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Mashup Score: 1
A vaccine can prevent someone with a mild flu infection from landing in the hospital. It’s not the time to wait, experts warned.
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Mashup Score: 0Walking pneumonia, acute bronchitis cases are on the rise: How to prevent the spread - 22 day(s) ago
The percentage of children ages 2-4 diagnosed with a respiratory illness-bacteria grew from 1% to 7.2% between March 31 and Oct. 5, the CDC reported.
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“The increase in children ages 2-4 years is notable because M. pneumoniae historically hasn't been recognized as a leading cause of pneumonia in this age group," https://t.co/KWKeq338W5
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The risk to the public is low, officials say. But dairy workers are in direct contact with infected herds.
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“We really don’t have a good grasp of how many dairies have been affected,” https://t.co/I0e2FNbwhr
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The demand for bariatric operations dropped sharply last year as use of anti-obesity drugs such as Wegovy surged, study finds.
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Weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy curb demand for surgery - but some programs are the same and others are rebounding #bariatricsurgery #obesity https://t.co/VgB8dFSumj
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Mashup Score: 28This 35-year-old woman has ALS – and wants to make you laugh - 26 day(s) ago
Brooke Eby, who is 35 and has ALS, is teaching us what it means to live when you know your time of death is coming sooner than you’d hoped.
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This 35-year-old woman has ALS – and wants to make you laugh https://t.co/kdVvdKB2ep via @usatoday Thank you @doliver8 @limpbroozkit
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Mashup Score: 0First lawsuit filed against McDonald's over E. coli outbreak linked to Quarter Pounders - 28 day(s) ago
Eric Stelly, who filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court, ate food from its Colorado location 3 weeks ago and began experiencing E. coli symptoms.
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“Eric Stelly, who filed the suit in Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois, ate food from McDonald'sGreeley, Colorado location three weeks ago and began experiencing symptoms including nausea, cramps and bloody stools” https://t.co/kDpTi9KJ6j
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A panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to lower the recommended age for older adults to get their pneumococcal vaccine.
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“Data from Wednesday’s meeting showed about 90% of people between 50 and 64 have at least one condition that puts them at risk.” https://t.co/XKN9bdhBhf
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Mashup Score: 0Celebrities and famous people diagnosed with ALS: Roberta Flack, 'SpongeBob' creator, more - 1 month(s) ago
ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig’s disease, progressively degrades, then kills nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Here are some stars affected.
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And there are more and more and more... https://t.co/rBwZbDhFvH
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Mashup Score: 8
Increased voter participation among health care professionals and underserved communities could lead to more informed health policy decisions.
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Check out this @USAToday piece: Fmr. Secretaries of State Trey Grayson (R-KY), Miles Rapoport (D-CT), Harvard's @AliRaja_MD, call on healthcare professionals to lead the charge in *nonpartisan* civic engagement with orgs like @Vote_ER_org. https://t.co/o2I7qjZ6EI @AlisterFMartin
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Mashup Score: 2COVID-19 XEC variant is now circulating in the US. Here's what you should know about it. - 1 month(s) ago
COVID-19 XEC variant is now circulating in the US. Here is what you need to know about the strain.
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“the KP.3.1.1 variant accounted for 57.2% of positive infections, followed by XEC at 10.7% in the two-week stretch starting on Sept. 29 and ending on Oct. 12” https://t.co/4CJ6piJuSD
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“The study also found the use of antiviral medications declined among patients from a high of 90.2% in 2018-19 to less than 80% in 2022-23, with more pronounced decreases in antiviral use among children” https://t.co/6buLfUYtqn