The institutions are expensive, often operated for profit and eager to accept applicants. But graduates have trouble landing residencies and jobs.The institutions are expensive, often…
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Make-A-Wish Foundation Says Unvaccinated Children Are Still Eligible
The charity is disputing “misinformation” that says children who aren’t vaccinated against COVID-19 won’t have their wishes granted.The charity is disputing “misinformation” that says children…
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Heptathlete Lindsay Flach Competes In Olympic Trials While 18 Weeks Pregnant
Prior to the U.S. Olympic trials, Flach proudly showed off her baby bump and announced she’d be competing while about four months along.Prior to the…
View More Heptathlete Lindsay Flach Competes In Olympic Trials While 18 Weeks PregnantMixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines provides strong protection, according to a preliminary study.
Administering a first dose of one vaccine and a second dose of the other, in either order, is likely to provide potent protection, the researchers…
View More Mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines provides strong protection, according to a preliminary study.Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Are Likely to Produce Long-Lasting Immunity, Study Suggests
Close examinations of more than a dozen vaccinated people found that immune cells were still organizing to fight the coronavirus months after inoculation.Close examinations of…
View More Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Are Likely to Produce Long-Lasting Immunity, Study SuggestsAir Pollution’s Invisible Toll on Your Health
Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with pre-existing heart or lung disease are the most vulnerable.Children, pregnant women, the elderly and those with pre-existing…
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Former FDA Chief Fears ‘Dense Outbreaks’ Of Dangerous Delta COVID-19 Variant
Dr. Scott Gottlieb said it will be “hyper-regionalized” in areas with both low vaccination rates and low immunity rates from prior infections.Dr. Scott Gottlieb said…
View More Former FDA Chief Fears ‘Dense Outbreaks’ Of Dangerous Delta COVID-19 VariantHelping Drug Users Survive, Not Abstain: ‘Harm Reduction’ Gains Federal Support
Overdoses have surged during the pandemic. Now, for the first time, Congress has appropriated funds specifically for programs that distribute clean syringes and other supplies…
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How Federal Restrictions Force Pilots To Hide Mental Illness
The Federal Aviation Administration’s strict rules on pilot mental health cause many to keep depression and anxiety a secret, out of fear of losing their…
View More How Federal Restrictions Force Pilots To Hide Mental IllnessAs Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them
Most medical consent laws require parental permission for minors to get a vaccine. Now some places are easing restrictions for Covid shots while others are…
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