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Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks

Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks

Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risksby Claire Kowalick,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioValproic acid use is associated with diminished risk of

Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risks

Combined anti-seizure drug and omega-3 may lower COVID-19 risksby Claire Kowalick,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioValproic acid use is associated with diminished risk of
New study reveals how fear and vaccine hesitancy could fuel conspiracy beliefs

New study reveals how fear and vaccine hesitancy could fuel conspiracy beliefs

byUniversity of NottinghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research has shown that fear around vaccination can increase vaccine hesitancy, where conspiracy beliefs may then be used to justi

New study reveals how fear and vaccine hesitancy could fuel conspiracy beliefs

byUniversity of NottinghamCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research has shown that fear around vaccination can increase vaccine hesitancy, where conspiracy beliefs may then be used to justi
Six more dead linked to Boar's Head listeria outbreak

Six more dead linked to Boar's Head listeria outbreak

by Muri Assunção, New York Daily NewsElectron micrograph of a flagellated Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, Magnified 41,250X. Credit: CDC/public domainSix new deaths are now linked to a multistate li

Six more dead linked to Boar's Head listeria outbreak

by Muri Assunção, New York Daily NewsElectron micrograph of a flagellated Listeria monocytogenes bacterium, Magnified 41,250X. Credit: CDC/public domainSix new deaths are now linked to a multistate li
Researchers find e-cigarette use disrupts the nasal microbiome

Researchers find e-cigarette use disrupts the nasal microbiome

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineA participant partaking in nasal epithelial lining fluid collection. Credit: UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lun

Researchers find e-cigarette use disrupts the nasal microbiome

byUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineA participant partaking in nasal epithelial lining fluid collection. Credit: UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lun
1999 to 2023 saw increase in heat-related mortality rates

1999 to 2023 saw increase in heat-related mortality rates

by Elana GotkineHeat-related mortality rates increased from 1999 to 2023 in the United States, according to a research letterpublishedonline Aug. 26 in theJournal of the American Med

1999 to 2023 saw increase in heat-related mortality rates

by Elana GotkineHeat-related mortality rates increased from 1999 to 2023 in the United States, according to a research letterpublishedonline Aug. 26 in theJournal of the American Med
Opinion: Full-body scans to look for hidden disease are a bad idea—here's why

Opinion: Full-body scans to look for hidden disease are a bad idea—here's why

by Adam Taylor,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor a not insubstantial fee, many private clinics in the UK offer full-body MRI scans to detect disease and abnormalities at the e

Opinion: Full-body scans to look for hidden disease are a bad idea—here's why

by Adam Taylor,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor a not insubstantial fee, many private clinics in the UK offer full-body MRI scans to detect disease and abnormalities at the e
Sharing expands caring: Study finds solution to a major source of doctor burnout

Sharing expands caring: Study finds solution to a major source of doctor burnout

byUniversity of MarylandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWho hasn't sat in a medical office, listening to computer keys clacking while their provider rapidly types up notes, wondering what

Sharing expands caring: Study finds solution to a major source of doctor burnout

byUniversity of MarylandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWho hasn't sat in a medical office, listening to computer keys clacking while their provider rapidly types up notes, wondering what
Shot of confidence: Building trust in vaccination programs

Shot of confidence: Building trust in vaccination programs

byOxford University PressCredit: Karolina Kaboompics from PexelsAnew paperin theJournal of Public Healthfinds that highlighting the harms of not getting vaccinated is a m

Shot of confidence: Building trust in vaccination programs

byOxford University PressCredit: Karolina Kaboompics from PexelsAnew paperin theJournal of Public Healthfinds that highlighting the harms of not getting vaccinated is a m
What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever

What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever

by Mike StobbeThis 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito on the skin of a human host. Credit: James Gathany/CDC via

What to know about the Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever

by Mike StobbeThis 2014 photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito on the skin of a human host. Credit: James Gathany/CDC via