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Health By BY NOAH PISNER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/NobgLJWs2 via IFTTT Tests (Medical), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Nose Many at-home antigen tests suggest inserting a swab only one-half or three-quarters of an inch into your nose. So why do some health care workers dig deeper?

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Health By BY RICHARD SANDOMIR from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3v92e0SHz via IFTTT Deaths (Obituaries), Preventive Medicine, Research, Heart, Diet and Nutrition He was at the forefront of studies that found links between salt, diet and other risk factors and cardiovascular ailments.

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Health By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/D4X9SQIue via IFTTT Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Tests (Medical), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Research, your-feed-science A mutated version of the Omicron variant could slow the steep decline in cases, but it is not likely to change the overall course of the pandemic, scientists said.

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Health By BY REED ABELSON AND CHRISTINA JEWETT from NYT Health https://ift.tt/DAmNrHZ4x via IFTTT Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Respiratory Diseases, Hospitals, Ventilators (Medical), Vaccination and Immunization, Immune System, your-feed-healthcare For those with underlying medical conditions, the latest pandemic wave has still posed a threat.

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Health By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/3AVAcMN via IFTTT Children and Childhood, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Education (K-12), Parenting, Disease Rates, your-feed-healthcare, Medicine and Health Getting more young school-age children vaccinated is crucial for ending the pandemic, public health officials say, and many are focusing on that group.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3g6Wx08 via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Immune System Many produce fewer antibodies in response to a vaccination or an infection, leaving them susceptible to the virus and to higher risks of serious illness.

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Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3u5pFwV via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Immune System Many produce fewer antibodies in response to a vaccination or an infection, leaving them susceptible to the virus and to higher risks of serious illness.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3rWHxHB via IFTTT Influenza Epidemic (1918-19), Deaths (Obituaries), Genetics and Heredity Dr. Hultin’s discovery of a frozen victim of the 1918 pandemic gave scientists the opportunity to map the virus’s genetic material.

Health By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34dI3ss via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Immune System Many of them produce fewer antibodies in response to a vaccination or an infection, leaving them susceptible to the virus and to higher risks of serious illness.

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Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3o47tzR via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Disease Rates, Epidemics With spotty immunity in the population and a churn of new variants, the coronavirus is likely to become a persistent but hopefully manageable threat.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/34e9wdu via IFTTT The study comes as the company released data suggesting the protection its current booster shot provides against Omicron infections likely fades over six months.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3H7cb7o via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Teenagers and Adolescence, Heart, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, occurred in 1 of 12,361 boys between 12 and 15 years old within a week of receiving a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, researchers found.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3fXO8Ml via IFTTT Chronic Condition (Health), Research, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) If further study confirms the findings, they could lead to ways to prevent and treat the complex condition.

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Health By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3It6lO4 via IFTTT Nursing and Nurses, Shortages, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Labor and Jobs, Immigration and Emigration, Third World and Developing Countries Huge pay incentives and immigration fast-tracks are leading many to leave countries whose health systems urgently need their expertise.

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Health By BY KENNETH CHANG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3qSjJoY via IFTTT Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Disease Rates Dr. Anthony S. Fauci did say that there “may be a bit more pain and suffering with hospitalizations in those areas of the country” with lower vaccination rates.

Health By BY ANDREW JACOBS AND RORY DOYLE from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3FTLdig via IFTTT Nursing and Nurses, Shortages, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Hospitals, Wages and Salaries, your-feed-healthcare The exodus of medical workers during the pandemic has been especially brutal for the small, nonprofit safety-net hospitals where millions of Americans seek care.

Health By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3tSDZc3 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Same-Sex Marriage, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Social Security (US), Finances, Elderly, your-feed-health Challenging a policy that limited survivor’s benefits to married couples, even though some couples were legally barred from marriage, took years.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3GToFiW via IFTTT your-feed-science, Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus Delta Variant, Disease Rates Extra vaccine doses were expected to lower infection rates. But the shots also seem to be preventing severe illness caused by the new variant, the C.D.C. reported.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3rKnSuC via IFTTT Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Vaccination and Immunization The extra doses were most effective against infection and death among Americans aged 50 and older.

