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New study says more than 30% of older adults develop long COVID

New study says more than 30% of older adults develop long COVID

There is a new study with Minnesota connections that looks at long COVID in older adults and it finds 32 percent of older adults in the United States who survived COVID infections had symptoms of long COVID up to four months after infection. That's double the rate in younger people. Dr. Ken Cohen is co-author of the study and the executive director of translational research for Optum Care, which is based in the Twin Cities. He spoke with Cathy Wurzer about their findings.
by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Ellen Finn

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The unique challenges LGBTQ folks face when it comes to aging

The unique challenges LGBTQ folks face when it comes to aging

Years of oppression and misunderstandings in the medical community lead to difficulty for LGBTQ adults. As they age, the problems multiply. What can be done to improve the situation?
by Cathy Wurzer, Ellen Finn, Simone Cazares and Sam Stroozas

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Still testing positive after day 10? How to decide when to end your COVID isolation

Still testing positive after day 10? How to decide when to end your COVID isolation

Nobody wants to infect their friends and friendly, but do you really have to keep isolating at day 12, 13 or beyond? Unfortunately — and perhaps unsurprisingly — the science is not entirely settled.
by Will Stone

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With Roe overturned, state constitutions are now at the center of the abortion fight

With Roe overturned, state constitutions are now at the center of the abortion fight

In a sense, what was one battleground has become 50, as advocates on both sides of the abortion issue race to put the issue before state constitutions. Half a dozen lawsuits are already in court.
by Becky Sullivan

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The U.S. will offer nearly 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks

The U.S. will offer nearly 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks

The Department of Health and Human Services will make 296,000 doses available in the coming weeks, and expects a total of 1.6 million doses to be available in the U.S. by the end of the year.
by William Stone

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Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pills

Instagram and Facebook remove posts offering abortion pills

Facebook and Instagram have begun promptly removing posts that offer abortion pills to women who may not be able to access them following a Supreme Court decision that stripped away constitutional protections for the procedure.
by The Associated Press

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