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Babies of unvaccinated mothers who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy were at three times higher risk of developing respiratory distress compared to babies of unexposed mothers.

Babies of vaccinated mothers who contracted COVID-19 during pregnancy had lower risk of respiratory distress. [ more ]

Food insecurity is a growing concern at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Initiatives like the Student Hardship Fund and Daily Dollar Deals aim to address food insecurity among students. [ more ]

Massachusetts is the most educated state according to a study by WalletHub

The study took into account educational attainment and quality of education [ more ]

Children tend to believe that widely shared moral rules cannot be changed by God.

Researchers found that children deny the idea that God can change moral rules. [ more ]

Alzheimer's subtype called posterior cortical atrophy affects vision primarily.

Thousands of people go up to four years before receiving the right diagnosis. [ more ]

Taking a daily multivitamin may improve memory and cognitive function in older adults.

The study suggests that multivitamins can be a safe and accessible approach to protecting cognitive health in older adults. [ more ]

A study found that the popular AI tool ChatGPT provided unsatisfactory and potentially harmful responses to 75% of drug-related questions.

Researchers emphasized that healthcare professionals and patients should not rely on ChatGPT as an authoritative source for medication-related information. [ more ]

The weight loss drug semaglutide, sold under brand names Wegovy, Ozempic, and Rybelsus, has been found to reduce the risk of dying from heart disease in some patients.

A study involving over 17,000 people without diabetes but with a history of heart issues showed that those who received semaglutide lost about 9% of their body weight and reduced their risk of heart attack, stroke, or death from a heart event by 20%.

The results of the study were presented at the American Heart Association meeting and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. [ more ]

Naughty Pie Nature, a new Neapolitan pizza pop-up in Echo Park, has become a permanent establishment.

A recent study shows that 30% of all restaurants in California operate within LA County. [ more ]

A significant portion of respondents believed that men who follow a plant-based diet were lacking in masculinity.

Male participants reported that vegan men are stereotypically physically weak and even gay. [ more ]

77% of participants in a study accepted an invitation because they were afraid of what would happen if they declined.

People tend to exaggerate the negative ramifications of declining an invitation, but saying no isn't as disastrous as it might feel. [ more ]