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Covid-19 Vaccine Immune Response Linked To Age

OREGON CITY, Ore. — A new laboratory study from Oregon Health and Science University suggests that older people have fewer antibodies against the novel coronavirus. The study titled “Age-Dependent Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 and P.1 Variant by Vaccine Immune […]

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Hot Tips for Summertime Safety in South Florida

     Summertime in South Florida is in full swing, which means plenty of sunshine, longer daylight hours, camp, pool parties, backyard barbeques and outdoor activities. The hot summer months can also bring an increased risk of recreational accidents, heat overexposure, sunburns, bug bites and more. Broward Health’s family medicine specialists share tips on how we can protect ourselves during the summer season. […]

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Black AIDS Institute Re-Launches Black Leadership Program To Strengthen The HIV Workforce, End The Epidemic

Black AIDS Institute (BAI), the nation’s only Black-led organization focused on ending HIV in Black communities, has re-launched its renowned “African American HIV University” (AAHU) program. Aligned with BAI’s “We The People: A Black Strategy to End HIV,” which is rooted in Black empowerment, the reinvigorated and expanded AAHU program aims to build Black leadership and mobilization skills as an upstream, structural, and sustainable intervention to end the epidemic in Black America. Of its seven interconnected components designed to strengthen the HIV workforce, AAHU’s two flagship initiatives, Science and Treatment College and Community Mobilization College are accepting applications through August 15. […]