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Food
Back pain shouldn't stop you from cooking at home. Here's how to adapt
A new cookbook offers kitchen techniques that reduce physical exertion. It aims to make home cooking accessible again for those with chronic back pain.
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Health
Wastewater surveillance could be a new way to track trends for illnesses like COVID
Public health officials say wastewater surveillance could help them track trends for many kinds of diseases - from COVID to polio - but only if they can keep the testing system going.
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Business
Financial coaching offered through pediatricians offices could improve infant health
New parents who get help from a trained financial coach in a pediatric clinic are less likely to miss well-child visits, which are recommended by the six-month mark.
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Researchers found a new approach to a male contraceptive (used only by mice, so far)
Researchers found a new approach to developing a male contraceptive. A chemical taken shortly before sex immobilizes sperm and prevents conception. The research is limited to mice but shows promise.
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Health
How financial counseling at the pediatrician's office can help families thrive
Researchers paired new parents with financial coaches in a pediatric clinic. They found the families were more likely to come for well-child visits and vaccinations — and they got ahead financially.
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National
Encore: Short on community health workers, a county trains teens as youth ambassadors
Fairfax County, Va., high school students are training to become public health "ambassadors." The program gives them a head start on a career while improving trust in the health system.
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Health
Short on community health workers, a county trains teens as youth ambassadors
In Fairfax County, Va., the health department is training high school students to become health ambassadors in underserved communities and get a leg up on future careers in public health.
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Health
Newest doctors shun infectious diseases specialty
The pandemic put infectious diseases doctors in the spotlight. The 'Fauci Effect' raised the number of fellowship applicants in 2020, but this year almost half of the training programs went unfilled.
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Health
New VA study finds Paxlovid may cut the risk of long COVID
For those at high risk, Pfizer's antiviral drug helps stave off severe COVID-19. Now research suggests it may also reduce their chances of long COVID.
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Health
CDC issues new opioid prescribing guidance, giving doctors more leeway to treat pain
The updated recommendations seek to course correct after guidelines from 2016 were criticized for harshly limiting access to needed pain medication.