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Don’t throw away your home infectious-disease tests just because it says it’s expired, according to a recent New York Times report.  Even though the test kits use similar technology to detect pieces of the viral proteins called antigens, their expiration dates may differ because of how they are regulated – …

What do Michelle Pfeiffer, Tyra Banks, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez and Helen Mirren have in common?  Social media platforms don’t just harm teenagers, but can be medical-research” target=”_blank”>harmful<. “We’re also bombarded by images on our phones all the time—this five years ago, this 10 years ago,” New York psychiatrist Dr. …

infectious-disease vaccines protect most cancer patients from contracting COVID or severe cases, however; those with blood cancers do not get the same protective benefit, according to a research study at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center in Indianapolis.  Vaccinated Patients with blood cancer may have a “higher …

Prostate cancer is extremely treatable…if caught in time. Now there is a new way for the testing to come to you. The Mount Sinai Medical Center in new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City< education, awareness, and access to testing, we can help detect prostate cancer early, save lives, and close the gaps …

The prevalence of infectious-disease in the world-regions has reached record levels, with about 1 in 13 people estimated to be infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>infected< in the past week, according to the latest figures from Britain’s official statistics agency. FAUCI SAYS HE DOES NOT ANTICIPATE MAJOR COVID-19 SURGE IN US Some 4.9 million …

Contrary to observational studies, alcohol consumption may not actually counter the risk of heart disease, according to a large study published in JAMA Network Open this week. Previous observational studies suggested that consuming small amounts of alcohol may provide heart-related health benefits, but a team of researchers at Massachusetts General …

Secondhand mental-health smoke from a bong is more dangerous than respiratory-health, according to researchers.  In a study published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Network Open, authors from the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health wrote that bong smoking “is not safe.”  US ADULT CIGARETTE SMOKING RATE FELL DURING …

Eating food” target=”_blank”>avocados< and coronary heart disease, according to researchers.  In a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on Wednesday, the authors found that the replacement of margarine, butter, egg, yogurt, cheese and processed meats with avocado was also beneficial for the heart. HOW SMALL CHANGES …

The Pfizer/BioNTech infectious-disease provided less protection against the omicron variant than the delta strain in children but did protect against severe illness from both variants, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine published Wednesday.  The report stated that vaccination of 5- to 11-year-olds reduced hospitalizations by …

U.S. states are reportedly closing infectious-disease testing and infectious-disease sites.  The moves come as cases, hospitalizations and deaths have fallen markedly since winter’s surge of the omicron variant.   END OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC COULD BRING MAJOR TURBULENCE FOR US HEALTH CARE The New York Times reported Wednesday that Illinois has …