Long-COVID may not be the only long-term respiratory illness – study

Researchers at London’s Queen Mary University have found that COVID may not be the only respiratory disease with long-term effects, with several others also showing evidence of long-term aftereffects. The study published in the peer-reviewed Lancet medical journal showed that several other respiratory infections had similar long-term effects. The researchers were prompted to begin this research […]

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The virus that may cause death: Why you should get vaccinated for RSV

As we witness a resurgence of COVID-19 alongside the onset of winter, the threat of influenza and RSV looms large, affecting both infants and adults. Of the three diseases—flu, COVID-19, and RSV—the flu is the most familiar to medicine, with available prevention and treatment options. COVID-19, too, has garnered global attention, but effective treatments are […]

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Deciding to be a vegetarian may partly come from your genes – study

Vegetarians think they decided to forgo eating meat, fish, and poultry because they oppose killing animals, religious, environmental or health reasons, or simply because grains, fruits, vegetables and are most tasty.  A substantial body of evidence points to the heritability of dietary preferences. While vegetarianism has been practiced for millennia in various societies, its practitioners […]

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