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Share on PinterestSince the beginning of the year, the place of healthcare among voters’ priorities has shifted.The majority of respondents prioritized healthcare over the economy — as revealed by a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll, for example, which found that 26% of respondents thought healthcare issues were the most important factor for electing a president.…

Share on PinterestIn a recent BMJ webinar, specialists have discussed long COVID and suggested ways forward for healthcare practitioners.As a recent Medical News Today feature has highlighted, an increasing number of people around the world have reported lasting illness following confirmed or suspected infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.The symptoms involved — often…

flu can range from a nuisance to a serious health threat. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “common colds are the main reason that children miss school and adults miss work.”Although most cases of the common cold and flu tend to go away by themselves, every year, flu kills an estimated…

5.8 million people aged 65 years or older in the United States have dementia.Due to the fact that the average lifespan of people in the U.S. has increased over recent decades, some experts project that by 2050, the number of older adults with dementia could reach 13.8 million. Figures of this stature spark justifiable fear,…

Share on PinterestNew research looks at global warming’s potential impact on the transmission of mosquito-borne viruses.West Nile virus, which mosquitoes — as principal vectors — transmit to humans, first arrived in North America in 1999. Since then, it has become the most common mosquito-borne infection in the U.S., Canada, and Europe.Scientific models at Stanford University,…