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10 Best Face Masks For COVID-19: N95, Cloth, …

KN95 masks have often been called the Chinese equivalent of N95s. Although filtration efficacy may be similar, fit, durability, and many other factors separate the two mask types. Still, KN95s can be a worthy alternative for … See more

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90% of US has a poor diet, and 25% doesn’t exercise

WEBThe pandemic is likely to have disrupted people's exercise, too, with gyms closing and disruptions to work and day care schedules. The recent survey results found …

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FDA approves and authorizes updated COVID boosters …

WEBThus, "the benefit-risk profile is favorable" for everyone ages 6 months and up to get the updated vaccine, the FDA said. In a statement Monday, Moderna CEO …

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Biggest health insurer plans to deny ER bills if it doubts …

WEBDoctors and hospitals are condemning plans by UnitedHealthcare —the country’s largest health insurance company—to retroactively deny emergency medical …

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Recoding Voyager 1—NASA’s interstellar explorer is …

WEBStephen Clark - 4/23/2024, 10:56 AM. 99. Engineers have partially restored a 1970s-era computer on NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft after five months of long-distance …

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Surprising link found between niacin and risk of heart …

WEBPellagra, a disease caused by a deficiency in niacin and/or tryptophan, is marked by the four "D's": diarrhea, dermatitis that leads to gruesome skin plaques, …

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Concern grows as bird flu spreads further in US cows: 32 …

WEBTo date, the US Department of Agriculture has tallied 32 affected herds in eight states: Idaho, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, and …

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The GMO tooth microbe that is supposed to prevent …

WEBLantern Bioworks then launched the genetically engineered bacteria under the name Lumina Probiotic. “I didn’t expect it to happen in my lifetime,” said Hillman. As …

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Study finds link between marijuana use and …

WEBThe open-access study, published this week in Journal of the American Heart Association, found that people who used cannabis every day had 25 percent …

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20% of grocery store milk has traces of bird flu, …

WEB169. The Food and Drug Administration reported late Thursday that about 20 percent of retail milk samples from around the country tested positive for genetic …

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Big Pharma is “coming to the table” on price negotiations as it …

WEBThe health department sent its opening pricing offers to drug makers on February 1. "We are committed to constructive dialogue and are glad the drug …

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Amid paralyzing ransomware attack, feds probe UnitedHealth’s …

WEBreader comments 50. As health systems around the US are still grappling with an unprecedented ransomware attack on the country's largest health care payment …

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History by lawsuit: After Gawker’s demise, the “inventor of e-mail

WEBIn 2016, Ayyadurai sued Gawker, which had published a biting and widely read article critical of his claims. Several months later, with Gawker in bankruptcy …

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Big Tech can’t hoard brainwave data for ad targeting, Colorado …

WEBCollecting your thoughts — Big Tech can’t hoard brainwave data for ad targeting, Colorado law says Neural data can reveal health, mental states, emotions, …

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Workers with job flexibility and security have better mental health

WEB197. American workers who have more flexibility and security in their jobs also have better mental health, according to a study of 2021 survey data from over …

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Anti-magnetizing-vaccine doctor loses medical license

WEBSherri Tenpenny, the Ohio anti-vaccine doctor who made national headlines for claiming in viral testimony that COVID-19 vaccines make people magnetic, has lost …

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The urban-rural death divide is getting alarmingly wider for …

WEBUSDA. The federal researchers compared NCM rates of prime working-age adults in two three-year periods: 1999 to 2001, and 2017 to 2019. In 1999, the NCM rate …

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Humana also using AI tool with 90% error rate to deny care, …

WEBAccording to a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Humana's use of the AI model constitutes a "fraudulent scheme" that leaves elderly beneficiaries with either …

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Blockbuster weight-loss drugs slashed from NC state plan over

WEBThe health plan for North Carolina state employees will stop covering blockbuster GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, including Wegovy and Zepbound, …

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Three women contract HIV from dirty “vampire facials” at …

WEBArs reported on the cluster last year when state health officials announced they were still identifying cases linked to the spa despite it being shut down in …

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Nestlé baby foods loaded with unhealthy sugars—but only in …

WEBreader comments 94. In high-income countries, Nestlé brand baby foods have no added sugars them, in line with recommendations from major health organizations …

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SCOTUS mifepristone case: Justices focus on anti-abortion groups’ …

WEBAlliance for Hippocratic Medicine on March 26, 2024 in Washington, DC. The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case seeking to limit access …

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A critical analysis of the latest cellphone safety scare

WEB93. Last night, a fellow editor emailed me a link to yet another study purporting to show that cellphone use could be associated with cancer. This one was …

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Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC

WEBLife-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC. Between 2001 and 2020, there was an average of 3 cases per year. Last year's tally was 24. Beth Mole …

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Grindr users seek payouts after dating app shared HIV status with

WEBGrindr admitted sharing HIV status with software firms in 2018, said it stopped. Grindr is facing a class action lawsuit from hundreds of users over the sharing of HIV …

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