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Adonis the academic! Drake's 2½-year-old son recently reached an educational milestone, heading off on his "first day of school" as shown in a sweet snapshot shared to the singer's Instagram feed Wednesday morning. Already fashion-forward at such a young age (he turns 3 next month), Adonis rocks an all-black ensemble consisting of black sweatpants and a matching black hoodie decorated […]
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Only days after the federal government announced a A$1.7 billion vaccine deal to roll out COVID-19 vaccines to Australians in 2021, one of the two candidates has halted its phase 3 trials after a participant became ill. The AZD1222 vaccine, considered one of the frontrunners in the global race for a COVID-19 vaccine, was developed by the University of Oxford […]
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CE6yi2DDaBI/Hilaria Baldwin/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CE6yi2DDaBI/Hilaria Baldwin/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CE6yi2DDaBI/Hilaria Baldwin/Instagram Hilaria Baldwin is a mother of five! The Mom Brain podcast co-host and fitness guru has given birth to her fifth child with actor husband Alec Baldwin, a baby boy, she revealed on Instagram Wednesday morning, alongside a photo of the couple in the hospital with their newborn. "We had a baby last night. […]
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Measuring blood antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2 may distinguish children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), which appears to be a serious but rare complication of viral infection, say researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Children with MIS-C had significantly higher levels of antiviral antibodies—more than 10 times higher—compared to children with milder symptoms of COVID-19, […]
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Widespread use of contraceptives and, to a lesser extent, girls’ education through at least age 14 have the greatest impact in bringing down a country’s fertility rate. Education and family planning have long been tied to lower fertility trends. But new research from the University of Washington analyzes those factors to determine, what accelerates a decline in otherwise high-fertility countries. […]
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Endometriosis is a debilitating condition that causes painful or heavy periods. It can lead to infertility, fatigue and bowel and bladder problems. Around 1.5 million women in the UK currently live with the condition. It can affect all women and girls of a childbearing age. But despite so many women suffering – it takes, on average, seven and a half […]
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Opeolu M. Adeoye, MD, a noted leader and physician-scientist whose research focuses on improving outcomes for patients who have suffered strokes or other injuries to the brain, has been named head of the newly established Department of Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Adeoye, whose appointment will begin Feb. 1, also will become the inaugural […]
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Visceral fat, as opposed to subcutaneous fat, is not visible to the eye. It is a type of body fat that’s stored within the abdominal cavity. It’s the fat’s location that makes it so dangerous for anyone with large amounts of it, as it can build up in the arteries. Located near vital organs including the stomach, liver and intestines, […]
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(HealthDay)—The number of Americans using electronic cigarettes is soaring, especially among youth, a new study finds. Nearly 14 million U.S. adults vaped in 2018, up from just over 11 million adults in 2016. The increase was seen in all socioeconomic groups, the researchers found. “An increasing number of individuals are using e-cigarettes, especially in the younger age groups, which suggests […]
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New research led by the University of South Australia shows that a blanket approach to prescribing medication during pregnancy may put low birth weight babies at risk for the rest of their lives. UniSA and New Zealand fetal physiologists say that smaller fetuses metabolize medication taken by the mother in a less efficient way than normal weight babies, which may […]
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