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2022 Health and Science Writing

12/21/2022 – Healthline – Not All Kids With Type 2 Diabetes have Obesity: What Parents Need to Know

12/19/2022 – Healthline – Harmful Content on Eating Disorders, Suicide Can Pop Up in Minutes on New TikTok Account, Study Finds

12/15/2022 – Healthline – World Cup Journalist Grant Wahl Died from Aortic Aneurysm: What to Know

12/13/2022 – Healthline – When People Both Vape and Smoke, They Don’t Swap Cigarettes for E-Cigs

12/9/2022 – Healthline – Celine Dion and Stiff-Person Syndrome: The Signs, Symptoms, and Treatments

12/8/2022 – Healthline – Short-Term Memory Can Be Improved with Laser Therapy, Study Shows

12/5/2022 – Healthline – Why Experts are Skeptical of Elon Musk’s Brain Implants

12/2/2022 – Healthline – Alzheimer’s Disease: Swelling May Be Root Cause, New Drug May Slow Progression

11/22/2022 – Healthline – High Blood Pressure May Contribute to Neurotic Behavior in Some People

11/18/2022 – Healthline – FDA Oversight of Clinical Trials was ‘Grossly Inadequate,’ Report Claims

11/17/2022 – Healthline – Adding CBD to THC Won’t Reduce the Effects of Cannabis That Get You ‘High’

11/16/2022 – Healthline – ALS: Roberta Flack Says Disease Has Left Her Unable To Sing

11/10/2022 – Healthline – Anxiety Treatment: Mindfulness Program ‘As Effective’ As Common Antidepressant

11/9/2022 – Healthline – Common Dietary Supplements are No Match for Statins in Combatting Cholesterol

11/3/2022 – Healthline – Single Dose of Synthetic ‘Magic Mushroom’ Psilocybin Eases Severe Depression

11/2/2022 – Healthline – How Sugar and Sedentary Lifestyle Affects Men vs. Women

10/27/2022 – Healthline – RSV Surge: Experts Discuss Symptoms, and When to Seek Medical Care for Your Child

10/26/2022 – Healthline – Low-Carb Diet May Help People with Pre-Diabetes Lower Their Blood Sugar Without Meds

10/22/2022 – Healthline – Cholesterol-Lowering Statins: Do They Help With COVID-19?

10/21/2022 – Healthline – Cannabis and Other Drugs Increase Risk of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)

10/18/2022 – Healthline – Why People Drink: Researchers Looks at Genetics, Peer Pressure and Coping Mechanisms

10/14/2022 – Healthline – What Happens if Marijuana is No Longer Classified as Schedule 1 Drug?

10/13/2022 – Healthline – FDA Authorizes Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Shots For Kids Over Age 5

10/10/2022 – Healthline – Coldplay’s Chris Martin Diagnosed With Serious Lung Infection: What to Know

10/5/2022 – Healthline – Did California Just Ban Medical Misinformation? What We Know

10/4/2022 – Healthline – Queen Elizabeth’s Cause of Death Due to Old Age: What that Means

10/3/2022 – Healthline – Mindfulness Linked to Lower Blood Sugar Levels in People with Type 2 Diabetes

9/30/2022 – Healthline – Yes, Vaccines are Safe Even After a Study Looked at Potential Link to Asthma

9/28/2022 – Healthline – CBD Food and Drinks are Becoming More Popular, But the FDA isn’t Biting

9/22/2022 – Healthline – These Two Popular Diabetes Drugs Outperformed Others in a New Study

9/19/2022 – Healthline – Deadly Overdoses Linked to Synthetic Opioids Called Nitazenes

9/19/2022 – Healthline – Knee Osteoarthritis: Yoga May Offer Pain Relief, Improve Physical Function

9/12/2022 – Healthline – Working Nights? Try Eating During the Day to Protect Your Mental Health

9/9/2022 – Healthline – Eating More Artificial Sweeteners May Increase Risk of Heart Disease

9/9/2022 – Healthline – Legalization of Cannabis Means More People May Be Opting Out of Meds

9/8/2022 – Healthline – No Scientific Basis for the ‘Lazy Stoner’ Stereotype, Researchers Say

9/1/2022 – Healthline – Why the New COVID-19 Booster Was Authorized Before Testing on People

8/29/2022 – Healthline – How Moderate Exercise Like a Brisk Walk or Yoga Class Can Help Your Heart Health

8/26/2022 – Healthline – CDC Offers Monkeypox Guidance for Schools and Daycare Centers

