FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly two-thirds of the world’s population has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine, which has prevented nearly 20 million deaths, new research finds. The study from Imperial College London was the first to quantify the impact of vaccines on a global scale. ItContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 18 million Americans have now survived cancer, a new report shows. The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the U.S. National Cancer Institute collaborated on the report to estimate cancer prevalence and help public health officials better serve survivors. “As the populationContinue Reading
CDC panel recommends Moderna COVID vaccine for kids ages 6 through 17. The vaccine had already received emergency use authorization for this age group from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week. Read more U.S. cancer survivors now number 18 million. Approximately 8.3 million males and 9.7 million femalesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Now that a COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for kids under age 5, a leading medical group urges parents to discuss it with their health care provider. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) suggests that parents ask their children’s doctor or other clinicianContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Historically, not much has been recorded on the aging of amphibians and reptiles, unless they live in a zoo. Now, a team of international researchers has changed that in a study that traversed the world. The team of 114 scientists, led by researchersContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered Juul Labs to pull its e-cigarettes off the American market. “Today’s action is further progress on the FDA’s commitment to ensuring that all e-cigarette and electronic nicotine delivery system products currently being marketed toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even babies aren’t immune from the effects of long COVID, Danish researchers report. Their study found that about one in three kids aged 14 and younger who tested positive for the virus were suffering from mood swings, trouble remembering or concentrating, and rashesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine advisory panel on Wednesday voted to recommend that Americans 65 and older get the new, more potent flu shots because the regular shot doesn’t offer enough protection. The more powerful vaccines might also offerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hate crime laws that protect gay, lesbian and transgender people may have an unexpected benefit: fewer teen suicide attempts, among kids of all sexual orientations. That’s the conclusion of a new study that looked at what happened in U.S. states that enacted hateContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Health authorities in Britain, who routinely test sewage samples for the virus that causes polio, declared a “national incident” after evidence of local spread was found in London sewers. No cases have been identified yet, according to the UK Health Security Agency. ThereContinue Reading