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Many Older People Embrace Vaccines. Research Is Proving Them Right.

Physician's Weekly

Kim Beckham, an insurance agent in Victoria, Texas, had seen friends suffer so badly from shingles that she wanted to receive the first approved shingles vaccine as soon as it became available, even if she had to pay for it out-of-pocket. Some older people are really eager to be vaccinated. Kennedy Jr.,

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

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This region governs essential behaviors like the circadian clock, sleep, energy balance , and feeding. Po-Ting Yeh, the studys first author, explains the challenge: "It is difficult to study the basic physiological functions controlled by the hypothalamus, which lies deep inside the brain.

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Long-lasting HIV prevention shot headed toward approval

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The company is working with governments and health groups in the U.K. But Gilead says the shot should help expand the overall number of people using PrEP in both the U.S. and abroad. Were thinking globally about the public health impact we can have," Mercier said. © 2025 HealthDay.

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Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

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I had fun trying to make a danceable version with electronic drums for the audio-only podcast. It’s both institutionalized racism where there are policies and practices by corporations, by government that create inequality. We could wear masks against Covid, but we couldn’t vaccinate against racism.

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What RFK Jr. Isn’t Talking About: How To Make Vaccines Safer

Physician's Weekly

Within an hour of receiving a covid vaccination in November 2020, Utah preschool teacher Brianne Dressen felt pins and needles through her arms and legs. While it’s possible that Nath’s patients suffered covid vaccine injuries, Marks said, their symptoms were so varied it was hard to characterize a possible syndrome.