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Medical Notes: August 22, 2021

Some people still have fears of the coronavirus vaccine. One reason is reports of a blood clot disorder called CVST in some Johnson & Johnson vaccine recipients. Now a study in the journal Stroke shows that people are much more likely to develop this …
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Medical Notes: August 15, 2021

Scientists have finally found something good about having a cold—it makes you less likely to be infected by Covid-19. A study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine finds that being exposed to rhinovirus, the most frequent cause of the common cold, can …
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Medical Notes: August 8, 2021

By the time a child reaches age two, they’ve usually had at least three courses of antibiotics. But a new study in the journal iScience shows that antibiotic exposure early in life could alter a child’s brain development. Antibiotics create big changes in the …
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Hospital Price Transparency

Hospitals are now required to post prices for many procedures on their websites, including cash prices and what insurers pay. The intent of the federal rule is to allow patients to shop around, putting pressure on hospitals to compete on price. However, many …
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Medical Notes: August 1, 2021

It takes just a few days of poor sleep to affect your health. A study in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine confirms that just one night sleeping impacts your mental and physical well being… but the effects really start to pile up after three bad nights in a …
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“We Are Not OK”

Where Covid-19 vaccination is high, it’s a getting-back-to-normal world after the pandemic. But even some vaccinated people won’t return to normal for months or years because of the psychological effects. Experts discuss why this occurs and how people can help …
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Elderly Injuries

A new study shows that people over age 70 are three times more likely than younger people to die when they fall. Older people also take more medications with a fall risk, and which pose a risk themselves when someone taking them falls. Experts discuss these …
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