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Britain’s medicines regulator is urging people to continue taking the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, despite revealing that seven people in the U.K. have died from rare blood clots after getting the jab. The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency, or MHRA, said it wasn’t clear if the shots are causing the clots, and that its “rigorous review […]
Nearly every fall, as football teams return to the field, tragic stories of players falling ill and even dying of heat trauma make the headlines. What many don’t consider is that marching band members—who don heavy uniforms and perform in the same sweltering temperatures—may also be at risk. A study led by the University of […]
Brazil’s Amazonas state could soon see surging COVID-19 case numbers surpass the “catastrophic” wave it suffered near the start of the pandemic last April, the WHO warned on Friday. The World Health Organization voiced alarm at the situation in the northern state and its capital Manaus, where authorities are scrambling to slow the spread of […]
THURSDAY, Nov. 12, 2020 — Many transgender people who take hormone therapy have unaddressed risks for heart disease and stroke, a new study finds. These patients often have undiagnosed high blood pressure and high cholesterol, even in young adulthood, researchers found. “Previous research has shown that transgender individuals are less likely to have access to […]
France could “change course at any moment” to a runaway spread of coronavirus, the government’s COVID-19 scientific council warned Tuesday as official data showed the first rise in intensive care patients since April. In an opinion prepared for the government, the council warned “the virus has recently been circulating more actively, with an increased loss […]
When Elizabeth Spinelli arrived at Fort Lauderdale’s Holiday Park for a coronavirus test, a nurse handed her a form to write her name, address, date of birth and social security number. She hesitated to give her personal information but wanted the test. About a month later, Spinelli repeatedly tried to get her results and learned […]
Antibiotics are important drugs that can save lives, but using them too often can lead to dangerous strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. New Penn State research explores how to communicate risk while encouraging people to seek information on their own. The researchers found that a brief animated video was effective in convincing participants that antibiotic use […]
We are witnessing humanitarian and public health crises in incarcerating institutions around the world. Leo Hylton, an incarcerated prison hospice volunteer in the United States, has been writing about life behind prison walls in the current pandemic. He writes: “Regarding the catchphrase of the day, social distancing, prison is an environment wherein that becomes an […]
Americans are getting lonelier and jeopardizing their health as more join the gig economy or skip the commute to an office, a report out Thursday found. The percent of people classified as lonely increased from 54% in 2018 to 61% in 2019, according to the report commissioned by the insurer Cigna. The company, which released […]
Daily dose of aspirin could lower bowel cancer risks by setting off tumor cell ‘suicide,’ animal study suggests More than 95,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorectal cancer each year – and the disease is on the rise New City of Hope Hospital research in mice suggests that 100mg of aspirin a day could stop tumor […]