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WORCESTER — UMass Chan Medical School has licensed worldwide rights to a long-lasting monoclonal antibody designed to prevent Lyme disease to Tonix Pharmaceuticals, expanding efforts to fight a growing public hea Read More...
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A lifelong series of heart problems turned her into a staunch advocate By Kellie B. Gormly, American Heart Association News Chrissy Gaffney is passionate about advocating for women's heart health after decades of hea Read More...
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Fragile X syndrome often results from improperly processed genetic material – correctly cutting RNA offers a potential treatment For many people with fragile X, the mutated gene that causes symptoms is acti Read More...
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What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose risk, and why Narcan can still save a life Although xylazine is not an opioid, naloxone can reverse the effects of the fentanyl and hero Read More...
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The Quinsigamond Community College Athletic Center in Worcester has opened its doors to the public for low-cost gym memberships, according to a recent social media post. The Athletic Center has a variety of state-of-t Read More...
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What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses? A medical toxicologist explains Only a small amount of fentanyl is enough to be lethal. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Kavita Babu, UMass Chan M Read More...
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Why pregnant people should get vaccinated for COVID-19 – a maternal care expert explains Pregnant people are at significantly greater risk from COVID-19 than from the vaccine. Emilija Manevska/Moment via Ge Read More...
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First gene therapy for Tay-Sachs disease successfully given to two children About 1 in 300 people in the general population carry the Tay-Sachs disease gene. Ray Kachatorian/Stone via Getty Images Miguel Sena-Es Read More...
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A direct recommendation from a doctor may be the final push someone needs to get vaccinated Sometimes facts and statistics aren’t enough to convince someone to get the COVID-19 vaccine. PeopleImages/E+ via Read More...
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OxyContin created the opioid crisis, but stigma and prohibition have fueled it People around the world mourned loved ones on International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, 2021. NurPhoto/Getty Images Emily B. Read More...
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Lyme disease protection: No vaccine yet, but an antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity Ticks can carry bacteria that cause Lyme disease. jwilkinson/iStock via Getty Images Plus Mark Klempner, Univ Read More...
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No, vaccine side effects don't tell you how well your immune system will protect you from COVID-19 It’s not a bad sign if you feel fine after your COVID-19 shot. Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images Robe Read More...
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Many Black Americans aren’t rushing to get the COVID-19 vaccine – a long history of medical abuse suggests why Black patients can be wary of the medical establishment. Maskot via Getty Images Esther Jones Read More...
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We're building a vaccine corps of medical and nursing students – they could transform how we reach underserved areas Medical students’ backgrounds often reflect the diversity of local communities, which ca Read More...
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A healthy microbiome builds a strong immune system that could help defeat COVID-19 The microbes living in the gut are key to good health. Dr_Microbe/iStock/Getty Images Plus Ana Maldonado-Contreras, University of Mas Read More...
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WORCESTER — Quinsigamond Community College practical nursing students are now part of history. On December 18, eight practical nursing students along with their instructors Margaret “Meg” Yoder, profe Read More...
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Projections updated yesterday (Thursday, Oct. 22) show the current rising level of COVID-19 infections in Massachusetts will continue through the holiday season and into the new year. The daily rates of infections and Read More...
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Partnership promotes resources for mothers, infant breastfeeding Worcester – September is National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, a serious issue that affects our nation’s health. The City of&nb Read More...
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Exploring the stock market and being familiar with the way it operates, is the first step for you to make profitable and lucrative investments, in many different businesses. Getting patient and using investigation to you Read More...
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Don't try and cause your subjects for each snapshot. Candid, measures pictures are usually periods among the best. You may seize someone within their organic setting, with their all-natural frame of mind, along with the Read More...
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Avoid enjoying something when you consume. Once you consume, your tummy fills up and enlarges, which may cause distension. This places stress in the sphincter towards the bottom from the esophagus, sometimes resulting in Read More...
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Stay away from enjoying anything while you consume. When you consume, your tummy fulfills up and enlarges, which may trigger distension. This places pressure on the sphincter at the bottom of your esophagus, often trigge Read More...
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Activity (game ) is really a broad term that has a vast range of different kinds of generally organized sports activities (sometimes known as coordinated sports activities ). It could encompass several different sports a Read More...
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7 Worcester nursing homes have seen 20 or more COVID-19 deaths At least 282 residents of long-term care facilities in Worcester have died from COVID-19, according to data released recently by the Mass. Department Read More...
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Gene therapy and CRISPR strategies for curing blindness (Yes, you read that right) Researchers are now testing treatments for several kinds of visual impairment. BRIAN MITCHELL / Getty Images Hemant Khanna, University Read More...
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Holding on and holding still, a son photographs his father with Alzheimer's ‘With Dad,’ Marlborough, Massachusetts, Oct. 29, 1998. Stephen DiRado, Author provided Nick Lehr, The Conversation In 1985, whe Read More...
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COVID-19 deaths at Worcester long-term care facilities Knollwood Nursing Center is the only long-term care facility in Worcester to report fewer than 10 cases among residents and staff. Eight of 17 long-term care fac Read More...
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Coronavirus cases are growing exponentially – here's what that means U.S. Army soldiers work to set up a field hospital inside CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson Andrew D. Hwang, Read More...
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Antibodies in the blood of COVID-19 survivors know how to beat coronavirus – and researchers are already testing new treatments that harness them A person who has recovered from COVID-19 donates plasma in Shando Read More...
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Updated projections show later surge peak, on April 26, in Mass. Latest projected death toll 6,739, down from high of 8,254; projected ICU number remains same NOTE: The data in this report was updated April 10. Previou Read More...
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Ebola in Uganda, and the dynamics of a new and different outbreak The author, Dr. Steven Hatch, with members of a church in Gbanga, Liberia, in October 2014. Steven Hatch, CC BY-NC-SA Steven Hatch, University of Mas Read More...
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As the opioid epidemic continues, the holidays bring need to support those in grief Listening to friends who are grieving can be more important than saying something. prostock_studio.Shutterstock.com Emily B. Campbel Read More...
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Forget lanes – we all need to head together toward preventing firearm injury Michael Hirsh, University of Massachusetts Medical School Many of us working in the “Gun Sense” field – that is, find Read More...