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Newly Found Bone Cells May Be Target for Osteoporosis Treatment

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Researchers have discovered a new type of bone cells, called “osteomorphs,” which may be targeted for osteoporosis and other skeletal diseases. The discovery came when Dr. Tri Giang Phan of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Darlinghurst, New South Wales and colleagues were studying osteoclasts, cells that resorb bone. […]

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Lack of COVID Data on People With Intellectual Disabilities

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Peter Prater’s family wasn’t thinking about covid-19 when the call came that he had been taken to the hospital with a fever. It was April, and the Tallahassee Developmental Center, where Prater lives, hadn’t yet had any covid diagnoses. Prater, 55, […]

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Americans scramble for appointments for second COVID-19 vaccine dose

(Reuters) – As more Americans ready for their second COVID-19 vaccine shot, some patients are falling through the cracks of an increasingly complex web of providers and appointment systems.FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the coronavirus disease […]

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The climate change problem nobody is talking about

Climate change — marked by rising sea levels, ice loss and extreme weather — is accelerating, according to a new report, which found that the five-year period between 2014 and 2019 was the warmest on record. Interested in Climate Change? The report, which was released by the intergovernmental World Meteorological Organization days in advance of […]

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What to know about fireworks safety ahead of the 4th of July

Fireworks may be a quintessential part of Fourth of July celebrations, but doctors and safety officials are urging revelers to take caution when handling them after more than 9,000 Americans were injured by fireworks last year. “It’s devastating” when people come into the emergency room unaware of the extent of an injury caused by a […]