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Monday, December 12, 2022

U.S. Sees Most Flu Hospitalizations in a Decade

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The cumulative hospitalization rate for the 2022-23 season is 16.6 per 100,000 people, the highest seen at this time of year since 2010-11, the CDC said.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20221209/us-sees-most-flu-hospitalizations-in-a-decade?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Return of the Mask? COVID, RSV, Flu Renew Calls to Cover Up

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COVID-19 cases are on the rise again. We're having the worst flu season in years, and RSV has a stranglehold on hospitals. Is it time to return to wearing masks?



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20221209/covid-rsv-flu-renew-calls-for-masks?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Gene Test Might Help Some Breast Cancer Patients Skip Radiation After Lumpectomy

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Currently, people with an invasive type of breast cancer typically have surgery to remove the cancer followed by radiation, to reduce the risk that their breast cancer will return in the same spot.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/breast-cancer/news/20221209/gene-test-might-help-some-breast-cancer-patients-skip-radiation-after-lumpectomy?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Is Using Antibiotics Before STI Exposure Risky?

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A new approach to limit sexually transmitted infections adds antibiotics before exposure, but will this prevent the spread of illness or help microbes change and no longer respond to treatment?



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/news/20221209/is-using-antibiotics-before-sti-exposure-risky?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Friday, December 9, 2022

Graphic Medicine: The Unlikely but Promising Partnership of Comics and Health Care

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Graphic medicine, at the intersection between comics and health care, offers patients something that’s often missing in a formal medical setting: the feeling that their voice is being heard.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/features/graphic-medicine?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Have Long COVID? Newest Booster Vaccines May Help You

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Recent studies have begun to show that the latest bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine may help ease long COVID patients' symptoms.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20221205/newest-booster-vaccines-may-help-with-long-covid?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Have Long COVID? Newest Booster Vaccines May Help You

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Recent studies have begun to show that the latest bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine may help ease long COVID patients' symptoms.



from WebMD Health https://www.webmd.com/news/20221205/newest-booster-vaccines-may-help-with-long-covid?src=RSS_PUBLIC