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How can I protect myself from the new omicron variant?

(Peter Hamlin/Associated Press illustration)AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin How can I protect myself from the new omicron variant? The same way you…

December 6, 2021

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What we know and don’t know about omicron variant

Travelers wearing protective face masks arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Israel on…

November 29, 2021

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How COVID-19 vaccines for kids help prevent dangerous new variants

Solome Walker, 9, looks down at her bandage after getting her first Pfizer COVID-19 shot at a vaccination clinic for…

November 22, 2021

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U.S. overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say

This photo provided by Nancy Sack shows Carter Lange, Kim Gustavson, Jason Lange, Matthew Gustavson and Travis Gustavson. Nancy Sack’s…

November 17, 2021

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Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19

of COVID-19 treatment would cost $4

October 27, 2021

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COVID vaccine: CDC expands booster rollout, OKs mixing shots

A nurse loads a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Jackson, Miss. Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19…

October 21, 2021

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FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster

On Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021, U.S. health advisers said that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine should get a…

October 14, 2021

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It’s flu vaccine time, even if you’ve had your COVID shots

A patient receives an influenza vaccine in 2020 in Mesquite, Texas. Amid all the focus on COVID-19 vaccinations, U.S. health…

October 4, 2021

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Study highlights difficulty of stopping antidepressants

According to a study published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, British patients with a long history of…

October 4, 2021

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COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu

In this October 1918 photo made available by the Library of Congress, St. Louis Red Cross Motor Corps personnel wear…

September 20, 2021

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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine works in kids ages 5 to 11

A droplet falls from a syringe after a person was injected with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine Dec. 15, 2020, at…

September 20, 2021

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Study: Childhood obesity in U.S. accelerated during pandemic

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released on Thursday ties the COVID-19 pandemic to an “alarming”…

September 17, 2021

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Animas Surgical Hospital to host community talk about common shoulder, wrist injuries

Animas Surgical Hospital will host a free community lecture about common shoulder, elbow and wrist injuries at 6 p.m. Thursday,…

September 11, 2021

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CDC finds unvaccinated 11 times more likely to die of COVID

A syringe is prepared Aug. 26 with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic in Santa Ana, Calif.…

September 10, 2021

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U.S. health officials call for booster shots against COVID-19

U.S. health officials Wednesday recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta…

August 20, 2021

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SASO to offer sexual assault victim advocate training

Sexual Assault Services Organization will host a free 30-hour sexual assault victim advocate training from Sept. 18 to Sept. 30.…

August 10, 2021

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Shots give COVID-19 survivors big immune boost, studies show

A worker readies syringes with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine March 29 in Metairie, La. Even people who have recovered from…

August 6, 2021

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Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others

Bartender Denis Angelov pours drinks April 6 at Tin Pan Alley restaurant in Provincetown, Mass. A study of a large…

August 2, 2021

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U.S. life expectancy in 2020 saw biggest drop since WWII

According to a report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, U.S. life expectancy fell by…

July 21, 2021

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Comfort Keepers offers support, resources for older adults

Comfort Keepers reminds community members that as the community opens up and life begins to look a little more like…

July 20, 2021

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US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year

Jordan McGlashen, left, and his siblings, Brandon, Collin, and Kaitlin, in Battle Creek, Mich. Jordan died of a drug overdose…

July 14, 2021

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FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a…

July 12, 2021

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Cold weather virus in summer baffles docs, worries parents

In this June 2021 photo provided by LaRanda St. John, her 6-week-old son, Beau, lies in a hospital bed at…

July 9, 2021

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Centura Health-Mercy’s new surgical system expands minimally-invasive surgical options

Surgeons at Centura Health-Mercy Regional Medical Center are now able to offer a new level of robotic-assisted operations to patients.…

July 9, 2021