U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has issued a report calling for stronger guidelines for social media use among children and teenagers due to the potential risks to their mental health. The report emphasizes the need for immediate action by technology companies and lawmakers to protect young!-->…
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Recent research published in the journal JAMA Network Open analyzed data from over 100,000 pregnancies and found that the original COVID-19 booster shots were not associated with miscarriages in early pregnancy. The study examined cases where spontaneous abortions occurred, and it revealed that!-->…
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The medical community in America is increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) products to speed up patient care and prevent burnout among healthcare professionals. Various AI technologies are being introduced in hospitals, clinics, and doctors' offices across the country. California-based!-->…
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President Joe Biden has signed a congressional resolution to end the U.S. national emergency for COVID-19 pandemic after three years, weeks before its expiration along with a separate public health emergency. The national emergency enabled the government to take broad actions to deal with the!-->…
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Moderna plans to charge around $130 per dose for its next version of the vaccine tailored to target new strains of the virus. This cost will be passed on to individual patients if their health insurance does not cover it, prompting outrage from some politicians. The Senate Committee on Health,!-->…
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A study published in mBio journal shows that rats in New York City can carry three Covid-19 variants, according to virological studies and genomic sequencing on samples from 79 rats. While the CDC notes that animal-to-human transmission of Covid-19 is rare, the study's principal investigator, Dr!-->…
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As COVID-19 cases decline in the US, call centers and testing sites are closing. In Rockland County, New York, a call center set up in March 2020 to handle COVID-19 queries closed on Tuesday, having taken more than 19,000 calls. Massachusetts is closing its free PCR testing sites, known as "Stop!-->…
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California is increasing its water allocation to 35% of requested supplies, up from 30%, due to early gains in the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which equates to an additional 210,000 acre-feet of water. The State Water Project, a system of reservoirs, canals, and dams, is a significant component of!-->…
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An experimental nasal vaccine developed by Blue Lake Biotechnology showed strong protection against COVID-19 in a Phase 1 clinical trial. The vaccine reduced the risk of symptomatic COVID-19 infections by 86% for three months in people who received it as a booster dose. Existing booster shots in!-->…
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The US House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, now under Republican control, is launching its review of the Biden administration's handling of the pandemic crisis. The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department has released 900 pages of records to the panel, including phone!-->!-->!-->…
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New British research finds that long COVID patients, even those who were not hospitalized, continue to experience mild organ impairment up to a year after their initial COVID diagnosis. The study, involving 536 patients, revealed that at an average of six months after their initial COVID diagnosis,!-->…
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Moderna has announced that it will continue to offer its COVID-19 vaccine in the US for free even after the federal government stops funding it. This announcement comes after the company faced criticism for reportedly considering a significant price increase for its vaccine. Under the new policy,!-->…
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The updated Covid-19 boosters are cutting the risk that a person will get sick from the coronavirus by about half, even against infections caused by the rapidly spreading XBB.1.5 subvariant. Studies conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the boosters continue!-->…
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The FDA has proposed a simplified COVID-19 booster plan, with an updated shot matched to circulating strains offered annually in the fall for most Americans, similar to the flu vaccine schedule. However, responses to the idea have shown that the issue is complicated as experts are questioning!-->…
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