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Agency issues advisory on mental health symptoms of long COVID
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
This advisory helps to raise awareness, especially among primary care practitioners and clinicians who are often the ones treating patients with...
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One in 10 people who had Omicron got long COVID: Study
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
“About 10% experienced long-term symptoms or long COVID after six months.”
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COVID caused 4.6-year drop in NYC life expectancy
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
Another factor was a 42.2% rise in unintentional drug overdoses from 2019 to 2020.
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Pandemic hit Black children harder, study shows
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
Black children died of COVID-related causes 2.7 times more often than White children and were hospitalized 2.2 times more often than White...
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‘Forever chemicals’ disrupt biological processes in children: Study
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances hurt thyroid hormone function, which affects growth and metabolism.
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COVID infection provides immunity equal to vaccination: Study
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
But protection against the BA.1 subvariant of Omicron was not as high.
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Possible bivalent vaccine link to strokes in people over 65
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
The CDC and FDA do not recommend people change their vaccine practices.
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New Omicron subvariant is ‘crazy infectious,’ COVID expert warns
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
‘All the things that have protected you for the past couple of years, I don’t think are going to protect you against this new crop of variants,’...
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The right indoor relative humidity could ward off COVID
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
The “sweet spot” associated with reduced COVID-19 cases and deaths is 40%-60% indoor relative humidity.
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RSV causes 1 in 50 deaths in children under age 5: European study
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
In developed nations, children who get RSV usually survive because they have access to ventilators and other health care equipment. Still, just...
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Man with COVID finally tests negative after 411 days
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
The man was treated with a mixture of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies.
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Don’t make children with head lice leave school, report says
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
“A child or adolescent should not be restricted from school attendance because of head lice, given the low contagion within classrooms.”
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Under 2% of eligible have gotten newest COVID booster shot
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
“The fact that this booster came out days before Biden said the pandemic is over is a huge mixed message.”
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Adderall shortage reported by pharmacies, patients
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
Patients have been told the drug would not be available for weeks, though it’s supposed to be taken daily.
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Religion tied to better heart health for Black Americans
- Author:
- Ralph Ellis
“Our findings highlight the substantial role that culturally tailored health promotion initiatives and recommendations for lifestyle change may...