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The Hill

For those experiencing a reinfection, the symptoms they feel this time around may be different.

Why your COVID symptoms may feel different with this wave of infections

During today's CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting, committee members voted to recommend the FDA-authorized 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines for individuals aged 6 months and older. Additionally, they reaffirmed the existing influenza vaccination guidelines for the 2024-2025 season. During the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting held...

CDC Updated COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Guidelines for 2024-2025 Season

Using health data from almost 213,000 Americans who experienced reinfections, researchers have found that severe infections from the virus that causes COVID-19 tend to foreshadow similar severity of infection the next time a person contracts the disease. Additionally, scientists discovered that long COVID was more likely to occur after a first infection compared to a reinfection. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative, is published in Communications Medicine.

Severe COVID-19 Infections Foreshadow Severe Reinfections

The Independent

Using nasal sprays at the first sign of a sore throat, cough, cold or flu could stop full-blown symptoms from developing and help speed up recovery, according to the largest trial of its kind.Data from nearly 14,000 adults has shown over-the-counter gel and saline sprays cut the number of days spent feeling ill with sinus and chest infections, flu and cold by around 20%.The benefits were greater for those who used the sprays around six times a day, the researchers said.People using nasal sprays were also less likely to be prescribed antibiotics compared to those receiving the usual standard care,...

Over-the-counter nasal sprays may keep coughs, colds and flu at bay, trial shows

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

(NewsNation) — Routine vaccination rates for kindergarteners haven’t rebounded since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to KFF. At the same time, exemptions from school vaccination requirements are climbing, possibly contributing to surging measles cases. Shifts in public opinion and rising vaccine hesitancy rooted in misinformation are contributing to the...

MMR, flu, COVID: Child vaccination rates faltering post-pandemic

Summary: A study by FAIR Health reveals a 4.8 percent increase in STD diagnoses among commercially insured patients from 2020 to 2023, with the largest growth in diagnoses observed in patients aged 65 and older. Takeaways:. Significant Increase in Older Adults: The most notable rise in STD diagnoses was among...

Surge in STD Diagnoses Among Older Adults

This quick-reference chart compares antiretroviral (ARV) options for the treatment of HIV, including adult dosing and dietary restrictions.

2024 HIV Drug Chart

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Dianna Carney

Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, recently introduced an adorable puppy named Koi who they describe as a “sweet and happy little puppy who found himself dumped at a high kill shelter for unknown reasons.” Despite the harsh start to his life, Koi remains an adorable and energetic puppy. Now, thanks to Sandy Paws Rescue Inc. giving him a second chance and rescuing him from the high-kill shelter, Koi is ready for adoption and looking for his forever home.

Meet Koi: The Sweet & Happy Little Puppy Dumped At A High-Kill Shelter

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Hollywood, FL

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Hollywood, FL - In a shocking and outrageous turn of events, the State Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against Anastasiya Motalva, the mother who was arrested for leaving her child in a hot car while shopping at a Walmart in Hollywood, Florida.

FL. Outraged: State Attorney Drops Charges Of Mother Who Left Child In Hot Car While Shopping

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Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DOMedically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DOYour throat, or pharynx, is a tube that carries air to your windpipe and larynx (known as the voice box). It also transports food to your esophagus, the hollow tube that runs from the throat to the stomach. When internal or external problems lower saliva production in your mouth and throat, your throat can become dry because there's not enough saliva to keep it moist.With a dry throat, you might develop a series of symptoms, including sore throat, excessive thirst, hoarse voice, loss of taste, or difficulty chewing or swallowing...

What Causes a Dry Throat?

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WyoFile

The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It involves inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making it difficult to breathe. While genetic factors play a significant role in the development of asthma, environmental factors — particularly air quality — can exacerbate the condition and create serious health threats. This article explores the relationship between asthma and poor air quality, highlighting the dangers and providing insights on how to mitigate these risks.

How asthma and poor air quality create serious health threats

Cancer Health

Using health data from almost 213,000 Americans who experienced reinfections, researchers have found that severe infections from the virus that causes COVID-19 tend to foreshadow similar severity of infection the next time a person contracts the disease. Additionally, scientists discovered that long COVID was more likely to occur after a first infection compared to a reinfection.

Study Suggests Reinfections With COVID-19 Virus Likely Have Similar Severity

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

The US Sun

HARROWING footage shows a student acting “possessed” while ill in bed, after her holiday hangover turned out to be deadly dengue fever. Cara Pyper had been in Bali, Indonesia, for two weeks when all of a sudden she began to feel “deathly unwell” as if she had been “hit by a bus”. The 22-year-old developed […]

Harrowing footage shows student, 22, ‘possessed’ after her ‘holiday hangover’ turned out to be killer ‘breakbone fever’

A new study led by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) finds four in 10 cancer cases and about one-half of all cancer deaths in adults 30 years old and older in the United States (or 713,340 cancer cases and 262,120 cancer deaths in 2019) could be attributed to modifiable risk factors, including cigarette smoking, excess body weight, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, diet, and infections. Cigarette smoking was by far the leading risk factor, contributing to nearly 20% of all cancer cases and 30% of all cancer deaths. The findings are published today in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.

New study finds 40-percent of cancer cases and almost half of all deaths in the US linked to modifiable risk factors

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Camilo Díaz

(MA) Meet Love "Lovie" Island, an adorable Chihuahua and Rat Terrier mix pup who is ready to fill your life to the brim with, you guessed it, love! This pup, along with her doggie siblings, were owned and very well cared for before tragedy struck. Sadly, Lovie's owner passed away leaving her without a home. Luckily, Great Dog Rescue New England scooped Lovie up and placed her with a foster. Though she is happy at her foster home, Lovie hopes she will not have to wait long before she is scooped up one last time, but this time by her new family.

This Little Chihuahua Who Lost her Owner Is Now Looking For A New Family

Bedbugs are parasitic insects that survive by feeding on the blood of other living things, most notably humans. When a bedbug feeds on a person, they do so by biting the skin. These bites can leave small, flat, or raised areas of skin that are itchy, red, or inflamed. In...

How to Treat Bedbug Bites: Effective Remedies and Prevention Tips

MY wife and I put together a brief video (best viewed in HD) with select U.S. National Archives photographs and caption cards in time for the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Tinian. Some images can be found in publications, while others have not made it there yet. I would...

Photographs of WWII Saipan and Tinian civilians

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CHCC-EHDP urges community to help prevent mosquito-borne disease

(CHCC-EHDP) — The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation-Environmental Health and Disease Prevention encourages the community to take steps to help reduce the local mosquito population and preventing mosquito-borne...

CHCC-EHDP urges community to help prevent mosquito-borne disease

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