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An estimated 65 million people worldwide have long COVID, with more than 200 symptoms identified with impacts on multiple organ systems, autonomic nervous system, and vascular and clotting abnormalities. Research is urgently needed to test treatments that address hypothesized biological mechanisms.
nature.comSubmitted by glawgii t3_10bbwyk
Routine vaccinations drop among U.S. kindergartners for the third year in a row according to the CDC. While vaccinations remain high, coverage has dropped from 95% in the 2019-2020 school year to 94% in 2020-2021 to 93% in 2021-2022, leaving at least 250,000 potentially unprotected against measles.
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Shifting towards more plant-based diets could result in reduced environmental impact. Reduced water, land use and GHG emissions could improve household food security in the U.S. and global food security for a growing population. The Vegan diet scored the lowest across all indicators.
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More than 90% of vehicle-owning households in the United States would see a reduction in the percentage of income spent on transportation energy—the gasoline or electricity that powers their cars, SUVs and pickups—if they switched to electric vehicles.
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Over-40s on antibiotics ‘nearly 50 per cent more likely to develop Crohn’s disease’. Researchers followed more than six million people in Denmark for more than 10 years and found that taking antibiotics was linked to an increase in risk of inflammatory bowel disease.
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