Only one in three adolescents are practising appropriate hand hygiene, a new global study involving University of Queensland researchers has found. Dr. Yaqoot Fatima from…
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More than a half million Americans gain coverage under Biden
More than a half million Americans have taken advantage of the Biden administration’s special health insurance sign-up window keyed to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government…
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Almost half of coronavirus sufferers report depression
Almost half of people testing positive for coronavirus have reported symptoms of depression, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Environmental…
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Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
TUESDAY, Dec. 1, 2020 — Nearly half of Americans fear unexpected medical bills and 44% say they couldn’t pay a $1,000 surprise bill, a new…
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Eating half ounce of nuts each day ‘cuts your odds of gaining weight’
Chewing a handful of nuts each day could keep your weight down, say Harvard scientists Harvard University experts tracked almost 300,000 people for two decades …
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Almost half of people diagnosed with cancer find it hard to ask for help, as many fear being pitied
According to new research published by Race for Life today, nearly half (47 percent) of people diagnosed with cancer said they found it hard to…
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‘Short’ drug-resistant TB regimen could cut treatment time by more than half
A new drug cocktail reduces the length of treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis from nearly two years to nine to 11 months with a similar effectiveness,…
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Half of pregnant women put their babies at risk by missing the flu jab
Half of pregnant women put their babies at risk by missing the flu jab… and this year’s uptake could be even lower, experts predict Free…
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