MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer/BioNTech says a three-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to provoke a strong immune response in the youngest age group of children — those aged 6 months to 5 years. This is the only age group not yet approved for COVID-19 vaccinationContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Knowing your blood pressure is a basic part of good health. But monitoring it at home can get complicated. “It sounds easy – you buy a device, smack the cuff on your upper arm and push a button, right? It’s notContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A worrisome international outbreak of monkeypox, a less harmful cousin of the smallpox virus, has now reached the United States and Canada. As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases of the illness, and 28 more suspected cases, have been reported across 12 countries, accordingContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 might be easing into a new status as a widely circulating and somewhat harsher version of the common cold, experts say — a virus that folks could contract repeatedly, even if they were recently infected. “[SARS-CoV-2] is destined to join four ofContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some lots of Jif brand peanut butter are being recalled as health officials investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella illness tied to the products. Fourteen illnesses (including two hospitalizations) tied to the Salmonella Senftenberg strain of the bacteria have occurred in Arkansas, Georgia,Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When choosing a summer camp for their children, many U.S. parents prioritize location, cost and activities. Only one in 10 said COVID-19 precautions are important, a new survey reveals. Among parents who said COVID-19 precautions would play an important role in their summerContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Organs from donors who died of drug overdoses helped keep the number of U.S. liver transplants steady during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds. “When the pandemic began, we saw no decline in liver transplants, which seemed surprisingContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The anti-inflammatory benefits of a common gout medicine may help save the lives of heart failure patients, researchers say. The medication, colchicine, could also reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients whose arteries are clogged with cholesterol, according to theContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Babies delivered by cesarean section are no more likely to have food allergies during their first year of life than other infants, according to an Australian study. The association between type of delivery and food allergy risk had been unclear, so researchers decidedContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans with sickle cell disease who have private insurance face average out-of-pocket costs of $1,300 a year and a lifetime total of $44,000, new research reveals. That means that their out-of-pocket expenses are nearly four times higher compared to people without the inheritedContinue Reading