Health By BY GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3u2QUbF via IFTTT Genetics and Heredity, Privacy, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Research, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid), Tests (Medical) Some volunteers for biobanks, which collect genetic information to study health across populations, have been surprised to be informed they carry risky mutations.

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Health By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3tKwhkj via IFTTT Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Water Pollution The findings provide more evidence that wastewater surveillance can serve as an early warning system about the spread of new variants.

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Health By BY AZEEN GHORAYSHI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3qEKwoF via IFTTT Chronic Condition (Health), Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Women and Girls, Deaths (Fatalities), Research, Medicine and Health, your-feed-science, your-feed-healthcare, Men and Boys Sex differences in Covid death rates vary widely from state to state, suggesting they are rooted in behavior as well as biology.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES AND SABRINA IMBLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3nG2Qfa via IFTTT your-feed-science, Sewers and Sewage, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Waste Materials and Disposal, Coronavirus Delta Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), your-feed-health Tracking the virus in wastewater is helping some cities and hospitals respond to the most recent wave of the coronavirus, but a more coordinated national effort is needed, experts say.

Health By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3tEszbO via IFTTT Chronic Condition (Health), Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, Research, your-feed-science It is too soon to know, scientists say, but mild initial illness may not signal reduced risk.

Health By BY EMILY ANTHES AND SABRINA IMBLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3KqgKf8 via IFTTT your-feed-science, Sewers and Sewage, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Waste Materials and Disposal, Coronavirus Delta Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), your-feed-health Tracking the virus in wastewater is helping some cities and hospitals respond to the most recent wave of the coronavirus, but a more coordinated national effort is needed, experts say.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33SgUeI via IFTTT Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Research, Mental Health and Disorders, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Deaths (Fatalities) The number of people who try suicide has risen steadily in the U.S. But despite gains in health coverage, nearly half are not getting mental health treatment.

Health By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3IosxsP via IFTTT Suicides and Suicide Attempts, Research, Mental Health and Disorders, Health Insurance and Managed Care The number of people who try suicide has risen steadily in the U.S. But despite gains in health coverage, nearly half are not getting mental health treatment.

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Health By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND LOLA FADULU from NYT Health https://ift.tt/32ckz6t via IFTTT Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Health Insurance and Managed Care, Tests (Medical) Visitors can go to covidtests.gov and click through to a Postal Service web page where they can order four tests per household, free of charge.

Health By BY SABRINA IMBLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3AbYd1J via IFTTT Discrimination, Teenagers and Adolescence, Law and Legislation, Estrogen, Transgender and Transsexuals, Hormones, Depression (Mental), Anxiety and Stress, Mental Health and Disorders, your-feed-science, your-feed-health Even as the medical community grapples with how best to provide care to transgender adolescents, some states seek to ban it outright.

Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33E9Ylc via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Quarantines, Coronavirus Omicron Variant The Omicron coronavirus variant is moving much faster than researchers can, worsening a longstanding problem: The agency must make tough decisions with scant data.

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Health By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3tDbE9t via IFTTT your-feed-science, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Quarantines, Coronavirus Omicron Variant The Omicron coronavirus variant is moving much faster than researchers can, worsening a longstanding problem: The agency must make tough decisions with scant data.

Health By BY SABRINA IMBLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3qA0QqY via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) As the fast-spreading variant has blanketed the country, known cases and hospitalizations have surged, and officials warn of tough weeks ahead.

Health By BY SABRINA IMBLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/33iTwHp via IFTTT Vaccination and Immunization, Coronavirus Omicron Variant, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) As the fast-spreading variant has blanketed the country, known cases and hospitalizations have surged, and officials warn of tough weeks ahead.

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Health By BY GINA KOLATA AND BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3A3TFdm via IFTTT Clinical Trials, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Vaccination and Immunization, MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, your-feed-science The stunning Covid vaccines manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna drew upon long-buried discoveries made in the hopes of ending past epidemics.