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2023 forecast: 7 immediate and long-term priorities for hospital leaders

16 Hits - Jan 26, 2023, 12:03 PM - Pirucas

Compared to other industries or even sectors within healthcare, hospital leaders are in an unenviable position going into 2023.

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Japan to lower COVID-19 to flu status, further easing rules

26 Hits - Jan 20, 2023, 4:10 PM - Pirucas

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday announced plans to downgrade the legal status of COVID-19 to the equivalent of...

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Reports of young children accidentally eating marijuana edibles soar

38 Hits - Jan 4, 2023, 12:27 PM - Pirucas

Edibles are often packaged to look like candy, and children, unaware of the risk, may find them appealing.

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CVS and Walgreens Limit Fever-Reducer Meds for Kids: What Parents Can Do

44 Hits - Dec 21, 2022, 3:26 PM - Pirucas

As the holiday season has arrived, so have many winter illnesses like the common cold and seasonal flu.

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How you sleep can cause neck and back pain

49 Hits - Dec 19, 2022, 4:41 PM - Pirucas

Neck pain may have many causes: Stress, poor posture, texting, injuries from sports, car or other accidents and chronic illnesses...

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FDA authorizes updated Covid booster shots for kids under 5

100 Hits - Dec 9, 2022, 12:12 PM - Pirucas

The omicron-targeted vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer will become available to children 6 months and older after the CDC signs off.

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Ancient viral DNA in human genome guards against infections

82 Hits - Nov 18, 2022, 12:40 PM - Pirucas

Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain present-day...

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Omicron symptoms: What we know about the illness caused by the new subvariants

206 Hits - Nov 9, 2022, 12:48 PM - Pirucas

Symptoms of omicron and its subvariants are similar, doctors say. They're all still Covid, and they can still cause severe...

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Uganda to deploy Ebola vaccine in 2 weeks says WHO official

111 Hits - Oct 19, 2022, 1:05 PM - Pirucas

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Experimental Ebola vaccines will be deployed in Uganda in about “two weeks,” a World Health Organization...

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EU regulator recommends clearing Takeda’s dengue vaccine

168 Hits - Oct 15, 2022, 1:58 PM - Pirucas

LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended the authorization of a dengue vaccine made by the Japanese...