As a funeral director at Ingold Funeral and Cremation in Fontana, California, Jessica Rodriguez helps families say goodbye to their loved ones. "We serve predominantly Latino families, most of them second- and third-generation" residents, said Rodriguez. "We do have quite a few that are first-generation, that don't speak any English." Most are unaware of a federal program that offers up […]
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FILE PHOTO: A person walks past closed shops, a year since the first British lockdown began due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, London, Britain, March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government will extend a ban on evictions for businesses unable to pay their rent due to the coronavirus crisis until March 2022 from a previous expiry date […]
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High blood lipids and inactivity are two risk factors for atherosclerosis in humans. When the European brown bear (Ursus arctos) hibernates during winter, it is inactive for 5-6 months and also develops high blood lipids, but still show no signs of atherosclerosis. Professor Johan Frostegård´s research group at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, has previously reported that antibodies […]
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FILE PHOTO: A health worker gets a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo/File PhotoSEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has inoculated 25% of its population with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine two weeks ahead of schedule, authorities said on Wednesday, putting the […]
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Several viruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Middle East respiratory syndrome-CoV (MERS-CoV), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) belong to the coronaviridae family of enveloped, positive-strand RNA viruses which infect amphibians, birds, and mammals. The causative agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is SARS-CoV-2. Despite many similarities, there are differences in the […]
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Becoming a parent, whether for the first time or the fifth time, is incredible – it’s indescribable and a moment that will change your life for the better. But it’s hardly ever going to be an easy task. It pulls you in every direction and has you working a double shift from the moment your bundle of joy gets its […]
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This past year has been transformational in terms of not only a global pandemic but a sustained focus on racism and systemic injustice. There has been a widespread circulation of images and videos in the news and online. Just like adults, adolescents are exposed to these images with important consequences for their emotional health and coping. However, few studies have […]
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Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Dr Valerie M. Vaughn Prophylactic anticoagulation to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) was associated with reduced 60-day mortality in patients with COVID-19 who were ill enough to require hospitalization, a new report shows. In a cohort study of more than 1300 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 infection across […]
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