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Dr. Gregory Poland, head of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group, says the BA.5 variant is hypercontagious and is contributing to increases in hospitalizations and ICU admissions. A new study published in Nature found the variant was four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines than earlier strains of omicron. The Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines
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Elizabeth Klerman, HMS associate professor of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, developed a model to help flight docs predict when astronauts will be alert, based on the time of day and how long they’ve been awake. For more information about Dr. Klerman and stories about space-related research, visit hms.harvard.edu/harvard-medicine and view the Spring 2012
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General advice can help you, but it can also hurt you. My relationship with advice is a bit… love-hate. It’s complicated. Seeking out high quality advice has helped me tremendously, but seeking out advice has also led me astray. How should one navigate the limitations of general advice and carve out their own best path,
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Mayo Clinic Minute – Food recalls and sickness Ice cream, strawberries, packaged salads, even peanut butter — they all have been in the news in recent months because of links to foodborne illness as reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Each week, the CDC investigates dozens of foodborne illnesses, like salmonella or
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Stephanie Tuttle found Harvard Medical School’s HMX courses helpful for her post-bacc pre-med program – and sees direct applications to her future. Learn more about her experience: https://onlinelearning.hms.harvard.edu/hmx/profiles/stephanie-tuttle/ HMX courses cover fundamental medical concepts through detailed visualizations, real-world scenarios, and genuine patient interactions. Courses are appropriate for those considering or advancing in health care and related
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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there is no uniform or universally accepted system used for food dating across America. There are some common freshness codes stamped on items in stores, but the information can be confusing. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, dietitian Angie Murad decodes the dates and explains that most don’t have
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Arsani William, a second-year student at Harvard Medical School, hopes to build a career that will impact an entire population. He believes that interactions with fellow students and professors at HMS will help him navigate that route. Learn more about William at http://hms.harvard.edu/news/case-study-camaraderie-1-28-13 and the Program in Medical Education at http://hms.harvard.edu/departments/medical-education
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You’ve been looking at the lives of the incredibly successful and want to know how you can replicate their success. Want to know the secret? It’s not their superhuman discipline or overpowering ambition. It’s a matter of devising the optimal systems to keep you consistently running at peak performance, helping you slowly inch your way
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Susan Sterler, a registered nurse at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, introduces the second video in our series of constipation videos. The series covers the common causes and symptoms of constipation, the role of the colon, lifestyle and behavior modifications, and helpful tips for relieving constipation. In this video, Susan explains the role of the colon,
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