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Walking pneumonia, a lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, tends to be most common among older children and adolescents but in 2024 has been rampant among young children.
Health

Could your cough be walking pneumonia? Here are the symptoms of the spiking bacterial illness

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November 1, 2024
Just 25% of people at high risk of pneumococcal disease—children younger than 2, adults older than 64, and those with certain chronic health conditions such as diabetes—have been immunized, according to an August 2024 survey by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
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Pneumonia can be a deadly complication of COVID, the flu, and RSV: What to know about pneumococcal vaccination

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October 22, 2024
2.7 million Britons on health benefits too ill to write a resume
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2.7 million Britons on health benefits too ill to write a resume

By Philip Aldrick and Bloomberg
October 15, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had preliminarily documented more than 17,600 whooping cough infections in the U.S. as of Oct. 5, 2024—more than four times the nearly 4,000 infections recorded at this time in 2023.
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Whooping cough cases up 342% since 2023 as U.S. outbreak continues. What to know about symptoms and spread

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October 11, 2024
3 best superfoods to eat when you’re sick with a cold, COVID, or flu
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3 best superfoods to eat when you’re sick with a cold, COVID, or flu

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October 11, 2024
In 2024, rapid COVID tests are a staple of cough-and-cold aisles across America. But the convenience of self-testing comes with a caveat: The onus is on you to report your results.
Health

54 million COVID cases went unreported in 2022, study says. Here’s how to make your at-home test count

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October 9, 2024
Getting multiple vaccines at once is not only safe, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but also just as effective as getting them individually.
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Yes, you can get the COVID, flu, and RSV vaccines at once. Here are the pros and cons

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October 8, 2024
As of spring 2024, at which time two RSV vaccines had been FDA-approved, less than 25% of eligible U.S. adults 60 and older had gotten one, according to the CDC.

RSV can be deadly, especially for older adults. What to know about symptoms and the new vaccine

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October 4, 2024
About 47% of U.S. adults aged 50 and older said they were very or somewhat unlikely to get the new 2024–25 COVID-19 vaccine, according the University of Michigan’s National Poll on Healthy Aging.
Health

COVID sickens older adults most severely, but less than half say they’ll get the new vaccine

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September 30, 2024
Singer Chappell Roan on bright pink background
Mind

Chappell Roan drops out of music festival to prioritize health

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September 27, 2024
As of March 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention no longer advises a five-day isolation period when you test positive for COVID-19, but recommends taking other precautions once your symptoms subside.
Health

Got COVID? Here are the new 2024 isolation guidelines

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September 27, 2024
Barbara Corcoran in blue sweater

Why Barbara Corcoran of ‘Shark Tank’ ‘should’ve seen a psychologist’ while caring for mom with Alzheimer’s

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September 26, 2024
Emergency squad helps ailing patient.
Leadership

How Bank of America built an ‘emergency task force’ to help employees in crisis

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September 16, 2024
Firefighters pause for a second moment of silence outside FDNY Engine 4/Ladder 15’s firehouse in lower Manhattan on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001, on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York.
Health

9/11-related illnesses have killed more FDNY members than died in World Trade Center attack

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September 11, 2024
woman with her back to us looking at a radiology screen of a breast, woman in background standing at mammography machine
Health

Women will now be notified about breast density after mammograms. Here’s what should happen next

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September 11, 2024

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