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No, Marburg Virus Isn't in COVID Shots: Users Debunk Vax Misinfo on X

Community notes were accurate and cited mostly credible sources, researchers say

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Long COVID Taste Loss May Not Involve Taste Buds

Study attempts to untangle taste and olfactory dysfunction 1 year after infection

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COVID Shot Boosts Mucosal Immunity in Previously Infected People

Only "traces" of spike-specific salivary antibodies found in vaccinated SARS-CoV-2-naive people

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Modest Changes in Kids' Developmental Scores Seen From Pandemic

Future studies continuing to follow large numbers of children will be important, researcher says

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Toxic: How the Search for COVID's Origins Turned Politically Poisonous

"The trail to find the source has now gone cold"

Paxlovid and COVID; Breast Cancer and Lymph Node Removal

Also in TTHealthWatch: pragmatic model for chronic kidney disease

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Only One Harm From mRNA COVID Vaccines, Report Determines

Independent reviewers reject causal links to infertility, myocardial infarction, stroke

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White House Announces Partnership With 50 Countries to Stifle Future Pandemics

President Biden asking for $1.2 billion for global health safety efforts

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Decaying Bodies and COVID Fraud? Health Worker Minimum Wage; Pharma's Small Tax Bill

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 名媛直播 staff

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FDA Chief Blasted for Infant Formula Crisis Response, COVID Vaccines

Republican lawmakers questioned why the agency is "failing to do the bare minimum"

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COVID Infection Not Linked to New Asthma Diagnoses in Kids

Less exposure to respiratory viruses, other asthma risk factors during pandemic may have helped

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Apnea Tied to Non-Invasive Ventilation in Hospitalized COVID Patients

Booster vaccination blunted the risk, however

Can Machine Learning Predict CVD Risk? Sleep-Related Benefits of Exercise

Also in TTHealthWatch: molnupiravir in immunocompromised people with COVID

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Experts in Industry Wrangle Over Whether Combo Vaccines Are Beneficial for Adults

Panelists from companies making such vaccines see "enormous" benefit, others are more skeptical

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Paxlovid Fails to Shorten COVID in Standard-Risk and Vaccinated At-Risk Patients

Drug still likely to benefit higher-risk patients, experts pointed out

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A Tornado Ripping Through the Body: Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome

Japan's outbreak should be a reminder to clinicians globally about this challenging infection

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What Is Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Doing Now?

She talks to 名媛直播 about life back in Boston and reflects on her time at CDC

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Are Trump Voters Predisposed to COVID Vax Side Effects?!

Well no, of course not, but they could be more inclined to report adverse events from the shots

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COVID's Silver Lining; 'I Could Kill Someone'; Measles or MMR Detection?

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CDC: Latest COVID Vax Cuts Hospitalization Risk in Immunocompromised People

But fewer than one in five of this vulnerable group have received the updated shot

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FDA Settles Ivermectin Case; When AI Makes a Medical Error; $97,000 Air Ambulance

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Advances in Breast Cancer Treatment; Stroke After COVID Vaccination

Also in TTHealthWatch: oxygen targets in critically ill people

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New Monoclonal Authorized to Prevent COVID in Immunocompromised People

No such option has been available since FDA revoked the authorization of Evusheld last year

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Who Really 'Died Suddenly'? Anabolic Steroid Users.

A new study sheds light on the risks

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Lower Oxygen Targets May Be Preferable for COVID Patients in the ICU

More days alive and off life support with a PaO2 target of 60 mm Hg

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Can an Autoimmunity Lead to Immune Deficiency?

Studies may explain some cases of rare opportunistic infections

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Early Stroke Scare With Bivalent COVID Vaccines Unsupported by Large Study

Low absolute risk emerged for flu vaccines, however

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How Often Should Immunocompromised People Get a COVID Booster?

Experts say about every 6 months, but that should be individualized

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Hold Your Horses, Health Workers With COVID Still Must Isolate

This aspect of CDC's guidance is not to be glossed over

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Long COVID Patients, Advocates Rally for More Research, Funding, and Attention

"This has gone on long enough," one protester says

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CDC: Cases of MIS-C After COVID Still Occurring in U.S. Kids

But incidence now less frequent and mostly in the unvaccinated or those without a recent dose

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Rheumatologist Found Dead; How COVID Changed Lives; Olivia Munn's Breast Cancer

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Don't Drive on These Meds; Darryl Strawberry's Heart Attack; CDC Airport Screening

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 名媛直播 staff

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A Health System in Critical Condition

An excerpt from the new book, The Sky Was Falling

Paul Offit on the Causes and Legacy of COVID Misinformation

"It's OK to say that you didn't get it right the first time. Science is a process of evolution."

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Trump's Anti-Vax Rhetoric; Amputations After NFL Game; 'Overdose' or 'Poisoning'?

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Deaths Due to Alcohol Use; Steps for the Sedentary

Also in TTHealthWatch: microplastics in arteries, and worldwide obesity and diabetes risk

Paul Offit on Vaccine Science, COVID's Future, and the Anti-Vax Movement

"You're seeing a real pushback against the kind of weapons that are needed in public health"

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Man Gets 217 COVID Shots; 'Parrot Fever' Deaths; Biden Graded on Health Issues

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Latest COVID Shots Protect Against Serious Outcomes

Effectiveness against COVID-related hospitalization ranged from 43% to 52%

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