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A study from the University College of London finds over a fifth (22 percent) of adults say they have experienced a complete breakdown of a relationship with either family, friends, colleagues, or a partner in the past year. http://dlvr.it/S6hxtX

Affects Therapeutics combines its mobile app with addiction counseling to address stimulant misuse. http://dlvr.it/S6h864

In the year before his death, prominent anti-masker Caleb Wallace told his wife, “You know masks aren’t going to save you.” But for men like Wallace, a “tough guy” attitude can’t inoculate against Covid-19. http://dlvr.it/S6fvxK

As expected, the European Union is telling its member states to keep out American travelers due to sky-high Covid infection rates in the U.S. http://dlvr.it/S6dNFj

There is a short string of nucleotides in SARS-CoV-2, as well as most coronaviruses, that has the potential to initiate protein synthesis between 150 and 200 nucleotides prior to the initiation of the first major protein in the virus, Orf1a. http://dlvr.it/S6cbZ4

Hymenoplasty or hymenorrhaphy is the “cosmetic repair, restoration, or construction of a woman's hymen.” After it’s been performed it’s commonly referred to as revirginization. http://dlvr.it/S6bQJV

Mark McDonald, MD has also called face masks "dangerous, dirty, and ineffective' and Covid-19 vaccines “failed, unsafe, experimental.” http://dlvr.it/S6Yx7F

The fact that ivermectin has become a lightning rod embedded in a Covid-19 culture war should surprise no-one. The pandemic has been replete with politicized discussions of non-pharmaceutical interventions, treatments, vaccines, and even the virus itself. None of this has served public health well. http://dlvr.it/S6YNy5

A joint effort by the U.S. and China to fight cancer could represent a latter-day equivalent of the exchange of table tennis players between the two countries that led to a thaw in relations in the 1970s http://dlvr.it/S6X10H

President Joe Biden set a deadline of Tuesday for a full withdrawal of troops. http://dlvr.it/S6WWtF

Social media is rife with people trying (and mostly failing) to race up rickety stacks of milk crates. A combination of youth, boredom and psychology is to blame. http://dlvr.it/S6VzJH

It’s the first time deer have been confirmed to have the coronavirus. http://dlvr.it/S6TVPc

Health officials have linked the event to Covid-19 cases in North Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota and Wisconsin. http://dlvr.it/S6Sy62

By its own admission, CMS has acknowledged that the last 10 years of experimentation haven’t worked. Coaxing people – and by extension organizations – to assume more accountability for outcomes hasn’t worked in the past, and it won’t work in the future. http://dlvr.it/S6S9Hm

The reason it seems SARS-CoV-2 is spreading faster now than it did in the beginning is because it is. The Alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 is more prone to airborne transmission than the original strain. Experiments with the Delta variant have yet to be performed. http://dlvr.it/S6Q73Q

In 2020, the foundation helped fund filmmakers Charlie Sadoff and Gabe London which allowed them to produce the PBS documentary, Definition of Insanity , about the decriminalization of mental health and a pioneering program for treating the mentally ill instead of punishing them. http://dlvr.it/S6PT1R

In a new survey 75% of U.S. youth between ages 14 and 24 years said they would get the COVID-19 shot. Maybe it's time to let them. http://dlvr.it/S6Nd0L

From August 30 through September 5, you can get not just one free doughnut but two. And the second doughnut is a little bit different. http://dlvr.it/S6LRp8

Workers need to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 15, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said. http://dlvr.it/S6Kmwc

In May, President Biden ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to examine the origins of the outbreak that has claimed 4 million lives across the world. http://dlvr.it/S6JxMd

While emergency rooms are overrun with Covid-19 patients, injuries from the viral "Milk crate challenge" are adding a new layer of pain for first responders. http://dlvr.it/S6GQp3

Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Covid-19 could keep festering and more variants could emerge if many Americans remain unvaccinated. http://dlvr.it/S6G5qf

Health policy experts Lawrence Gostin and Eric Friedman explain how the federal government can step up and get more people vaccinated. http://dlvr.it/S6FFjB