8/23/2022 – Healthline – Cannabis for Chronic Pain Linked to Slightly Increased Risk of Arrhythmia

8/18/2022 – Healthline – CDC to Undergo Major Overhaul: Everything We Know Right Now

8/18/2022 – Healthline – The Next COVID-19 Booster Shots Will Target Omicron: What to Know

8/11/2022 – Healthline – Langya Henipavirus (LayV): Dozens of Confirmed Cases in China, What We Know

8/10/2022 – Healthline – States With Legalized Cannabis Have Fewer Synthetic Cannabinoid Poisonings

8/9/2022 – Healthline – FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of the Monkeypox Vaccine to Increase Supply

8/5/2022 – Healthline – What We Know Right Now About Your Risk of Getting Long COVID

8/5/2022 – Healthline – Delta-8 THC: Experts Warn That Not All Cannabis Alternatives Are Safe

8/3/2022 – Healthline – CBD Products Often Mislabeled, Some Containing THC: What to Know

8/1/2022 – Healthline – How the New Drug Pricing Bill Could Affect You

8/1/2022 – Healthline – How a Smartphone May Help Your Memory

7/28/2022 – Healthline – People Respond Differently to Psychedelic Drugs — Genetics Could Be One Reason

7/27/2022 – Healthline – Legalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level Could Benefit Public Health. Here’s Why

7/25/2022 – Hone Health – Can B12 Help You Shed Fat? Here’s what the science says

7/25/2022 – Healthline – Depression May Not Be Linked to Low Serotonin, New Analysis Finds

7/21/2022 – Healthline – President Joe Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19: What to Know

7/21/2022 – Healthline – At-Home Ketamine Therapy: Largest-Ever Study Shows Mental Health Benefits

7/21/2022 – Healthline – Microdosing Psilocybin Mushrooms May Improve Mental Health and Mood

7/19/2022 – Healthline – CDC Issues Alert About Parechovirus: What to Know

7/18/2022 – Healthline – New Home Kidney Test Uses Smartphone to Monitor Kidney Health

7/15/2022 – Healthline – Novavax: What to Know About the Latest COVID-19 Vaccine

7/14/2022 – Healthline – Should You Wait for Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Booster Shots?

7/12/2022 – Healthline – Insurers Have to Show What They Pay Medical Providers: Can it Help You Save Money?

7/6/2022 – Healthline – COVID-19 Was a Top Cause of Death in 2020 and 2021, Even For Younger People

7/1/2022 – Healthline – Why COVID-19 Boosters are Being Reformulated This Fall to Target Omicron

6/29/2022 – Healthline – FDA Ban on Juul Vaping Devices, Pods on Hold as Company Appeals

6/27/2022 – Healthline – Gun Control: Experts Discuss First New Federal Law in Decades

6/22/2022 – Healthline – How to Use New FDA Guide for Dietary Supplements

6/20/2022 – Healthline – EPA Issues Advisory About PFAS or ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water: What You to Know Now

6/16/2022 – Healthline – Study Finds Fish Linked to Skin Cancer Risk, But You Don’t Need To Give Up on Seafood

6/15/2022 – Healthline – Key FDA Panel Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Under 5

6/10/2022 – Healthline – Black and Hispanic People More Likely to Die from Certain Types of Strokes

6/9/2022 – Healthline – FDA Approval of the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Delayed by Manufacturing Changes

6/8/2022 – Healthline – Apple Watch: New Health Features for AFib Tracking and Monitoring Medications

6/3/2022 – Healthline – Worried About Which COVID-19 Vaccine is Better? Study Finds Getting Three Doses is Key

5/31/2022 – Healthline – Can CBD Impact Your Driving Ability? What We Know

5/31/2022 – Healthline – Most Countries Stopped Requiring COVID Tests for Air Travel. Why Hasn’t the US?

5/27/2022 – Healthline – Can COVID-19 Symptoms Come Back After Using Paxlovid? What We Know

5/26/2022 – Healthline – Most Americans Want People to Mask Up While Traveling

5/13/2022 – Healthline – European Union to Drop Face Mask Mandate for Air Travel on May 16

5/12/2022 – Healthline – New Study Finds Pregnant People Exposed to These Common Chemicals

5/9/2022 – Healthline – High Levels of Antioxidants Linked to Lower Risk of Dementia

5/5/2022 – Healthline – Carrying Student Debt for Years May Hurt Your Heart Health

5/2/2022 – Healthline – First Case of Current H5 Strain of Bird Flu Detected in US: What to Know

4/29/2022 – Healthline – Moderna Asks FDA to OK Its COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids Under 5

4/25/2022 – Healthline – Florida Seeks to Block Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

4/22/2022 – Healthline – What Health Experts Have to Say About the End of the Mask Mandate

4/21/2022 – Healthline – Air Pollution Can Cause Heart Attacks, Stroke and Asthma Attacks: Why is it Getting Worse in US?

