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Health fair to be held at La Plata County Fairgrounds

Free, affordable preventive health screenings to be offered

March 27, 2023

Study casts more doubt on use of high-dose vitamin D pills

More research suggests it’s time to abandon the craze over vitamin D. Taking high doses of “the sunshine vitamin” doesn’t…

July 28, 2022

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Rates for measles, other vaccinations dip for kindergartners

According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday, April 21, 2022, a smaller…

April 22, 2022

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BA.2 variant takes over. What’s known about it?

Pharmacist Karen Flynn gives a second Moderna booster shot to her mother, Joann Pangonis, of New Boston, Pa., at Morris…

April 9, 2022

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Into the wild: Animals the latest frontier in COVID fight

A wildlife team covers a young buck's head with a cloth to help calm it before testing the deer for…

April 1, 2022

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Pandemic took a toll on teen mental health, study says

A student walks down a hallway between classes at a high school in Kansas City, Kan., on the first day…

April 1, 2022

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Death toll surpasses 6 million worldwide for pandemic now in 3rd year

A worker handles a coronavirus test sample at a private testing site in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. The official…

March 7, 2022

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CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks

A shopper wearing a protective mask as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus selects fruit at the Reading…

February 25, 2022

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Over half of U.S. abortions now done with pills, not surgery

Containers of the medication used to end an early pregnancy sit on a table inside a Planned Parenthood clinic, Oct.…

February 25, 2022

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COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy may protect babies after birth

A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in 2021 at the Reading…

February 15, 2022

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How to prevent early birth? Study explores sugarless gum

A dentist holds a model of teeth and a toothbrush in Seattle. For many years, studies have shown that gum…

February 7, 2022

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U.S. gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore., Monday, Dec.…

January 31, 2022

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Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show

Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least…

January 24, 2022

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CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks

Registered nurse Scott McGieson wears an N95 mask as he walks out of a patient’s room in the acute care…

January 17, 2022

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In 1st, surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient

In this photo provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, members of the surgical team show the pig…

January 10, 2022

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How will pandemic end? Omicron clouds forecasts for endgame

People wait in line at a COVID-19 testing site in New York’s Times Square on Dec. 13, 2021. The fast-moving…

January 3, 2022

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CDC recommends shorter COVID-19 isolation, quarantine for all

A middle school principal walks the empty halls of his school as he speaks with one of his teachers to…

December 27, 2021

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2021 on track to surpass last year as deadliest for nation

Medical staff move a COVID-19 patient who died to a loading dock to hand off to a funeral home van,…

December 25, 2021

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U.S. sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted revised guidelines on Thursday, Dec. 23, that are loosening rules that call…

December 25, 2021

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Explainer: Boosters key to fight omicron, lot still to learn

City residents wait in a line extending around the block to receive free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in Philadelphia…

December 20, 2021

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Omicron sweeps across nation, now 73% of new COVID-19 cases

Travelers wait for a shuttle but to arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Monday, Dec.…

December 20, 2021

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Can you safely enjoy the holidays? Experts offer COVID tips

People including some wearing face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus visit the Christmas Village in Philadelphia,…

December 17, 2021

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U.S. regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill

Bottles of abortion pills at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Dec. 16,…

December 17, 2021

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Pandemic mystery: Scientists focus on COVID’s animal origins

Members of a World Health Organization team are seen through a window wearing protective gear during a field visit to…

December 10, 2021