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Levels of other winter diseases are also on the rise. http://dlvr.it/SbzLzX

Every year, over 4 million deaths are associated with high levels of air pollution — particularly in developing countries where there is a severe dearth of air quality data. http://dlvr.it/SbxCLQ

Though RSV infections typically cause mild cold-like symptoms and go away on their own after a few weeks, the virus is potentially lethal for very young children and it is one of the world’s biggest infant killers. http://dlvr.it/Sbv6rj

Multiple efforts are under way across the U.S. military to develop wearable technology to protect soldiers, gauge their physical condition in real time and make them fitter and more lethal. http://dlvr.it/Sbv6cX

According to a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, social scientists found that in Chinese society, masks might function as a “moral symbol” and decrease the likelihood of an individual engaging in any form of deviant behavior. http://dlvr.it/SbrGhL

U.K.-based gynaecological health startup Daye has completed a £10 million funding round and announced the launch of its vaginal microbiome screening tests that can detect infections and pathogens which are linked to STIs and vaginal infections, as well as fertility, pregnancy and IVF complications. http://dlvr.it/Sbn8KP

There are more lost disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) by women to breast cancer globally than any other type of cancer. Vara, a startup building an intelligent platform that infuses state-of-the-art AI into routine breast screenings, is on a mission to find every deadly breast cancer early. http://dlvr.it/Sbk585

A recent study published found that the pre-pandemic personalities of young adults had far more positive traits as opposed to the shift that was observed in their 2020 personality traits. http://dlvr.it/Sbg0m2

Peruvian scientist Yanymee Nimesia Guillen Quispe studies stabilizing proteins that might one day help treat cancer, while also strengthening scientific ties between South America and Asia through an organisation she co-founded, called SAPPIENS. http://dlvr.it/SbbwpV

Cautious optimism about the use of a new anti-amyloid fibril antibody for the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer's. http://dlvr.it/SbYdkQ

Health inspectors have published a damning report on England’s struggling health and social care system. http://dlvr.it/SbWNNW

Yes, drug R&D is difficult, costly and risky. But these factors don’t really justify a high price. Value does. http://dlvr.it/SbSMsQ

Using texting to bring pediatricians together with the children who need them is an idea only a mom founder could come up with. And she did. Her startup is a new take on children’s healthcare. http://dlvr.it/SbP8Gy

Leseliey Welch, a former public health official, wants to help improve birth outcomes in communities of color. She believes midwives working in free-standing childbirth centers will be key. http://dlvr.it/SbP7zY

Apple will use data gathered from Apple Watch owners to launch a health insurance business, analyst predicts http://dlvr.it/SbKqms

Burnout rates among America’s physicians are rising precipitously. The answer isn’t more resilience training. It’s a hard look at how big healthcare organizations and how it makes healthcare professionals feel: invisible. http://dlvr.it/SbGYWr

A number of politicians, including U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), have propagated similar claims as well. http://dlvr.it/SbCKRl

Starr indicated on Twitter that he's "surprised" that he tested positive again for Covid. http://dlvr.it/Sb8xk3

For you, a vaccination is a vaccination; it protects you against something. But, under Medicare, all vaccines are not equal and that means you probably paid more for some than for others. http://dlvr.it/Sb6d60

Jean Hébert believes the brain will soon be the only organ we cannot replace. But we can repair it. http://dlvr.it/Sb3XfR

Researchers said those with long Covid could be less able to exercise, suggesting that people swimming laps may have to switch to low-impact aerobics and doubles tennis players may have to switch to playing golf using a cart. http://dlvr.it/Sb0FY9

Officials warn the country has roughly two day’s supply of certain blood products. http://dlvr.it/SZyRnR

China is home to the world's second-largest number of billionaires after the United States http://dlvr.it/SZwybg

Bright Health is pulling individual Obamacare and family health insurance plans from nine states, which will force hundreds of thousands of Americans to choose new healthcare coverage for next year. http://dlvr.it/SZvflk

Despite the recent regulations to improve price transparency in healthcare and coverage, most Americans are still not shopping around for better prices. http://dlvr.it/SZv8HL

Walmart is launching a healthcare research institute as the retailer works to address health equity and access. http://dlvr.it/SZtbYF

U.S. seniors are much more likely to live independently and avoid being in a nursing home if there are more immigrants in an area. http://dlvr.it/SZsd7y

If you search TikTok for the hashtag #butterboard, you’ll get a butter-load of videos with a total of 236.9 million views and counting. http://dlvr.it/SZsHhJ

A mom, dropping her teen off to school, on a sunny day. http://dlvr.it/SZrNmV

The experience of our peers across the pond shows that the United States should promote choice and competition in our own healthcare system—not move to a single-payer system where government is the sole insurance provider. http://dlvr.it/SZqQWr

Amazon, CVS and Walmart have big healthcare ambitions. But critics say the healthcare system is far too complex for these retailers to figure out. How will this high-stakes game end? http://dlvr.it/SZpwV9

This in turn could affect organ development and have many long term health implications after birth. http://dlvr.it/SZnjK4

Despite increases in overall mental health drug utilization, costs per person declined by nearly 5% between 2020 and 2021, according to a new report from EmpiRx, a value-based PBM. http://dlvr.it/SZnRy9

Florida’s Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo, MD, PhD, cited an "analysis" that many have since questioned. http://dlvr.it/SZn6sj

The fight against cancer and push to a carbon neutral future offer promise, experts at an Asia Society conference in New York said this week http://dlvr.it/SZmBlg

Cholera is one of the most rapidly fatal human diseases known and can kill within hours if untreated, though is preventable with vaccination and treatable with rehydration therapy. http://dlvr.it/SZl67r