When should you get the new COVID-19 booster and the flu shot? Now is the right time for both
It is safe to get the newly formulated COVID-19 booster shot and the flu shot at the same time. SDI...
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‘Men who have sex with men’ originated during the HIV pandemic to focus on behavior rather than identity – but not everyone thinks the term helps
The monkeypox pandemic has seen an increase in the use of the term "men who have sex with men." Westend61/Getty...
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COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage – 3 ways long COVID patients’ respiration can suffer
Lung disease can manifest in a number of ways. Mr. Suphachai Praserdumrongchai/iStock via Getty Images Plus“I just can’t do what...
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Polio vaccination rates in some areas of the US hover dangerously close to the threshold required for herd immunity – here’s why that matters
In 1956, during the height of the polio epidemic in the U.S., health officials in Chicago offer polio shots at...
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Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert and a public health scholar their views
Life is more normal now than it has been in years, as people do away with masks and social distancing....
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Nightmares are a good predictor of future dementia – new study
Ollyy/ShutterstockWe spend a third of our lives asleep. And a quarter of our time asleep is spent dreaming. So, for...
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Quality of sleep matters for your health, not just the duration – new study
Prostock-studio/ShutterstockThe American National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults get seven to nine hours sleep each night. Many people fall short...
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For Canadians with disabilities, multiple types of support were important during COVID-19
Family and household resources were critical to individuals who struggled with both employment income and savings during COVID-19. (Shutterstock)Canadians who...
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Canada must take action now on dementia: Recommendations to help lower risks in an aging population
A new study predicts a significant increase in the number of Canadians living with dementia over the next three decades....
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Medicaid enrollment soared by 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic – but a big decline could happen soon
Growth outpaced new enrollment from the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. bymuratdeniz/E+via Getty Images CC BY-ND Medicaid, the government-funded U.S....
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