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Lyme Biobank study finds CDC test misses most cases of early Lyme

Lyme Biobank study finds CDC test misses most cases of early Lyme

A newly published study in Frontiers in Medicine reveals serious gaps in Lyme disease testing and post-treatment care, based on a decade of patient data collected by the Lyme Disease Biobank. The research, supported by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation, followed 253 participants in Lyme-endemic areas of Long Island, New York, and Central Wisconsin between 2014 and 2023. All presented …

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Here’s how much money New Yorkers need to retire comfortably: new study

Here’s how much money New Yorkers need to retire comfortably: new study

Retired New Yorkers need an average of $50,997 per year to cover their living expenses after factoring in Social Security payments, new research has found.  GOBankingRates gathered national average annual expenditures data for people 65 and older from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center in order to calculate the eye-popping figure.  Thus, for …

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Vaccine roll outs cut deaths and infections by 60% says study

Vaccine roll outs cut deaths and infections by 60% says study

Dominic Hughes Global Health Correspondent Getty Images The study examines the impact of emergency vaccine roll-outs for five major infectious diseases, including Ebola Emergency vaccination programmes – rolled out in response to outbreaks of five major diseases – are believed to have reduced deaths by around 60% over a period of 23 years, according to a new study. A similar …

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Massive 16-Year Study Links Wellbeing to Stronger Memory in Aging : ScienceAlert

Massive 16-Year Study Links Wellbeing to Stronger Memory in Aging : ScienceAlert

Want to remember things better as you get older? The secret might be surprisingly simple: focus on feeling good. Recent research involving over 10,000 people aged 50 and above has found that people with higher wellbeing perform better on memory tests as they age. The study, which followed participants for 16 years, checked their wellbeing and memory every two years. …

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