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Who should get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over the mRNA vaccines?
Two COVID-19 vaccines are available in the U.S., and a third, developed by Johnson & Johnson recently submitted an application for emergency use authorization, meaning it could be…
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What is carbon monoxide poisoning? Texans are dying from the gas after using risky heat sources
This week, Texas was blanketed in unprecedented snow and ice. More than 4 million residents of the state are currently without power, CNN reports, meaning many people are trying to…
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What does COVID-19 vaccine efficacy mean?
Since the onset of vaccine distribution, you have likely heard that the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines have 94% and 95% efficacy rates. These percentages represent…
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Innovation, bonuses may help curb Michigan’s home health care shortage
Like home care agencies across the country, New York City’s Cooperative Home Care Associates faced a nagging challenge: How to hire and retain quality direct care workers?
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As Michigan ages, a shortage in health care workers explodes into a crisis
Living alone in a Grand Rapids apartment, 84-year-old Nancy Klomparens clings to her independence — and has the injuries to show for it. Poor eyesight contributed to a series of…
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Can you take tylenol or ibuprofen before or after you get the COVID-19 vaccine?
COVID-19 vaccine distribution is underway in the U.S., but there’s a lot more work to be done, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While…
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