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Children and COVID: Decline in new cases reaches 7th week
Study shows that the COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the Omicron variant.
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Texas judge to rule on probes of transgender kids’ parents
A Texas judge will consider a request that she block state investigations of parents who get gender-transitioning care for their children.
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New JIA guidelines emphasize earlier DMARD use
Advances in understanding and treating systemic JIA have led practitioners away from steroids and toward using conventional synthetic and biologic...
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‘Overwhelming’ need to study COVID vaccine–associated tinnitus
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Biden administration’s new test-to-treat program pits pharmacists against physicians
The widespread distribution of pharmacies and their extended hours are other big pluses, especially for people who can’t easily leave work or...
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Which companies aren’t exiting Russia? Big pharma
The reluctance of drugmakers to pause operations in Russia is being met with a growing chorus of criticism.
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Can a tool help overcome barriers to diabetes medication cost?
Tool is designed to be a ‘broad conversation starter’ and not just about medications.
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COVID-19 often more severe with congenital heart defects
“Hospitalized patients with heart defects are up to twice as likely to have critical outcomes of COVID-19 illness,” says author of a new study.
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‘Deltamicron’ with genes of Delta and Omicron found
Because there have been so few confirmed cases, it is too soon to know whether such infections will be very transmissible or cause severe disease...
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Half of U.S. adults exposed to harmful lead levels as children: Study
“Most of what we think of as the Lost Generation and the Greatest Generation and Baby Boomers had a moderate amount of lead exposure.”
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‘Baby-friendly’ steps help women meet prenatal breastfeeding goals
A first-ever study of the effect of evidence-based maternity care practices on prenatal breastfeeding intentions in women from low-income U.S....