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Maria Scinto

How 'COVID Toes' Exposed Lack Of Diversity In Dermatology Photos

By springtime, new coronavirus symptoms started showing up in doctor's offices nationwide, symptoms including chills, shaking, muscle aches, headaches, sore throats, loss of taste or smell, blood clots, and even a weird skin condition resembling frostbite present on the feet and fingers.

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Jorie Mark

New Guidelines Make It Easier For Parents To Get Kids Vaccinated

With this year's pandemic, routine vaccines might be the last things on our minds. There may be an easier way to get them, though.

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Maria Scinto

The Real Reason Your Face Mask Should Cover Your Nose

Have you ever been out and about and seen people wearing face masks, but they're not exactly wearing those masks as they were meant to be worn? What we're talking about here, though, is people who seem to think that they are fully masked when their masks are only covering their mouths.

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Maria Scinto

Younger People Are At Risk For Colon Cancer. Here's What You Need To Know

Despite the fact that Chadwick Boseman had been seen to have lost a significant amount of weight over the past few months, it seems nobody really knew he was sick. Once the news came out, the shock diminished not one bit when it was revealed that he'd been suffering from colon cancer.

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Phoebe McRae

What You Need To Know About Breastfeeding And COVID-19

While no cases of babies contracting coronavirus via breastmilk have been recorded, it's understandable that mothers are particularly worried about accidentally spreading to the infection to their newborns.

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Maria Scinto

Why You Shouldn't Use This TikTok Hack To Whiten Your Teeth

One such tip is that presented by a TikToker who suggests a budget-friendly teeth-whitening hack. Instead of using the expensive store-bought kits, she suggests just applying regular old 3 percent hydrogen peroxide to a cotton swab and running it across your teeth. Should you, though?

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Jorie Mark

Why The CDC's Latest COVID-19 Stats Are Causing A Stir

The total number of Americans who have died after being infected with COVID-19 continues to climb as of an August 26 report.

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Jorie Mark

The Real Difference Between Fall Allergies And COVID-19

In truth, sneezing is one of several symptoms of allergies that can seem like it's also a COVID-19 symptom. How can you tell the difference?

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Jorie Mark

Why Movie Theaters Remain A High-Risk Activity Despite Precautions

A collective sense of enthrallment is what makes going to the movies — as opposed to binging Netflix at home, alone — so special. But according to experts, it's also what makes the movie theater the ideal environment to transmit coronavirus.

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Jorie Mark

Why The FDA Is Warning About Certain Hand Sanitizer Packages

To try to prevent the serious, life-threatening consequences of ingesting hand sanitizer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to avoid certain types of the product that look like they are in food and beverage containers, and sometimes are scented with fruit flavors.

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Maria Scinto

The Real Reason Genetically-Modified Mosquitoes Will Be Released In Florida

As if things weren't bad enough, now word comes in that Florida will soon be releasing millions of genetically-engineered mosquitoes. In fact, 750 million of them over the next couple of years.

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Maria Scinto

CDC Changes One Recommendation For Schools And COVID-19

Here's a change in recommendations that may surprise you from the CDC.

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Maria Scinto

Walmart Rolls Out A New Feature For Breastfeeding Parents

Once again, Walmart is poised to be at the forefront of a change, one that will be welcomed by all breastfeeding parents. According to ABC News, they are the first retailer in the nation to install lactation suites in-store.

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Maria Scinto

Why Experts Say The Flu Shot Is Even More Important This Year

The 2020/2021 flu season may well be one of the worst in modern memory due hospitals housing both flu victims and those suffering from COVID-19.

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Maria Scinto

What You Need To Know About Convalescent Plasma Treatment For COVID-19

One thing that could return us to life as we knew last February would be a vaccine to protect against COVID-19, which is still a work in progress.

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Nicole Width

Is It Safe To Wear Masks When Working Out?

Wearing a face mask sounds easy enough until you head to the local park for an outdoor yoga class and it's 90 degrees in August.

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Jorie Mark

Why You Don't Want To Be Intimate During Quarantine

With family and friends off-limits because of fear of coronavirus transmission, you are now each others' everything. So whyyyyyyyy would you rather have a thousand COVID-19 swabs inserted into your nasal cavity than be intimate right now?

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