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Is the Cyanide in Flaxseeds Destroyed by Cooking?

My Daily Dozen recommends at least one tablespoon of ground flaxseeds a day, but what’s this about cyanide? Sweden’s dietary

Infectious Disease

July 20, 2023 Evan Vega

18% of nursing home residents with COVID-19 received antivirals during pandemic

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Biden admin asks employers to help as millions lose coverage

Public Health

July 20, 2023 Evan Vega

Biden admin asks employers to help as millions lose coverage

Chiquita Brooks-LaSure testifies before the Senate Finance Committee during her nomination hearing to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare

Public Health

July 20, 2023 Evan Vega

En las personas mayores, un poco de sobrepeso no es tan malo

Millones de personas llegan a la vejez con unas 10 o 15 libras de más, peso que han ganado tras

Infographic showing that in children, living in a household that ran out of food was linked to heightened odds for asthma, wheezing with exercise and night coughing.

Infectious Disease

July 20, 2023 Evan Vega

Food insecurity raises odds for asthma, wheezing with exercise in children

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Public Health

July 20, 2023 Evan Vega

Congress Considers Easing Regulations on Air Transport of Donated Organs

What do kidney and pancreas transplants have to do with airplane regulations? Tucked into the hundreds of pages of legislative

Public Health

July 20, 2023 Evan Vega

A Mom Owed Nearly $102,000 for Hospital Care. Her State Attorney General Said to Pay Up.

Bridget Narsh’s son, Mason, needed urgent help in January 2020, so she was offered the chance to send him to

Pfizer Group B strep vaccine for infants returns strong trial results

Public Health

July 20, 2023 Evan Vega

Pfizer Group B strep vaccine for infants returns strong trial results

Streptococcus agalactiae bacteria, responsible for vaginal and urinary tract infections and newborn infections including meningitis and septicemia. Optical microscopy view.

Two recent studies — one in Scandinavia and another in Canada — showed that COVID-19 vaccination did not increase the risk for adverse pregnancy and peripartum outcomes. The findings suggest pregnant women should get vaccinated to protect against the adverse outcomes associated with infection, researchers said. Source: Adobe Stock

Infectious Disease

July 20, 2023 Evan Vega

Maternal group B strep vaccine shows promise in phase 2 trial

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Mental Health Care for Men: Getting Past the Stigma

Neurological

July 19, 2023 Evan Vega

Mental Health Care for Men: Getting Past the Stigma

As we uncover more about the effects of mental health conditions, we also learn in particular how different groups deal