The hell and high water of forced birth Doctors tell Salon the lack of one exception in abortion bans will be an “unequivocal nightmare” Salon · Jul 1, 2022
Climate change is putting food safety at risk more often, and not just at picnics and parties Every year, almost 1 in 6 Americans gets a foodborne illness, and about 3,000 people die from it, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates. Picnics and parties where food sits out for hours are a common source, but heat waves and power outages are another silently growing… The Conversation · Jun 29, 2022
Seniors with prediabetes should eat better, get moving, but not fret too much about diabetes Almost half of older adults — more than 26 million people 65 and older — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. How concerned should they be? Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022
The U.S. will offer nearly 300,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks The Department of Health and Human Services will make 296,000 doses available in the coming weeks, and expects a total of 1.6 million doses to be available in the U.S. by the end of the year. WEKU · Jun 29, 2022
Moderna COVID-19 shots now an option for older kids in US There is now a second COVID-19 option for kids ages 6 to 17 in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced it is recommending Moderna shots as an option for school-age kids and teens The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022
Misinformation will be rampant when it comes to COVID-19 shots for young children – here's what you can do to counter it When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for all children ages 6 months to 5 years on June 18, 2022, it opened the door for nearly 20 million children to get vaccinated. The Conversation · Jun 24, 2022
Polio: What do we know about feared outbreak in London? Virus believed to have been spreading in the capital for months The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022
US Expands Monkeypox Testing Capacity To Five Commercial Lab Companies The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), started shipping monkeyp Benzinga · Jun 23, 2022
US boosts monkeypox testing, 142 cases confirmed The Biden administration has started shipping testing kits for monkeypox to commercial laboratories, in a bid to speed diagnostic tests for suspected infections for the virus that has already infected at least 142 people in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending tests to commercial labs,… The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022
CDC: Historic outbreak of meningococcal disease among LGBTQ men in Florida ORLANDO, Fla. — At least six people in Florida have died in what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday called “one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal disease among gay and bisexual men in U.S. history,” with state and health officials and LGBTQ+ groups scrambling to alert… Orlando Sentinel · Jun 22, 2022
Polio: What do we know about feared outbreak in London? Virus believed to have been spreading in the capital for months The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022
What you need to know about COVID vaccines for kids under 5 COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old were authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday and by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday, a welcome relief to parents of the last age group to become eligible for shots. Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2022
The FDA authorizes COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers The vaccinations for children as young as 6 months old could start next week. But first, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must sign off. WEKU · Jun 17, 2022
With COVID shots approved for toddlers, here’s what you need to know The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old Friday, a welcome relief to parents of the last age group to become eligible for shots. Although the move will help protect children from infection and serious disease, vaccine hesitancy still looms in the U.S.… Tribune News Service · Jun 17, 2022
Al Jazeera · Jun 17, 2022 US: FDA authorises COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 President Joe Biden says jabs could be rolled out to that age group as early as next week, pending CDC recommendations.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 17, 2022 It’s best not to have sex if you suspect monkeypox, but if you must, here’s how to do it safely The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued guidelines for sex among people who suspect they might have the disease.
WEKU · Jun 17, 2022 Coronavirus FAQ: Should I still take a COVID test before flying into the U.S.? This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended the COVID-19 testing rule for air passengers traveling to the U.S. from abroad. Should you still take a COVID test anyway?
Benzinga · Jun 14, 2022 Moderna's COVID-19 Shot Likely Related To Higher Heart Inflammation Risk Than Pfizer's: Reuters Moderna Inc's (NASDAQ:MRNA) COVID-19 vaccine may relate to a higher risk of heart inflammation in some age groups than Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) - BioNTech SE's (NASDAQ:BNTX) shot, Reuters reported citing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Citing recent data, CDC said that the findings on myocarditis and pericarditis, types of heart inflammation linked to both the…
WEKU · Jun 10, 2022 Starting on Sunday, you won't have to test for COVID-19 to fly into the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is lifting its COVID-19 testing requirement for airline travelers coming into the country. It's a major change for the travel industry.
The Conversation · Jun 10, 2022 Why opting out of opioids can be dangerous in the operating room Currently, patients in seven states can tell their physicians they don’t want to be treated with opioids in any health care setting, even during surgery. While unnecessary opioid exposure is a big reason behind the opioid epidemic in the U.S., we believe that non-opioid directives that allow patients to opt…
Daily Mirror · Jun 10, 2022 UK monkeypox cases soar as infected must stay 1m from others in new 'social distancing' Confirmed cases of the virus in the UK have soared to 366 after a further 45 were identified in just the past 24 hours, and health chiefs have issued new "social distancing" guidelines
Miami Herald · Jun 10, 2022 ‘We should definitely be concerned.’ Miami-Dade’s COVID-19 cases, positivity rates soar MIAMI — With a new wave of omicron COVID cases surging in Miami-Dade County, the percent of local positive tests, known as the positivity rate, has soared, representing a fourfold increase since April and likely an undercount due to at-home testing.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 9, 2022 Children’s vision problems often go undetected despite calls for regular screening The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 600,000 children and teens are blind or have a vision disorder.
Daily Mirror · Jun 8, 2022 Monkeypox: Which countries have the most cases as virus linked to 66 deaths in Africa The UK has 321 confirmed cases of the virus so far, nearly a third of the of the 1,107 known infections in non-endemic countries, latest data shows
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 7, 2022 Why are boosted Americans testing positive for COVID-19 more often than those without extra shot? Since late February, Americans who have gotten a booster shot appear to be testing positive for COVID-19 more often than those vaccinated without the extra shot, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.