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• Vaping Can Trigger Gene Changes in Cells: Study

  

  12/02/2021—A new study warns that vaping triggers the same gene regulation changes that smoking does, so it may raise the risk of cancer and other serious diseases. More

• Pandemic Stress, Exhaustion Weigh on Health Care Workers

  

  12/02/2021—The pandemic is taking a toll on health care workers' sleep, which can put both their mental health and patient care at risk, researchers warn. More

• Assistance Dogs Bring Big Boost to Deaf People

  

  12/02/2021—Hearing dogs make a huge difference in deaf people's lives, a new British study shows. More

• Pfizer or Moderna? Head-to-Head Study Shows One Shot Has an Edge

  

  12/02/2021—While both vaccines were highly effective in preventing infection, hospitalization and death, the Moderna vaccine conferred a 21% lower risk of infection and a 41% lower risk of hospitalization. More

• Survivors of Severe COVID Face Doubled Risk for Death a Year Later

  

  12/02/2021—New research finds that patients hospitalized with COVID are 2.5 times more likely to die within the year than people who never contracted the coronavirus. More

• Kids With Uncontrolled Asthma at Higher Odds for Severe COVID-19

  

  12/01/2021—Asthma is a tough disease for kids and their parents to manage well, but not keeping it under control may make these children up to six times more likely to wind up in the hospital with severe COVID-19, new research shows. More

• Nearly 7% of U.S. Kids Have Had a Head Injury or Concussion

  

  12/01/2021—Blows to the head are common among America's kids, with close to 7% showing signs of a brain injury at some time in childhood, U.S. health officials report. More

• Reading With Your Toddler? Books May Beat Screens

  

  12/01/2021—Toddlers are more likely to interact with their parents when they're sharing a paper children's book rather than a tablet, University of Michigan researchers found. More

• For Men, Vaping May Be a Downer in the Bedroom

  

  12/01/2021—Vaping can be tough on the lungs, but new research warns of another possible danger to men: It may more than double the risk for erectile dysfunction. More

• WHO Approves First Long-Acting Device to Shield Women From HIV

  

  12/01/2021—With HIV a continuing threat to women's health, the World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the first long-acting device to protect women from sexually transmitted HIV. More

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