Health News

Health Startup Folx Raises $30 Million as GOP Tries to Limit LGBTQ Rights
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 11:00 am
Folx Health, which seeks to expand access to healthcare for LGBTQ people, completed a $30 million funding round Wednesday, attracting support ...
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Carbon monoxide leak at Pennsylvania day care sickens children, staff
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 10:30 am
At least 27 children and eight adults at the Happy Smiles Learning Center in Allentown were evacuated after emergency workers responded ...
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"In the End We Will Win": The Faces of the Fight for Abortion Rights
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 10:00 am
The Supreme Courts decision to end federal protections for abortion access didnt just rewind the clock 50 years, it opened a ...
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Researchers find majority of long Covid patients are women
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 9:43 am
Women account for almost two-thirds of long Covid cases, according to a new study of the illness in multiple countries. ...
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Boy who spent first 1,000 days of life in hospitals goes home
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 9:33 am
"We're very happy, nervous, tense, scared, overwhelmed, really happy, overjoyed. It's just a melting pot of emotions."
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What's at stake in an abortion ban for doctors training in maternal and infant health: Sarah Garber
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 9:08 am
If Ohio's abortion bans are ultimately upheld, in 20 years, how many of those studying obstetrics and gynecology will be trained ...
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More kids are getting sick, and a Broward hospital just opened overflow ICU beds
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 9:01 am
This past weekend, the Salah Foundation Childrens Hospital at Broward Health said its pediatric intensive care unit was overwhelmed with ...
miamiherald.com

It's like molecular speed dating: LSU using artificial intelligence in cancer treatments
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 9:00 am
A team of LSU researchers has developed a way to determine which drug therapies work best against an individual's unique ...
nola.com

Large study provides powerful evidence of long covid's lasting impact
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 9:00 am
The Scottish study, one of the largest on long covid, found that 1 in 20 people had not recovered more than six ...
msn.com

'Catastrophic situation': Haiti's gang violence spurs outbreak of cholera, other illnesses
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 9:00 am
When Haitis leading infectious disease specialist heard that cholera, the deadly waterborne disease that he and others had spent nearly ...
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`Catastrophic situation: Haitis gang violence spurs outbreak of cholera, other illnesses
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 9:00 am
When Haitis leading infectious disease specialist heard that cholera, the deadly waterborne disease that he and others had spent nearly ...
miamiherald.com

People vaccinated against Covid share common symptom after testing positive
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 8:44 am
According to data gathered by the ZOE Health Study app, diarrhoea is a common symptom of Covid for vaccinated Britons. ...
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Should I start wearing a mask on public transport again?
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 8:08 am
As people spend more time indoors and take public transport more often to stay out of the cold, many may ...
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Northwell, Nassau Community College training medical assistants
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 8:00 am
Northwell and Nassau Community College have partnered for a new yearlong certificate program that offers scholarships of about $10,000 as well ...
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Cancer Survivor Leaving Inheritance to Girlfriend Instead of Family Praised
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 7:52 am
The internet has backed a man who changed his will after realizing his family was waiting for him to die ...
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Common diabetes drug could stave off dementia, study finds
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 7:11 am
A common medicine used in the treatment of diabetes can reduce the risk of Alzheimers by almost a fifth, according ...
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Diminishing access to care leaves millions of U.S. women in maternity care 'deserts'
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 7:00 am
The United States is still among one of the most dangerous developed nations for childbirth, especially in rural areas and ...
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Hong Kong approves baby version of BioNTech vaccine for toddlers
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 6:20 am
Hong Kong said on Wednesday it had approved the baby version of the BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for babies and children ...
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Minnesota ranks best in the U.S. in child, women's health despite disparities, stress
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 6:01 am
Rising levels of child depression and anxiety prompt a United Health Foundation funding initiative to increase mental health awareness in ...
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Fall vaccination clinics for flu, COVID-19 available to residents
Wed, Oct 12th 2022 at 5:35 am
Brooklines Department of Public Health and Human Services is offering free vaccination clinics for residents to get flu and COVID-19 ...
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