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Month: June 2021

Cases of type 2 diabetes among children more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic, research finds

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Cases of type 2 diabetes among children more than doubled during the coronavirus pandemic at one Louisiana hospital, according to research presented Friday. The researchers say the cases increased in severity, too. Dr. Daniel Hsia, an associate professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and colleagues looked at

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Preguntas de la audiencia sobre el coronavirus: ¿Por qué hay personas que tienen efectos secundarios severos en la segunda dosis de la vacuna?

Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Nos siguen llegando preguntas de la audiencia sobre la vacuna contra el covid-19. Una de las más frecuentes es si se pueden mezclar dosis de distintas farmacéuticas. Esta semana, el Dr. Huerta aclara dudas sobre efectos secundarios de las vacunas, sobre el contagio del covid-19 tras vacunarse y sobre

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Para vacunar completamente a los niños contra el covid-19 antes de volver a la escuela, muchos padres deben actuar ahora

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Si bien es un poco fastidioso pensar en volver a la escuela incluso antes del 4 de julio, en muchas partes del país, si deseas que tu hijo esté vacunado contra el covid-19 para cuando comiencen las clases, tienes que actuar rápido. Muchos sistemas escolares grandes, incluidos Atlanta, Fort Myers,

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HEALTH MINUTE: COPING WITH THE CONDO COLLAPSE TRAGEDY

In the wake of such sadness over the condo collapse disaster in Florida, some healthcare providers in the Sunshine State are offering free bilingual grief counseling to anyone in that area emotionally affected by the tragedy, but for those watching it on TV from afar, the images can be overwhelming. How to handle those feelings of grief and sadness in today’s Health Minute.

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Released American journalist says Myanmar military using torture to hunt down opposition leaders

By Helen Regan, Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu and Salai TZ, CNN Business Myanmar’s military junta is using torture to extract information from detainees on the whereabouts of senior opposition members and activist leaders, according to an American citizen and journalist who was recently released from a Yangon prison. Nathan Maung, 44, was detained for more

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