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COVID vaccines don’t cause cancer, but misinformation persists

Anyone who spends even a moderate amount of time online has likely come across social media posts falsely claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful to human health.

Among the most widely debunked claims is that vaccines developed with messenger RNA technology can cause cancer because they contain “monkey virus DNA.”

Such claims were even repeated during a US congressional hearing on vaccine injuries last year, but North American and European health authorities have stressed that there is no evidence of a causal link between COVID vaccines and cancer, or that mRNA vaccines can alter human DNA in any way.

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by Alisha Putri•
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The Medical Minute: Sinus headaches? Maybe not.

You may want to sit down while reading this. A common perception is about to be shattered.

February 21, 2024Penn State Health News

There is no such thing as a sinus headache.

That phrase we’ve all bandied about when our head is pounding is really a misnomer, according to Dr. John McGinn, an otolaryngologist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

If you have a cold head, and you feel like a balloon has been inflated inside your face for more than a week, what you’re most likely dealing with is a bacterial sinus infection. The temporary

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by Alisha Putri•
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WHO updates guidelines on fats and carbohydrates

WHO has updated its guidance on total fat, saturated and trans-fat and carbohydrates, based on the latest scientific evidence.

The three new guidelines, Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children, Total fat intake for the prevention of unhealthy weight gain in adults and children, and Carbohydrate intake for adults and children, contains recommendations that aim to reduce the risk of unhealthy weight gain and diet-related noncommunicable diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer.

With its guidance on dietary fat, WHO notes that both quantity and quality are important

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How Healthy Is Ocean County? By The Numbers

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ — Residents of Ocean County are about as healthy as New Jerseyans as a whole, according to a report Wednesday from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

Researchers analyzed US counties on dozens of factors, including a range of behaviors and access to health care, that can help determine how long a person lives and the quality of their lives. The analysis is based on 2017-2021 health data.

In general, the County Health Rankings and Roadmap report shows Ocean County residents live longer than people in the nation, but not as long as those in other

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by Alisha Putri•