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A recent study of nearly 50,000 coronavirus patients found that those who were consistently inactive were at greater risk of death due to the virus than those who engaged in exercise. The study, which relied on the “Exercise Vital Sign” measurement developed by Kaiser Permanente Southern California, found that even those who were active on …

The health of hundreds of thousands of meat plant workers in Brazil is at risk from an industry-backed plan to reduce breaks given to employees, say workers’ rights groups in the country. In the midst of a pandemic that has claimed the lives of more than 350,000 Brazilians, President Jair Bolsonaro’s government, parliament and the …

Nearly 8 in 10 teachers, school staff and child-care workers have received at least their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, federal officials said, after a push to make the vaccine available to them. The Biden administration made the vaccine available directly to teachers and school staff through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, where people …

Dear Dr. Roach • I’d like to know what kind of damage to look out for after being a heavy drinker between the ages of 19 and 40, at which age the drinking slowed to a comparative trickle. I used to have many binge events plus regular consumption three to four nights a week and …

SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For Health Fidelity Inc., a company that provides innovative technologies for the value-based care era, 2021 marks the 10th anniversary since incorporation and five years of delivering NLP-derived clinical suspecting, a newer application of the company’s NLP technology. Health Fidelity was one of the first technology partners that deployed a natural language …

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – The name of your first pet, plus the street you grew up on make the rounds on social media as games and quizzes. Technology leaders in the stateline warn you to think twice about sharing these answers with the world. “Would you walk down the street, and talk to a stranger, …

Dealing with the effects of Covid lockdown has been tough enough, but for poultry farmers in Wales there is a second viral challenge on their doorstep – bird flu. Following a bird flu outbreak in November 2020, a nationwide lockdown has been in place since December, forcing all captive birds to stay indoors. Any farms …

When cases of Covid-19 first began emerging in Australia, some people reported disinfecting their groceries before bringing them into their homes, and there were also concerns that the virus could be living on the surfaces of packages in the mail. During Victoria’s extended lockdown, teams of workers could be seen walking city streets disinfecting traffic …

As a limited supply of the coronavirus vaccine has become available across Florida, residents are understandably anxious to know when they will be able to stand in line for a dose. One of South Florida’s largest hospitals will be opening their doors to patients seeking the vaccine that are a lot younger than the state …

XR refers collectively to virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality technology, all of which can be immensely helpful to insurance businesses. (Shutterstock) It’s clear that technology has helped businesses and people around the world adapt to life during the COVID-19 pandemic — with “remote” ways of working, connecting and general living affecting most everybody. …