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What you need to know about the deadly listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats
Health

What you need to know about the deadly listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
August 29, 2024
Citing skyrocketing COVID spread, the FDA announced in late August that it had approved Pfizer’s Comirnaty and Moderna’s Spikevax vaccines early.
Health

New COVID vaccines are here. What to know about latest shots in wake of nation’s biggest summer surge

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August 29, 2024
Woman holding a cannabis bud in her hand
Life

Employees who use and abuse marijuana miss more work, new study shows

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August 27, 2024
When will the fall COVID-19 vaccines be available?
Health

When will the fall COVID-19 vaccines be available?

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August 23, 2024
Thanks to feedback from Elmo’s January 2024 post on X that asked how everyone was doing, Sesame Workshop and the Harris Poll launched their inaugural State of Well-Being Report.
Mind

COVID is negatively impacting Americans’ mental health, reveals Elmo-inspired survey

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August 22, 2024
New COVID vaccine in its box
Health

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days

By The Associated Press and Lauran Neergaard
August 22, 2024
The COVID-19 vaccine may protect against SARS-CoV-2’s adverse effects on mental health, according to an analysis of more than 18.6 million adults by a team of researchers in the U.K.
Mind

COVID can cause mental illness—but being vaccinated helps, new study shows

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August 21, 2024
Photo of a child exhibiting the “slapped cheek” rash
Health

Parvovirus B19 is spreading across the U.S. What to know about ‘slapped cheek’ disease

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August 19, 2024
The U.S. is in the midst of what has become an annual summer surge in COVID cases.
Health

Here’s where COVID cases are spiking in the U.S.

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August 19, 2024
A child caught mpox is seen at a hospital in the Nyiragongo territory near Goma
Health

Mpox: Here’s what we know about the virus, and what might be done to contain it

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August 16, 2024
Natracare founder and CEO Susie Hewson.
Commentary

Toxic metals found in tampons have set off alarm bells—the kind I responded to 35 years ago when starting my company

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August 15, 2024
MeAgainMeds.com, a free tool developed by researchers at the George Mason University College of Public Health in Fairfax, Va., uses AI to pair people with depression with the best available antidepressant medication for them.
Mind

Antidepressant not working? AI may do a better job than your doctor in matching you with the best medicine

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August 14, 2024
Smiling female doctor examining senior patient in hospital
Aging Well

Medical care and prescription costs among top 10 worries of older adults before 2024 election

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August 14, 2024
Young woman having a fever. She is holding her head because of a headache.
Health

Long COVID is a $1 trillion problem with no cure. Experts plead for governments to wake up

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August 9, 2024
Dr. Donald Dumford, an infectious disease specialist at Cleveland Clinic Akron General, recommends taking a COVID-19 test if you suspect you have a respiratory infection.
Health

The summer COVID surge has arrived. Here’s the latest on symptoms and treatment

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August 7, 2024

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