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e150-8 review: New low weight, left obesity!

Experimental Fat Loss • 226 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24

🏥 Health & Wellness Weight Loss Fitness Diet Nutrition Health Updates

Stick to a plan to achieve weight loss goals
Plateaus during weight loss journey may be part of a fat loss mechanism
Consistency and perseverance are key to beating obesity and reaching fitness goals

UK COVID data, week starting 28th November 2022

Logging the World • 279 implied HN points • 01 Dec 22

🏥 Health & Wellness COVID-19 Data Health Updates Long Covid

The UK COVID data for the week starting 28th November 2022 shows a trend of growth in hospital admissions and cases.
There is an increase in the number of people reporting limitations in daily activities due to Long COVID, indicating a potential impact from past infection waves.
Variants at Level 6 and 7 are outgrowing Level 5 variants, contributing to the overall growth observed in COVID data.

This week in outbreaks: April 10 edition

Force of Infection • 34 implied HN points • 10 Apr 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Outbreaks Illness Prevention Health Updates

Influenza B activity is rising despite influenza-like illness being below baseline.
Influenza A peaks during winter, but flu B circulates throughout the year.
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Flu-like activity finally dips below baseline

Force of Infection • 31 implied HN points • 13 Mar 23

🏥 Health & Wellness Respiratory Diseases Health Updates

Flu-like activity has finally decreased below baseline
This is a sign that the U.S. is moving out of flu season
Healthier days are expected to be ahead

Mind the Mutations

Are You Okay? • 0 implied HN points • 10 Jan 21

🏥 Health & Wellness Health Updates Preventive measures Vaccination Testing

Viruses naturally mutate to survive and reproduce, and the COVID-19 variants are more contagious but not more lethal.
We need to strictly adhere to mask-wearing, social distancing, and other risk mitigation measures to prevent the spread of the virus.
The Pfizer vaccine is effective against the current variants, and widespread vaccination and testing are essential to combat COVID-19.

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