Flu Vaccine Recommendations Updated by CDC

Sat, 09/07/2019 - 06:53

medscape.com - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) continues to recommend routine yearly influenza vaccination for everyone aged 6 months or older who has no contraindications,…

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Delhi: For mohalla clinics, healthcare more than just about medicines

Sat, 09/07/2019 - 01:18

indianexpress.com - “Ki haal twada, lakh lakh badhaiyan twannu (How are you? Many congratulations),” said Dr Alka Chaudhary to a 62-year-old patient, who had a granddaughter recently. Like her, each…

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'Thank you for your service': Tearful last call for slain EMS dispatcher Laura Grant | CBC News

Sat, 09/07/2019 - 01:01

cbc.ca - A final call for paramedic dispatcher Laura Grant echoed across the Halton EMS radio waves Friday. "This is a last call," stated Halton Region Paramedic Services deupty chief Peter…

Teen hospitalized wants to start a campaign to ban vaping

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 23:18

dailymail.co.uk - A young woman in California has shared heart wrenching photos of her time living on a ventilator in a hospital, after suffering lung failure, in a bid to get people to stop vaping.…

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Vaping is suspected in a fifth death and hundreds of injuries

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 21:54

sciencenews.org - U.S. health officials have now reported five deaths from severe lung illnesses tied to vaping, with 450 possible cases of these lung injuries reported in 33 states and one U.S.…

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Leprosy Could Be The Next Public Health Crisis To Hit Los Angeles

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 21:37

zerohedge.com - Leprosy cases are emerging in Los Angeles County, according to a recent study revealed in a Reuters Health report and its co-author Dr. Maria Teresa Ochoa of Keck Medical Center of…

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After 3 deaths, CDC says to stop using e-cigarettes

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 19:16

pbs.org - Americans should not smoke e-cigarettes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday, as they investigate how hundreds of people became sick, and at least three people died…

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Bernie Sanders wants to get rid of medical debt, too

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 19:05

cnn.com - That figure has been challenged, but the Sanders campaign continued to defend the study on Thursday and called medical debt "an extremely serious issue." The fact that Americans go bankrupt…

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NZ measles outbreak rises above 1,000 cases

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 18:04

bbc.com - New Zealand's ongoing measles outbreak has hit the milestone of more than 1,000 confirmed cases. A total of 1,051 people were affected between 1 January and 5 September, 2019, the ministry…

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Suicide rates are rising, especially in rural America

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 15:46

nbcnews.com - Suicide rates are on the rise, especially in rural America, according to a study published Friday. From 1999 to 2016, the rate of suicide among Americans ages 25 to 64 rose by 41…

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