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There were approximately 14.83 million excess deaths associated with COVID-19 across the world from 2020 to 2021, according to estimates by the WHO reported in Nature. This estimate is nearly three times the number of deaths reported to have been caused by COVID-19 over the same period.
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Diets that involve intermittent fasting can help with weight loss — but returning to normal eating habits often means regaining shed pounds. Scientists now have an explanation for this: short-term fasting alters the composition of gut microbes, which, in turn, changes the way the body absorbs fat
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Frequently using digital devices to soothe young children may backfire. The habit of using devices to manage difficult behavior strengthens over time as media demands strengthen as well. The more often devices are used, the less practice children - get to use other coping strategies
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A retrospective cohort study on circumcision found that complications were significantly higher for neonates (newborns) than children. Neonatal circumcision had a significantly higher risk of the incomplete removal of the prepuce, meatal web, and meatal stenosis
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