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China to maintain pandemic border restrictions for another year
Beijing is planning to keep its pandemic border restrictions in place for at least another year as officials fret over the emergence of new variants
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CDC director says benefits of COVID-19 vaccination ‘far outweigh’ risks of rare heart issues
Ahead of an anticipated CDC advisory panel meeting Wednesday relating to heart inflammation in a small fraction of vaccinated teens and young adults, the head
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The Wall Street Journal: FDA approved Biogen Alzheimer’s drug despite some objections by staff
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first new Alzheimer’s drug in decades over the objection of agency statisticians who said there was insufficient evidence to
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Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemic, watchdog says
WASHINGTON – Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported
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Eating disorders surged among adolescents in pandemic
Before the pandemic, Basma O’Neill’s 15-year-old daughter was lean but healthy, with a robust appetite. But after the coronavirus pandemic hit and schools closed in
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US hits encouraging milestones on virus deaths and shots
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have dipped below 300 a day for the first time since the early days of the disaster in March 2020,
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Colorado says Delta variant accounts for 40% of state's cases
Health officials in Colorado have predicted that the Delta coronavirus variant is likely to become the dominant strain circulating in the state after seeing a
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Screen all kids for heart problems, pediatricians say
All children, regardless of their athletic status, should be screened for risk of cardiac arrest, the American Academy of Pediatrics said in a policy statement
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Children’s birthdays may have fueled COVID-19 spread, study claims
Before the national vaccine rollout, health officials spent months urging Americans to limit social gatherings and keep celebrations to within members of their household. Now,
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