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Metabolic Syndrome Can Result from Poor Oral Hygiene
Periodontal or gum disease represents a significant risk factor of metabolic syndrome, a group of conditions increasing the…
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Men and Women Alike Benefit From Resistance Training at Advanced Ages
New study compares muscle mass and strength gains in older men and women A study from an Australian…
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Physical Therapists Excited By Changes to Medicare Payment Calculations
Proposed 9 percent reduction will ultimately be closer to 3 percent For most of 2020, APTA worked against…
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Covid-19 Updates: Nearly 2 Million Deaths Worldwide, Vaccine Distribution and the Study of Virus Beginnings
More than 90.8 million cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been diagnosed worldwide as of Monday evening, including at…
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Coronavirus This Week: Here’s What You Need to Know
More than 87 million cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been diagnosed worldwide as of Thursday, January 7, including…
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SARS-CoV and SARS-Cov-2: All You Need to Know
SARS‐CoV (causative pathogen of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome or SARS) and SARS‐CoV‐2 (causative pathogen of Coronavirus Disease 2019…
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Help is on the Way for Healthcare Workers
Experts weigh in on the factors that healthcare system leaders must consider in distributing new COVID-19 vaccines to…
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A Look at 2021 Healthcare With the Pandemic
As has been said — the world is always different after a pandemic. Cocoliztli Disease once changed food…
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APTA Prepares to Celebrate Centennial Anniversary
Organization planning year-long acknowledgement of history for their centennial anniversary As challenging as 2020 was for most everyone,…
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H.R. 8755 to Allow OT Telehealth Access to Continue
Goal for H.R. 8755 is to allow OTs to practice virtually beyond current emergency Congress has taken up…
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Overdose Rate at All-Time High Over 12-Months
Overdose evaluation ended May 2020, suggesting it’s not entirely COVID-related The CDC issued a Health Alert Network advisory…
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Vaccine Rollout Slows, Facing Challenges in U.S.
Experts debate how to move process along, accelerate rate at which vaccine is administered If nothing else, the…
