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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Long-Haul COVID Can Include Chronic Fatigue

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Nearly half of the post-COVID patients studied showed symptoms associated with chronic fatigue.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20211130/long-haul-covid-can-include-chronic-fatigue-study?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Fauci: Omicron ‘Very Different From Other Variants’

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Fauci, speaking at a White House COVID-19 briefing, said there’s a “very unusual constellation of changes” across the COVID-19 genome that indicates it is unlike any variant we have seen so far.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20211130/omicron-very-different-variant?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Pandemic Lockdowns, Cleaner Air Tied to Fewer Heart Attacks

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When skies were blue and air pollution was reduced during stay-at-home lockdowns at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were fewer severe heart attacks in the United States, a new study suggests.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20211130/pandemic-lockdowns-cleaner-air-fewer-heart-attacks?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Wearable Fitness Trackers Could Detect COVID Before You Do

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Scientists designed an algorithm that detected four out of five infections in a new study.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20211130/wearable-fitness-trackers-covid?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Moderna Warns of ‘Material Drop’ in Vaccine Efficacy Against Omicron

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The Moderna CEO says existing COVID-19 vaccines will likely be less effective against the new Omicron variant.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20211130/moderna-warns-material-drop-vaccine-efficacy-omicron?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Postpartum Depression Can Harm Women's Finances

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Difficulties include trouble meeting medical costs, having utilities shut off, inability to pay bills and even eviction and homelessness.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/depression/postpartum-depression/news/20211130/postpartum-depression-can-do-long-term-harm-to-womens-finances?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Pfizer Plans to Seek Booster Approval for 16- and 17-Year-Olds

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Pfizer and BioNTech plan to apply for FDA authorization this week for a booster COVID-19 vaccine for 16- and 17-year-olds.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/vaccines/covid-19-vaccine/news/20211130/pfizer-booster-approval-16-17-year-olds?src=RSS_PUBLIC