White House Provides $250 Million to Reduce COVID-19 Inequities
TUESDAY, March 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration will provide $250 million...
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U.K., U.S. COVID-19 Symptom Checkers May Delay Health Contact
TUESDAY, March 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Symptom checkers could be of use for the health...
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USPSTF Expands Eligibility for Annual Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, March 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)...
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Mandating Masks Linked to Drop in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths
TUESDAY, March 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Implementing mask mandates is associated with a...
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New Models Predict Risk for Ventilation, Death From COVID-19
MONDAY, March 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two new models help predict which hospitalized...
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AstraZeneca to Seek FDA Approval of COVID-19 Vaccine Within Weeks
MONDAY, March 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — AstraZeneca says it will file for emergency use...
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CDC Issues New Guidelines for Vaccinated Americans
MONDAY, March 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New social distancing guidance released by the...
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Six in 10 Heart Failure Patients Readmitted Within One Year
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Among heart failure patients, hospital readmission...
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Shortage of Syringes Reported for COVID-19 Shots
FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Countries worldwide are struggling to find enough...
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Uptake of Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Lower Among Minorities
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Among Medicare beneficiaries, there are...
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California Targets Vulnerable Neighborhoods for COVID-19 Vaccination
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — About 40 percent of California’s COVID-19...
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CDC: 21,869 West Nile Virus Cases Identified in U.S. in 2009 to 2018
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — From 2009 to 2018, there were 21,869 confirmed or...
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Many Non-Whites Experience Discrimination in Alzheimer Disease Care
THURSDAY, March 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A considerable proportion of non-White Americans...
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Dysnatremia Tied to Poorer Prognosis in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For patients presenting with COVID-19, abnormal...
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Good Response Seen With HealthCare.gov Reopening
WEDNESDAY, March 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than 200,000 Americans signed up for health...
Read MoreInnovations in ED Cut Costs of Geriatric Care
Emergency departments may reap financial benefit of targeted innovations An emergency department innovation program designed for geriatric care resulted in substantial cost savings, researchers found.With such a program, those...
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Only Two in 10 Older Adults Report Being Screened for Hearing Loss
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Eight in 10 older adults say they have not been...
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Dramatic Decline Seen in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths at U.S. Nursing Homes
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New COVID-19 cases in U.S. nursing homes have...
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Preliminary Data in Israel Show COVID-19 Vaccines Effectively Prevent Severe Disease
TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccines seem to have been effective for...
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Sleep Deficiency, Disturbance Tied to Higher Dementia Risk
MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Very short sleep durations and poor-quality sleep...
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