The United States is steadily chipping away at vaccine hesitancy and driving down COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations to the point that schools, governments and corporations…
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Survey: More work needed to combat discrimination, inequity in cardiovascular workforce
Underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities in the cardiovascular workforce continue to experience a lack of representation and face discrimination, inequitable job negotiations and burnout in…
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Researchers demonstrate a more effective personal protective equipment strategy for COVID-19
Research by the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton has demonstrated that a newly-developed respirator hood is a safe form of personal protective equipment…
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More children are self-harming since the start of the pandemic: How parents and teachers can help
There has been a reported spike in young people attending emergency departments for self-harm and suicide during the pandemic. In New South Wales, presentations to…
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College is even more stressful for girls: Study
(HealthDay)—Even before COVID-19, college could be a challenging experience, but a new study suggests those stresses are much higher for female students. Still, in the…
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More than one in ten COVID-19 patients infected in hospital in first pandemic wave
More than one in ten COVID-19 patients in 314 UK hospitals caught the infection in hospital during the first pandemic wave say researchers conducting the…
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Germany vows no more lockdowns for vaccinated people
Germany’s health minister on Friday said people who are vaccinated against COVID will not have to go into full lockdown again and will enjoy more…
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E-cigarettes more helpful than nicotine replacement treatments for dependent smokers
E-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine replacement treatments in achieving long term smoking reduction and cessation, according to the results of a clinical trial by…
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Vaccinations more urgent as variant that crippled india shows up in the U.S.
The highly contagious coronavirus variant that brought India to its knees this spring now accounts for 6 percent of new cases in the United States,…
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More than half of adolescents practice poor hand hygiene
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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