Idaho health department isn’t allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore — experts say it’s a first
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Idaho health department isn’t allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore — experts say it’s a first

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A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. Southwest District Health appears to be the first in the nation to be restricted from giving COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccinations are an essential function of a…

Apple Watch Vitals app predicts colds, flu, COVID days before they hit, users claim
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Apple Watch Vitals app predicts colds, flu, COVID days before they hit, users claim

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An Apple Watch a day keeps the doctor away. Some users are astounded by their device’s ability to flag early signs of sickness before an ailment like COVID or a cold arises after the iOS 11 software update rolled out last month. The startlingly accurate health assessment from the Apple…

Children and teens who have contracted COVID are more prone to diabetes: study
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Children and teens who have contracted COVID are more prone to diabetes: study

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Children and teenagers who have been infected with strands of the coronavirus are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those afflicted by other respiratory illnesses, according to a new research study published on Monday. Children were 50% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes around six months after…

Bill Gates forecasts another global pandemic ‘likely’ within next 25 years in ominous health warning
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Bill Gates forecasts another global pandemic ‘likely’ within next 25 years in ominous health warning

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War or another global pandemic, Microsoft CEO Bill Gates is cautioning that, if the world manages to avoid the former, the latter is a very real possibility within the next 25 years. “A lot of unrest” in today’s age could spark a major war, he told CNBC’s “Make It.” “If we avoid…

DNC attendees test positive for COVID-19, despite mask-wearing
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DNC attendees test positive for COVID-19, despite mask-wearing

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Maybe there was a surprise guest at the Democratic National Convention after all. Multiple attendees at the convention in Chicago last week subsequently tested positive for the COVID-19 respiratory illness, as health officials worry about infections spiking across the country. “When you spend five days in Chicago for the DNC…

Former COVID czar Anthony Fauci hospitalized with West Nile virus
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Former COVID czar Anthony Fauci hospitalized with West Nile virus

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Anthony Fauci was hospitalized this month after contracting West Nile virus. Fauci, 83, the country’s former COVID-19 czar, as hospitalized for six days and is now home where he is recuperating from the mosquito-borne disease, The Washington Post reported. “A full recovery is expected,” his spokesperson said, according to the…

AI model 98% accurate in detecting diseases from a tongue pic
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AI model 98% accurate in detecting diseases from a tongue pic

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This technology could be aah-mazing! Researchers in Iraq and Australia say they have developed a computer algorithm that can analyze the color of a person’s tongue to detect their medical condition in real-time — with 98% accuracy. “Typically, people with diabetes have a yellow tongue; cancer patients a purple tongue…

MSNBC’s Joy Reid compares ‘elderly’ Biden’s potential COVID recovery to Trump dodging an assassination attempt
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MSNBC’s Joy Reid compares ‘elderly’ Biden’s potential COVID recovery to Trump dodging an assassination attempt

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MSNBC host Joy Reid posited that President Joe Biden’s potential recovery from COVID-19 would be the “exact same thing” as former President Donald Trump’s dodging of an assassin’s bullet during the network’s coverage of the Republican National Convention Wednesday night. Biden was discovered to have caught COVID for a second…