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As an extension of the HIMSS Global Conference and Exhibition this August, you can also get an enriching and unique online experience. With the HIMSS21 Digital program, you’ll have the option to connect with healthcare information and technology experts and thought leaders from the world over via a digital environment. The content of HIMSS21 Digital – more than 40 hours […]
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I’ve never had a problem with beds. A bed has never physically harmed me, caused me undue mental stress, or conducted any disparaging act upon my character. I’ve spent years of my life in beds—almost 11 years total, if I figure I’ve averaged eight hours of sleep a night. I have no regrets about those unconscious years (can’t say the […]
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By Roni Caryn Rabin An unvaccinated health care worker set off a Covid-19 outbreak at a nursing home in Kentucky where the vast majority of residents had been vaccinated, leading to dozens of infections, including 22 cases among residents and employees who were already fully vaccinated, a new study reported Wednesday. Most of those who were infected with the coronavirus […]
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It’s hard to believe that there was a time in our life – a time long, long past – where we used to throw a tantrum at the very idea of going to bed. Bedtimes were something to rebel against and all-nighters were worn like a badge of honour. Now, we’d take leave just to get a week of solid […]
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Could the COVID-19 vaccine mess with your period? That’s what some vaccine recipients are saying, although there’s no confirmation that this is an actual side effect of the shot. Kathryn Clancy, an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is leading a research study to see if people who menstruate have noticed anything unusual about their periods after […]
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A Nebraska study on asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in schools has found that infection rates may be higher than previously believed. OPS PROTECTS, an Omaha Public School district program in a partnership with the University of Nebraska Medical Center, found that infection rates in schools involved in the first phase of the pilot program were two-and-a-half times higher for staff and […]
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In many species, including humans and mice, the fluctuating levels of the hormones progesterone and estrogen determine whether the female is fertile or not. And in the case of mice, whether she’s sexually receptive or not. The change in receptivity is striking. Female mice shift from accepting sexual partners to aggressively rejecting them across a cycle of six short days. […]
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Exposure to epidural analgesia during labor did not show a link to a later diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a population-based cohort study published April 19 in JAMA Pediatrics. Though the initial analysis showed an association, adjustment for a wide range of demographic, medical, and birth factors eliminated the link. The authors note that their findings contrast with […]
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Colorado will begin accepting walk-in patients at three of the state’s largest mass-vaccination sites Wednesday as officials tout the overwhelming effectiveness of COVID-19 inoculations and urge younger people to get their shots as soon as possible amid rising hospitalizations. The drive-up vaccination clinics at Ball Arena in Denver, the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland and the Colorado State Fairgrounds in […]
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Blood clots should be listed as a “very rare” side effect of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine but its benefits still outweigh the risks, the EU’s drug watchdog said on Tuesday. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said in a statement that it had found a “possible link” between the jab and the clots, following eight such cases in the […]
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