Health News Briefs
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More Black Americans are Overdosing on Opioids
Recently released result of a study conducted before the pandemic hit found that overdose deaths for Black Americans increased by ... Read more
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Covid-19 Vaccines for Kids on the Horizon
Kids everywhere are back in schools, and parents are understandably nervous about the potential for their unvaccinated children to get ... Read more
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Experts Disagree on Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Shots
Medical experts, including employees of the FDA and the WHO, contributed to an anti-boosters piece published in The Lancet. The ... Read more
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Diabetes Diagnosed Earlier in Minorities
Adults with diabetes are 60% more likely to die than those who do not have it. This is in part ... Read more
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Breathing Wildfire Air Can Impact Sperm and Brain
Smoke from the wildfires on the west coast of the country is devastating the air quality in many communities. The thousands ... Read more
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Researchers Confirm that Masks Work
A large study conducted in Bangladesh confirmed two previous assumptions about masks: they do help to stop the spread of ... Read more
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Vaccine Fatigued? Don’t Forget Your Flu Shot
Doctors around the country are concerned that the public is suffering from vaccine fatigue, and they are reminding patients that ... Read more
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Some Americans Will Have Medical Debt Wiped From Credit
The three major credit reporting companies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, will no longer include paid medical debt in their credit ... read more
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Natural Gas Used to Heat Homes Contains Some Harmful Chemicals
A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has found that several dangerous cancer-causing chemicals are present ... read more
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Uterine Cancer Claims Many Black Lives
Instances of endometrial cancer, also known as uterine cancer, are on the rise, especially among Black women. Cancer of the ... read more
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Babies and Toddlers Get COVID-19 Shots
The CDC has approved Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for America’s youngest citizens. Children as young as six months will ... read more
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