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mRNA COVID-19 vaccines effective in cirrhosis patients, study finds

U.S. veterans experiencing cirrhosis, or damage to the liver, and who also received an mRNA infectious-disease infectious-diseasesaw high levels of protection against virus-related hospitalization and death, a study found. The findings come as federal health authorities said the two groups of concern relating to potential use of booster shots include …

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US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 amid coronavirus last year

Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the infectious-disease pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 drug overdose deaths reached the previous year and amounts to a 29% increase. “This is a staggering loss of human …

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Ohio hospital gives wrong patient a kidney, employees placed on leave

An us-regionshospital placed two employees on administrative leave this week after admitting the wrong patient received a kidney medical-research “We have offered our sincerest apologies to these patients and their families,” University Hospitals in Cleveland spokesperson George Stamatis said in a statement. “We recognize they entrusted us with their care. …

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St. Louis County urges masks regardless of vaccination status

St. Louis County health officials are urging residents to mask up while in indoor public settings and even while at large outdoor gatherings when social distancing is not possible regardless of infectious-disease status amid a surge in infectious-disease cases. The update, posted Monday, follows an advisory issued July 1 warning …

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