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Ingrid Hein

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Ingrid Hein

Ingrid Hein has been a medical reporter for more than a decade. Before joining 榴莲视频, she covered medical conferences for WebMD / Medscape Medical News. Previous to writing about health, Ingrid put her BA in journalism from Concordia University to work as a technology reporter and columnist. She appeared as a panelist on CBC radio and wrote weekly columns for Toronto and Montreal newspapers. Ingrid lives just outside the Montreal area, in Canada. She keeps chickens, makes pottery, and enjoys staying healthy doing sports that can be done in the woods or without wearing shoes.

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A computer rendering of positive and negative herpes blood test vials.

USPSTF Reaffirms Rec Against Routine Screening for Genital Herpes

With no new evidence, guidance remains unchanged from 2016

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COVID Vaccines Added to 2023 Child, Adult Immunization Schedules

Other notable changes include new guidance on polio, MMR, hepatitis B, and pneumococcal vaccines

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AUD Diagnoses After COVID Infection Higher at Certain Points in the Pandemic

Social context of pandemic offers most plausible explanation, researchers say

A photo of a female physician giving her female patient an injection.

Interferon Injection Cuts COVID Hospitalization Risk in Vaxxed Population

Effectiveness of pegylated interferon lambda held up against various strains, including Omicron

A photo of a mature woman exercising at home.

Healthy Lifestyle Before Infection Linked to Lower Long COVID Risk

Healthy BMI and adequate sleep both independently associated with risk of long COVID

Photo of bottles and the package of BCG Vaccine AJV

BCG Vaccine Flops for Preventing COVID, Other Respiratory Infections

Also made no difference for more severe COVID outcomes

A photo of EzriCare Artificial Tears

CDC Sounds Alarm on Eye Drops Linked With Drug-Resistant Infection

Permanent vision loss, death due to possible contamination leads to product recall

A photo of a box of Meningococcal Group B Vaccine Bexsero over a computer rendering of Meningococcus bacteria

Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

Effectiveness shown against both serogroup B and non-serogroup B disease in Spanish children

FDA ADCOMM rezafungin over a computer rendering of candida fungus.

FDA Panel Backs Weekly Rezafungin for Candidemia, Invasive Candidiasis

Efficacy, safety data sufficient to justify "limited use" indication, say panelists

A photo of a bottle of Bacillus Subtilis supplements.

Probiotic Proves Its Might for Staph Decolonization

Bacillus subtilis eliminated most S. aureus in the gut, and without harming microbiome

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