Mysterious liver illness seen in kids in US, Europe

Health officials in several countries are investigating mysterious cases of healthy-living, and they think it may be related to a kind of virus usually associated with colds. The U.K. has been investigating at least 74 cases in which children came down with hepatitis, or liver inflammation, the World Health Organization said Friday. Three similar cases…

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Promising cancer vaccine in the works utilizing similar mRNA technology that combats COVID: Duke researchers

COVID-19 infectious-disease technology doesn’t just fight viruses – it can combat cancer” target=”_blank”>cancer<.  “It is a product which is RNA nucleic acid which encodes a specific protein and then that can be encapsulated in something we like to call a lipid nanoparticle, which is really a little fat bubble, and that can be injected into…

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STDs increased during COVID-19 pandemic’s first year, CDC report finds

Cases of several infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>sexually transmitted diseases<, according to a published report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released this week. The number of reported cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and congenital syphilis surpassed 2019 levels, while chlamydia declined, according to a news release about the health report. The federal health agency said…

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COVID cases, deaths fall for third consecutive week, World Health Organization says

The number of new infectious-disease cases and deaths reported to the world-health-organization” target=”_blank”>World Health Organization (WHO)<, issued late Tuesday, the united-nations” target=”_blank”>U.N.< WHO said the decreases “should be interpreted with caution” as numerous countries where the wild-nature is starting to subside have changed their testing strategies, meaning far fewer cases are being identified. New cases…

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TikTok acts on children’s brains like a ‘candy store’ shortening their attention span: report

The way children are consuming social media, especially on TikTok, is likely negatively affecting their attention spans, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report.  “It is hard to look at increasing trends in media consumption of all types, media multitasking and rates of ADHD [attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder] in genres and not conclude that there…

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