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Stressed teens benefit from coping online, but less is more

Teenagers who spend a few hours online after a stressful experience fare better than those who frequently use this strategy or not at all a Griffith University-led study published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science has found. Researchers from the “How do you feel” project conducted “in vivo” in-the-moment research with adolescents living in low […]

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Common blood pressure drugs could improve colorectal cancer survival

Common blood pressure drugs may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer, a new study suggests. After reviewing outcomes of almost 14,000 patients with colorectal cancer, researchers determined that ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers and thiazide diuretics were all associated with decreased mortality. They also found that patients who took their blood pressure drugs consistently were less […]

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Evidence supports mandatory COVID vaccination for aged-care workers. But we need to make it easier too

National cabinet yesterday announced it will mandate COVID-19 vaccination for residential aged-care workers, with the aim to ensure all aged-care staff have received their first dose by mid-September. A support package worth A$11 million is intended to facilitate this, by enabling aged-care facilities to provide their staff with paid leave to be vaccinated. Health department […]

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As COVID rules ease, common colds rebound across America

Infectious disease expert Ravina Kullar’s husband has a cold. So does her sister-in-law. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Clinic’s waiting rooms are becoming much more frequented by folks with coughs, sneezes and sniffles, said family medicine physician Dr. Neha Vyas. These folks are part of a nationwide trend occurring as COVID-19 vaccinations rise, masks drop, protective restrictions […]

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India’s disaster hangs over countries facing COVID-19 surges

Countries worldwide wrestling with new coronavirus surges are trying to ensure they aren’t hit by an India-style disaster. They face many of the same risks, including large populations that have shirked restrictions and fragile health systems shaken under the strain. In a province along the Nile in southern Egypt, hospitals have been flooded with COVID-19 […]

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US to share 60M AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines globally

Dr. Siegel on new studies assessing social distancing requirements and lockdowns Dr. Marc Siegel, a Fox News medical contributor, says Florida and Texas are examples ‘of what works when you open things up’ and that ‘the Northeast is not doing well comparatively.’ The Biden administration will share up to 60 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 […]