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Study: Diabetes drug metformin may protect the aging brain

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Study: Diabetes drug metformin may protect the aging brain

New research suggests that people taking the drug metformin appear to have significantly slower declines in thinking and memory as they age.

Severe mental illnesses often overlooked at hospital admission

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Severe mental illnesses often overlooked at hospital admission

Experts unsure about COVID-19, flu co-infection, but expect U.S. to find out

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Experts unsure about COVID-19, flu co-infection, but expect U.S. to find out

Fauci: Enough COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans by April

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Fauci: Enough COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans by April

Educational efforts increase use of HIV preventive drug in Africa by 55%

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Educational efforts increase use of HIV preventive drug in Africa by 55%

Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A promotional program designed to educate patients on HIV risk and prevention saw use of a preventive drug regimen among at-risk groups in Africa increase by more than 50%, according to a study published Wednesday.

Singing without a facemask can spread COVID-19

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Singing without a facemask can spread COVID-19

If you sing indoors without a facemask, you run the risk of spreading COVID-19 through tiny airborne particles known as aerosols. That's the conclusion researchers reached after studying a choir practice.

Resuming sex soon after heart attack may boost survival, study says

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Resuming sex soon after heart attack may boost survival, study says

Many heart attack survivors worry that resuming sex too soon after might trigger another attack. Research out of Israel finds that returning to a normal sex life in the months after a heart attack may boost survival.

Routine blood test may identify patients at risk for severe COVID-19

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Routine blood test may identify patients at risk for severe COVID-19

Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A routine blood test may help doctors and nurses identify COVID-19 patients at risk for severe illness and death, according to a study published Wednesday by JAMA Network Open.

Johnson & Johnson begins final trial phase for COVID-19 vaccine

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Johnson & Johnson begins final trial phase for COVID-19 vaccine

Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that it has begun the third and final phase of clinical trials for its COVID-19 vaccine.

4 out of 5 people with COVID-19 develop symptoms, study says

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4 out of 5 people with COVID-19 develop symptoms, study says

Folks shrugging off the risk of COVID-19 because they don't think the virus will do them much harm might want to think again.

Search and rescue dogs fared well after work at 9/11 sites

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Search and rescue dogs fared well after work at 9/11 sites

Search and rescue dogs used during the 9/11 attacks lived as long as dogs not at the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, a new study finds.

Study: Teens aren't vaping because they want to quit smoking

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Study: Teens aren't vaping because they want to quit smoking

Most teens who vape aren't looking to quit smoking, a new study of Twitter suggests. This finding belies Juul's claim that its e-cigarette is improving smokers' lives, the researchers said.

U.S. tops 200K deaths; Dr. Fauci says 'divisive' society hurting COVID-19 fight

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U.S. tops 200K deaths; Dr. Fauci says 'divisive' society hurting COVID-19 fight

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- More than 200,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States, according to data Tuesday from Johns Hopkins University.

Kidney damage caused by COVID-19 increases risk for death, study finds

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Kidney damage caused by COVID-19 increases risk for death, study finds

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- COVID-19 causes acute kidney injury that can lead to death in some people infected with the virus, a study published Tuesday by the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology found.

Minorities hit hardest when COVID-19 spreads at nursing homes

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Minorities hit hardest when COVID-19 spreads at nursing homes

Minority residents of U.S. nursing homes and assisted living communities have been especially hard hit in the coronavirus pandemic, two University of Rochester studies show.

Once-a-week insulin for Type 2 diabetes shows promise

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Once-a-week insulin for Type 2 diabetes shows promise

Type 2 diabetes can be tough to control without medication. But for some people, the thought of daily shots makes them delay or avoid starting insulin therapy.

CDC: Americans were more likely to cooperate with contact tracing before COVID-19

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CDC: Americans were more likely to cooperate with contact tracing before COVID-19

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Contact tracers in two North Carolina counties have struggled to get COVID-19-positive patients to cooperate with investigations, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released Tuesday.

CDC advises against traditional Halloween trick-or-treating

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CDC advises against traditional Halloween trick-or-treating

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising against traditional trick-or-treating this year.

Experts: Now is the time to get flu shot, could reduce COVID-19 'twindemic' risk

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Experts: Now is the time to get flu shot, could reduce COVID-19 'twindemic' risk

The best time to get your flu shot is now if you want to protect yourself against a potential "twindemic" infection of influenza and COVID-19, experts say.

Study: Encouraging people to stay home works better than lockdown mandates

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Study: Encouraging people to stay home works better than lockdown mandates

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Encouraging voluntary social distancing may be more effective at containing the spread of COVID-19, while increasing compliance and reducing economic costs, according to the authors of an analysis of cellphone data.

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