(Reuters) -U.S. states are set to begin using the vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE to inoculate younger adolescents against COVID-19 after advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) backed the plan in a unanimous vote on Wednesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday authorized the vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, […]
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In your teens and 20s, it used to be that you could eat pizza every night for a week without a lot of pushback from your body in the form of extra pounds. In your 40s, not so much. Maybe you’re even eating much better now, but weight is still accumulating. It’s usually not just due to losing muscle mass […]
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s coronavirus death toll crossed 250,000 on Wednesday in the deadliest 24 hours since the pandemic began, as the disease rampaged through the countryside, leaving families to weep over the dead in rural hospitals or camp in wards to tend the sick. The second wave erupted in February, inundating hospitals and medical staff, as well as crematoriums […]
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Researchers at the Center for Applies Genomics (CAG) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have revealed how variants of a gene responsible for packing and condensing genetic material present a novel cause for certain neurodevelopmental disorders. The findings were published today in Science Advances. Many neurodevelopmental disorders classified as intellectual disabilities are linked to certain genetic variants. Despite this, the […]
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James Van Der Beek and his wife Kimberly have been candid about Kimberly’s harrowing experience suffering back-to-back miscarriages in recent years. Now they’re speaking up about how she needed blood transfusions to save her life not once, but twice, and it’s inspired them to raise awareness for the need for blood donations. Related story Bachelor Alum Ashley Spivey Defends Decision […]
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BRASILIA (Reuters) – The head of Brazilian biomedical center Butantan said on Wednesday that China would not clear a cargo of active ingredients to produce Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine for shipment to Brazil by May 13, as previously expected. Butantan Director Dimas Covas said there was no clear date for when Chinese authorities would approve the shipment. Butantan is producing the […]
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Photo: AWS The biggest barrier to physicians having the most complete medical history for their patients at every point of patient care is the lack of interoperability among information systems. This prevents electronic health records and data from other systems from following a patient. A manual, time-consuming process is required to bring this information together. However, this is one of […]
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Multiple sclerosis, or MS for short, manifests itself slightly differently in each person – which is why some call it "the disease of a thousand faces." Arguably the worst manifestation of MS is its chronic progressive form. Unlike the more common relapsing-remitting variant (RRMS), in which sufferers are often symptom-free for months or even years, patients with the primary progressive […]
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COVID-19 origin ‘still on the table’: Dr. Siegel Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel responds to Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Fauci clashing over coronavirus origins Some young, otherwise healthy patients who experienced mild coronavirus reported experiencing fatigue, respiratory issues and neurologic symptoms months after recovering from the illness, according to a new study. While imaging studies appeared normal, […]
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