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Limiting social media use in youths brings challenges, benefits
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- Kathleen Doheny
“By limiting their social media time, that resulted in less anxiety, less depression, less FOMO, fewer negative emotions, and greater positive...
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CDC signs off on RSV vaccine for older adults
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- Kathleen Doheny
The vote recommending shared decision making about the vaccine, instead of a routine vaccination recommended for all, “is a weaker recommendation...
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Anxiety, your brain, and long COVID: What the research says
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- Kathleen Doheny
Anxiety, depression, and COVID-19 can be a bad combination for your brain and your long-term health.
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Preventing breaks and falls in older adults
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- Kathleen Doheny
“The idea that a “bone attack” is like a heart attack gets the message across.”
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High cholesterol in seniors: Use statins for primary prevention?
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- Kathleen Doheny
Statins may be reasonable to prescribe, even given the risks that have been linked to statins, such as that for muscle pain.
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As COVID tracking wanes, are we letting our guard down too soon?
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- Kathleen Doheny
Along with the tracking sites, masking and social distancing mandates have mostly disappeared.
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NOVIDs: Do some have the genes to dodge COVID?
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- Kathleen Doheny
Some in the U.S. have apparently managed to avoid the virus, data suggest.
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Can California solve its ob.gyn. shortage?
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- Kathleen Doheny
California will likely need an additional 4,700 primary care clinicians by 2025, according to projections by the HealthForce Center at the...
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Embattled iPLEDGE program: Changes ahead?
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- Kathleen Doheny
When the iPLEDGE program had transitioned to the new platform, the rollout was far from smooth.
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Is it time for yet another COVID booster? It’s complicated
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- Kathleen Doheny
Would getting a sixth COVID-19 shot even be enough, or would it be too much?
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What’s next for COVID? Here’s what to know
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- Kathleen Doheny
“We are in the midst of [a surge] now, It’s not nearly like what we’ve had in Omicron or other waves; it’s not as severe. But it’s being...
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Best diets in 2023: Mediterranean diet wins again
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- Kathleen Doheny
U.S. News & World Report’s latest annual rankings of the best diet plans has been released.
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As COVID treatments dwindle, are new ones waiting in the wings?
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- Kathleen Doheny
Bebtelovimab couldn’t neutralize the Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1.
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Ask knee OA patients about stair climbing difficulty
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- Kathleen Doheny
Stair climbing difficulty in knee OA patients may predict future limitations and aid interventions.
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Is it flu, RSV, or COVID? Experts fear the ‘tripledemic’
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- Kathleen Doheny
Predicting exactly when cases will peak is difficult.