Nanotechnology and nanoengineering are enabling neuroscience in ways never before possible. http://dlvr.it/S6BtNC

The first vaccine to receive this licensing in the U.S., the Pfizer shot has been fully approved for people 16 and older. http://dlvr.it/S6BZnp

The potential applications for Tesla Bot and Neuralink, both independently and together, are revolutionary. http://dlvr.it/S69lcF

Both Jackson and his wife, Jacqueline, have tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus and been admitted to Northwestern University Hospital in Chicago. http://dlvr.it/S67TQ5

Dr. Joshua Liao discusses how framing can be used to combat over-optimism about vaccination, which contributed to premature decisions to drop masking and social distancing requirements and public confusion. http://dlvr.it/S67Dx8

Does Plan B actually have a weight limit? While plus-sized people need not beware of the morning-after pill, they should be aware of how drugs like Plan B could impact fat bodies differently than thinner bodies. http://dlvr.it/S66fHJ

Alabama has run out of intensive care unit (ICUs) and has one of the lowest Covid-19 vaccination rates in the country. http://dlvr.it/S64x7z

Less than 40% of people in Mississippi are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. http://dlvr.it/S64g3R

More countries are accepting airlifted Americans and Afghans. http://dlvr.it/S641FH

With Covid-19 infections climbing nationwide, some communities are facing a hospital capacity crunch. http://dlvr.it/S62TkQ

The military has airlifted 9,000 people since Sunday, but it could take that number of people every day. http://dlvr.it/S627LN

Chinese online healthcare stocks plunged more than 10% after a state-run newspaper called for greater supervision of prescription drugs sold on the internet, sparking fears that the government is preparing to introduce new regulations. http://dlvr.it/S61Cst

The leadership shakeup comes as the healthcare technology company is grappling with the changing landscape and a push towards big data efforts. http://dlvr.it/S5z9CQ

The guidelines highlight the need for physicians to recognize patient autonomy and the key role played by family caregivers. And they require doctors to acknowledge the need to balance independence and risk as they discuss care choices. http://dlvr.it/S5yn2P

The U.N.’s humanitarian coordinator for Afghanistan has spoken with senior Taliban officials. http://dlvr.it/S5xpV1

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The UAE “welcomed” the exiled president “on humanitarian grounds,” its foreign ministry said in a statement. http://dlvr.it/S5vKJY

Covid’s Forgotten Hero: The Untold Story Of The Scientist Whose Breakthrough Made The Vaccines Possible http://dlvr.it/S5tMp5

Two out of three U.S. adults support introducing a vaccine passport for flying, per new research. But some key stakeholders are not on board. http://dlvr.it/S5rDvl

Average healthcare spending for a white patient was $8,141—more than Hispanic, Black, and Asian patients—highlighting issues of structural racism and discrimination. http://dlvr.it/S5qr1t

One of the more consistent forms of messaging from the media, until very recently has been that COVID is mild and kids period. http://dlvr.it/S5pqlj

A large Hong Kong study found an elevated risk of developing Bell’s palsy, a rare kind of facial paralysis, after receiving the Sinovac Covid shot but no “significantly increased risk” with Pfizer’s shot, stressing that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks of contracting Covid-19. http://dlvr.it/S5mkPD

There is now another pandemic – that of mental health issues – which has “surged” as a result of the impacts from this devastating period. http://dlvr.it/S5mKxn

On September 14, the people of California will have the chance to oust Governor Gavin Newsom. His record over his more than two and a half years in power is checkered. Nowhere is that clearer than on health policy. http://dlvr.it/S5lL8K

This awful, awful Naegleria fowleri parasite can get into your brain by swimming up your nose. http://dlvr.it/S5jJD9

Since June 29, the number of hospitalizations per day has been going up and up, driven in part by the Delta variant. But there are other reasons. http://dlvr.it/S5j0Q2

The cruise ship has since implemented additional Covid-19 precautions such requiring more face mask wearing indoors, having crew members wear N95 masks, and shutting down crew social areas. http://dlvr.it/S5gzq1