Erin Prater

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  • Close-up of woman standing on road and holding her injured ankle after jogging.Health

    Arthritis now affects 15% of those over the age of 30. These 6 factors could put you at risk

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  • Wheelchairs with pictures and names of those who say they have medical complications from long COVID or chronic fatigue syndrome, or after vaccination, stand in front of the Reichstag building, the seat of the German Bundestag. Long COVID—and the increased risk of death, disability, and hospitalization it brings—can persist for two years, according to a landmark study published in August in Nature Medicine.Health

    Long COVID damage can linger for 2 years, leading to elevated risk of disability, hospitalization, and death, landmark new study finds

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  • Horizontal close-up shot of mature Caucasian woman with long gray hair smoking marijuana cigaretteHealth

    The D.A.R.E. generation is not okay: Use of pot and hallucinogens are at all-time highs among millennials and Gen Xers—binge drinking, too

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  • Women embracing after finishing breast cancer awareness race.Health

    Scientists discover evidence of 4 more breast cancer genes—and potentially many others: ‘The risks can be significant for women who carry them’

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  • Plan-B, emergency contraceptive, on the self in a drug store in Annapolis, Maryland, on July 6, 2022. &#8211; The US Supreme Court ruling that overturned the right to abortion spurred a rush to prepare for an America where the procedure is banned in many states.<br /> &#8220;Birth control,&#8221; &#8220;IUD&#8221; and even medical sterilization have all jumped in internet search trends, and drugstore chains have limited purchases of so-called morning-after pills to cope with demand. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)Health

    Emergency contraception pill Plan B is 30% more effective when taken with this drug, new research shows

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  • Halved papaya.Mind

    People with Alzheimer’s disease tend to be deficient in these 5 nutrients that ‘help keep brains in top condition at all ages,’ researchers say

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  • Woman wearing a protective face mask cuddles and plays with her dog at home.Health

    Can dogs get COVID? Yes, and they’re not the only pets that can

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  • ATTENTION: EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION UNTIL 14 SEPTEMBER 14:30 GMT! &#8211; 13 September 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Dortmund: 13 September 2018, Germany, Dortmund: A woman stands in the so-called &#8220;Dortmunder U&#8221; in the exhibition The Pink Floyd Exhibition and looks at an animated projection of the prism from the flap cover of the album &#8220;The Dark Side of the Moon&#8221;. The exhibition, conceived in London with members of the band, will only be shown in Dortmund within the German-speaking region. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa (Photo by Bernd Thissen/picture alliance via Getty Images)Health

    Scientists recorded a Pink Floyd song from patients’ brain waves. The tech could eventually allow for communication without words

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  • SONY DSCHealth

    How much exercise do you need each week—and does walking even count? Here’s what experts say

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  • Full length of young woman shielding eyes while standing by large green coronavirus against white backgroundHealth

    With ‘Eris’ rising and now ‘Fornax,’ when are COVID cases likely to peak again? A look at what may lie ahead for fall and winter

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  • Senior couple using sports technologiesAging Well

    Forget 10,000 steps a day. Less than half of that goal could be enough to help you live longer, experts say

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  • Concept of second wave coronavirus pandemic outbreak. Vector illustration of doctor in rubber ring holding vaccine and tall wave of coronavirusHealth

    WHO designates ‘Eris’ and related COVID strains as variants of interest as infections and hospitalizations tick upward

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  • Various packages of the weight-loss drug &#8220;Wegovy&#8221; from the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk lie on the sales counter in a Danish pharmacy. The drug reduced cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke by 20% in a five-year trial, its manufacturer announced Tuesday.Health

    Popular weight-loss injectable Wegovy cuts risk of heart attack and stroke by 20%, company says

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  • Father Ziyad Salem cares for his 8-and-a-half-month-old son Omran Salem, who is in the intensive care unit of the pediatric clinic at St. Joseph Hospital with a respiratory infection and is receiving non-invasive ventilation (CPAP ventilation) in Berlin, Germany, in December 2022. Nirsevimab, trade name Beyfortus, is a newly approved monoclonal antibody shot for infants [&hellip;]Health

    Newly approved RSV shot could keep infants out of the hospital—and even the doctor’s office

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  • Photo of discarded masks on a beachHealth

    Bosses, beware: The ‘sickest day of the year’ for American workers is August 24th

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