Photo credit: the_burtons - Getty ImagesFrom CosmopolitanBy now, we're pretty hot on what the key coronavirus symptoms are. If you've got a persistent cough and/or a fever, as well as shortness of breath, government advice is to isolate along with your whole household for 14 days in case you have the virus, to prevent any…
(CNN)The concept of herd immunity is a simple one. But achieving it? Not so much. As the coronavirus pandemic spread throughout the world, doctors, scientists, and government leaders alike have said that once herd immunity was achieved, the spread of the vir…
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In the United States, 1 in every 250 people has inherited a genetic variant that leads to dangerously high cholesterol levels from birth. If high cholesterol isn't lowered early, people with this genetic condition, called familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), have a high risk of having a heart attack or stroke as early
I was officially diagnosed with Lupus in May of 2021. I say officially because my symptoms started long before that, I just didn't know it. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and pain in different parts of the body. Your immune system is meant to help your body fight infection. But