Dental opioid prescriptions ups overdose risk for patients, families: study

A large-scale study analyzing national claims data linked dental-health” target=”_blank”>dental<findings in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine on Thursday, drawing from data on over 8.5 million dental procedures from 2011-2018 among privately and publicly insured patients aged 13 to 64. The most common procedures addressed acute dental pain, tooth extraction and root canals. The team…

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Swollen lymph nodes following COVID-19 vaccination could mean you already had virus, study suggests

Since the rollout of the infectious-disease infectious-disease, public health officials have warned of the possible side effects following vaccination, such as pain at the injection site, fever, or muscle aches, among others. But a new study suggests that some recipients may experience swollen lymph nodes after receiving the jab, a side effect that the researchers…

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Boy dies of coronavirus in Hawaii after traveling with fully vaccinated parents

Hawaii health officials confirmed the state’s first pediatric infectious-disease-related death in a healthy-living who had been visiting the state with his fully vaccinated parents. The child, who officials said was between the ages of 0-10, had “known underlying health conditions” and began experiencing symptoms shortly after arriving in the islands. The child was taken to…

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CDC not making progress, they’re correcting ‘erroneous’ guidance: Dr. Nicole Saphier

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier argued on “America Reports” Tuesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “correcting erroneous” guidance following their update on guidelines for youth summer camps during the infectious-disease pandemic. “What essentially came out of this was they said infectious-disease and unvaccinated people can now actually go outside,…

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