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7 Conditions That Increase Your Risk for Severe COVID-19

Suriyawut_Khongyuen / Shutterstock.com COVID-19 is a risk for everyone, but some people are in much greater danger than others. Those who are older are at the greatest risk for severe illness and death from the disease caused by the coronavirus. In fact, 80% of COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have …

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Health care unions amplify the voices of frontline workers overwhelmed by pandemic conditions.

The unions representing the nation’s health care workers have emerged as increasingly powerful voices during the still-raging pandemic. With more than 100,000 Americans hospitalized and many among their ranks infected, nurses and other health workers remain in a precarious frontline against the coronavirus and have turned again and again to …

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3 Common Skin Conditions and What to Do about Them

“Love the skin you’re in,” so the saying goes. Sometimes that’s easier said than done. Skin conditions, ranging from mildly irritating to painfully debilitating, are ubiquitous nowadays. Even mild-to-moderate symptoms can take a serious physical and emotional toll. I started thinking about skin the other day after a bout of …

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