

November 12, 2020 Adverse, at, drug, for, high, Lupus, Many, pneumocystis, Pneumonia, reactions, risk, to, with

New research shows that adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, who receive trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX), a prophylactic therapy to help prevent pneumocystis

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Are e-cigarette users at greater risk of poor immune response to flu, COVID-19?

November 12, 2020 (COVID-19), Are, at, E-cigarette, flu, greater, Immune, of, poor, response, risk, to, users

In a controlled study of smokers, nonsmokers, and e-cigarette users, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers found that

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Coronavirus immunity can last at least five months, study finds

October 29, 2020 at, Can, Coronavirus, finds, Five, immunity, Last, least, months, study

Coronavirus antibodies that can ‘neutralize’ the virus can last at least five months for up to 90% of survivors, New

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