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Medical Xpress / Study reveals low immunity against H3N2 strain in Hong Kong: Early vaccination urged
Flu activity has surged in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, driven primarily by a newly emerged H3N2 strain known as subclade K.
Phys.org / Halfway through Florida's bear hunt, state officials won't say how many bears are dead
Florida's first statewide black bear hunt in a decade is more than halfway over but state wildlife leaders have offered no information on its progress, not even a death count.
Medical Xpress / Supporting kids' social lives, without social media
In Australia, as this school year ended, kids under 16 also lost access to social media. Some are relieved. Some are furious. Many are quietly wondering: what now?
Phys.org / Social media users in the Central Valley are freaking out about unusual fog, and what might be in it
A 400-mile blanket of fog has socked in California's Central Valley for weeks. Scientists and meteorologists say the conditions for such persistent cloud cover are ripe: an early wet season, cold temperatures and a stable, ...
Phys.org / Wealthy elite's private travel habits spark debate over climate and inequality
While millions of people make the effort to sort their recycling, buy fewer clothes and generally make greener choices, the world's wealthiest can emit the same amount of carbon as the average person does in a year by going ...
Medical Xpress / Legionnaires' disease warnings appear at Orange federal courthouse
Signs posted around the George C. Young Federal Annex Courthouse in downtown Orlando warn court staff and visitors to be wary of the water because of the presence of the bacterium which causes Legionnaires' disease—the ...
Phys.org / When 1 + 1 ≠ 2: How mixed water contaminants rewrite toxicity rules
Pesticides and disinfection by-products are widely detected together in treated drinking water at trace levels worldwide. Both groups are associated with long-term health risks, including cytotoxicity and genotoxicity, raising ...
Medical Xpress / Why Washington state is building 'stepdown' mental health facilities
Four people sat at a table, coloring with crayons and singing along as rock music played from a TV behind them. First Lynyrd Skynyrd, then The Eagles.
Medical Xpress / 1 in 500 Alaskan deaths during pandemic was from COVID-19, state reports
Over a roughly three-year period beginning in March 2020, 1,564 Alaskans died from COVID-19.
Medical Xpress / A silent pandemic: Scientists warn of escalating global antimicrobial resistance
Once a medical miracle, antibiotics are now losing their power. Across the world, common infections are becoming harder—and sometimes impossible—to treat. A new review paints a sobering picture of global antimicrobial ...
Medical Xpress / FDA approves first subcutaneous drug for EGFR-mutated non-small cell lung cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Rybrevant Faspro (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj) as the first and only subcutaneously administered therapy for patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated ...
Medical Xpress / Measurement properties of kidney disease symptom score explored in non-dialysis-dependent CKD
The Kidney Disease Symptom Score (KDSS) has temporal stability for patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (NDD-CKD) with stable kidney function, but responsiveness of the KDSS for physical symptoms and ...
