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Pickleball-Related Ocular Injuries On The Rise, Experts Champion Protective Eye Wear

The study published in JAMA Ophthalmology – the first epidemiologic study to home in on eye injuries in pickleball – reviewed ...
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Glaucoma Risk Increased for Patients Using SGLT-2 Inhibitors, GLP-1 RA

This Stony Brook University-based study reviewed how sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like ...
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Novel Corneal Cross-Linking Therapy Epioxa Approved for Keratoconus

The FDA has approved Epioxa™ HD 0.239% and Epioxa™ 0.177% for use in epithelium-on corneal collagen CXL for the treatment of ...
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Two Flu Vaccine Doses Boost Benefit for Children Younger Than 3 Years

Receiving two doses of inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) in the first year of influenza vaccination is associated with improved protection for children younger than 3 years versus one dose.
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Two-Dose Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Effective in Older Adults, Regardless of Prior Vaccination

HealthDay News — Two doses of the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) are effective in older adults, including immunocompromised adults, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in the Annals of ...
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New, More Dangerous Mpox Strain Found in 3 Californians

A more dangerous strain of mpox, a virus that causes painful lesions and flulike symptoms, has been detected in three California residents who had not traveled internationally.
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Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation Significantly Improves Survival in Cancer Survivors

HealthDay News — For cancer survivors, postdiagnosis smoking cessation is associated with improved overall survival, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of the National ...