4/19/2022 – Healthline – Federal Judge Strikes Down TSA Mask Mandate on Planes and Public Transit

4/14/2022 – Healthline – Alabama Outlaws Healthcare for Trans Youth: What to Know

4/14/2022 – Healthline – CDC Extends Mask Mandate for Public Transportation to May 3

4/6/2022 – Healthline – Key FDA Panel Discusses COVID-19 Boosters: What we Learned

3/31/2022 – Healthline – How Will We Know if a BA.2 Wave is Surging in the US?

3/29/2022 – Healthline – FDA OK’s Second COVID-19 Booster for People Over 50

3/28/2022 – Healthline – How the End of COVID-19 Funding Could Affect You

3/24/2022 – Healthline – Moderna to Ask FDA to OK COVID-19 Vax for Kids Under 6: What Parents Should Know

3/21/2022 – Healthline – How to Get Back to Working Out After COVID-19

3/16/2022 – Healthline – How Long COVID May Bring on Lung, Heart, and Brain Complications

3/11/2022 – Healthline – Mask Mandate for Planes, Public Transportation Extended to April 18

3/9/2022 – Healthline – COVID-19 May Cause Brain Changes, Even With Mild Infection

3/2/2022 – Healthline – How Effective Are COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids 5–11?

3/2/2022 – Healthline – Biden’s State of the Union: Drug Pricing, Mental Health Care, and his ‘Test to Treat’ COVID Plan

2/27/2022 – Healthline – Researchers Scan Brain of Dying Patient: Here’s What they Found

2/25/2022 – Healthline – CDC Relaxes Mask Guidance as COVID-19 Cases Wane

2/22/2022 – Healthline – How a 4-Day Workweek Could Boost Your Mental Health

2/22/2022 – Yoga Journal – The One Thing You Need to Know to Slow Your Breath

2/20/2022 – Healthline – Vegetables Alone Can’t Keep You Heart Healthy, But You Still Need to Eat Your Greens

2/16/2022 – Healthline – Who Is Most Likely to Lose Their Sense of Smell and Taste from COVID-19?

2/14/2022 – Healthline – Local Lockdowns and COVID-19: How Effective Were They?

2/11/2022 – Healthline – The End of Mask Mandates? Here’s What Experts Have to Say About It

2/8/2022 – Healthline – Can Freezing Temps Affect COVID-19 Tests Delivered to Your Mailbox?

2/2/2022 – Healthline – Could mRNA Technology Revolutionize Future Vaccines and Treatments?

2/2/2022 – Healthline – Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Could Be Available for Kids Under 5 by End of Feb.: What to Know

2/1/2022 – Healthline – COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates in the Workplace: How You May Be Affected Now

2/1/2022 – Healthline – Moderna Launches Clinical Trial of Its mRNA-based HIV Vaccine

1/27/2022 – Healthline – Long COVID Linked to Unbalanced Gut Microbiome: What to Know Now

1/24/2022 – Healthline – COVID-19 Booster Dose Provides 90% Protection Against Hospitalization During Omicron Surge

1/21/2022 – Healthline – Why These 8 Drugs Have Gone Up the Most in Price

1/20/2022 – Healthline – Why the WHO and CDC Don’t Agree on COVID-19 Boosters for Kids

1/19/2022 – Healthline – Omicron Cases May Have Peaked in Northeast, What About Rest of the US?

1/18/2022 – Yoga Journal – Does Yoga Really Detox Your Body?

1/13/2022 – Healthline – Supreme Court Blocks Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine or Test Rule, Allows Healthcare Requirement

1/13/2022 – Healthline – The Difference Between Being Hospitalized ‘For COVID’ and ‘with COVID’

1/13/2022 – Yoga Journal – Collect for Your Community Like a Pro

2/1/2022 – Fredericksburg Parent & Family – Emerging From Isolation: The Mental Health Fallout of COVID on Children and Adolescents | print

2/1/2022 – Fredericksburg Parent & Family – Vaxing Up in Central Park | print

1/6/2022 – Healthline – How the Omicron Surge Is Taxing Hospitals

1/5/2022 – Yoga Journal – 6 Ways to Transition Into Triangle Pose