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Williamson Medical Center recognized by national infectious disease society | Health

Williamson Medical Center (WMC) has been recognized as an Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).   This designation acknowledges the health system’s systematic efforts to optimize the use of antibiotics to maximize patient benefits and minimize both the rise of antibiotic resistance as…

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How mental health conditions can raise COVID risk : Shots

Digital generated image of cut out male head multilayered with covid-19 cells inside on blue background. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Digital generated image of cut out male head multilayered with covid-19 cells inside on blue background. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images Even before the federal government’s…

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The race to ace: how mass tutoring risks children’s mental health and entrenching inequality | Australian education

Sydney-based mother of two Fiona* was stressed about the effects of lockdown on her 10-year-old son’s learning. “When the lockdown happened everything went haywire,” she says, and they could barely cope with schoolwork. So she and her husband decided to “take a [financial] hit” and book their son in for…

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Health experts offer best tips for a COVID-safe Thanksgiving

When you’re shopping for the turkey, stuffing and the cranberry sauce for this year’s Thanksgiving dinner, there’s one thing health experts say you shouldn’t forget to add to your basket: a rapid coronavirus test kit.  Including testing in your Thanksgiving Day plans should be a part of a strategy to help to keep the virus from being an uninvited…