Health News Briefs
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Biden Administration’s Covid-19 Response Changes
President Biden is expected to discuss his administration’s new ideas about the COVID-19 pandemic during his State of the Union ... Read more
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Globally Recognized Visionary Dr. Paul Farmer Passes Away
The global health leader, co-founder of Partners in Health, and professor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Paul Farmer passed away. ... Read more
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Medical Records for Black People Include More Negative Descriptors
Two recent studies found that Black patients are more likely than patients of other races to be described as “noncompliant” ... Read more
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Woman Becomes the Third Person Ever Cured of H.I.V.
A transplant method that uses umbilical cord blood has cured a mixed race woman of H.I.V. She is the third ... Read more
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Type 2 Diabetes Outcomes Improve with Increased Physical Activity
According to a new recommendation from the American College of Sports Medicine, individuals living with type 2 diabetes should increase ... Read more
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Pregnant Women with Covid-19 May Have More Stillbirths
A new study published in Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine found that unvaccinated women who contract Covid-19 during pregnancy ... Read more
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Multiple Blue States End Mask Mandates in Schools
Lawmakers in Oregon, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware have announced that they will end their mask mandates for schools in ... Read more
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Bob Saget’s Death A Reminder to Seek Medical Attention After Head Injury
Actor and Comedian Bob Saget died last month after he accidentally hit the back of his head on something and ... 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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