Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Millions of U.S. women missed breast, cervical and colon cancer screenings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.It found that compared to 2018, the number of women in 2020 who said they had br…
Learn MoreCOVID Shots Coming for Kids Under 5 in June: White House
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children under the age of 5 may be able to get their first COVID vaccinations as early as June 21, the White House said Thursday.An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet on June 14-1…
Learn MoreSurprising Factors That Raise (or Lower) Your Odds for COVID-19
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study offers some unexpected conclusions about what factors might influence your chances of getting COVID-19.What did it find? People with food allergies have a lower risk of infection than those without …
Learn MoreGruesome Warnings on Cigarette Packs Have Smokers Hiding Them, but not Quitting
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Graphic images on cigarette packs of diseased body parts and other smoking horrors may not have the desired effect on smokers themselves, a new study finds.Many smokers kept cigarette packs with gruesome warnin…
Learn MoreHow Many Days Do COVID Antibodies Stick Around?
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults who get COVID-19 could have antibodies circulating in their blood for nearly 500 days after infection, new research suggests.”We now have a good estimate of how long antibodies last after a COVID-19 infe…
Learn MoreCOVID Vaccine a Key Factor in Decisions Around Surgery
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vaccination played a crucial role when Americans were deciding whether to have surgery during the pandemic, a new study finds.”It’s critical to understand what factors affect a patient’s decision to have surger…
Learn MoreWoman Receives 3-D Printed Ear Transplant Made of Human Cells
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A 3-D printed ear made with the patient’s own cells has been transplanted onto a 20-year-old woman, the company that made the ear says.The achievement announced June 2 by 3DBio Therapeutics of New York City i…
Learn MoreDepression in Pregnancy Tied to Behavior Issues in Kids
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children whose mothers had rising levels of depression during pregnancy appear to have an increased risk of behavioral problems, researchers say.”Our findings suggest that increases in mother’s symptoms of de…
Learn MoreIt’s the Number of COVID Shots You Get, Not Combination, That Brings Immune Boost
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of COVID-19 vaccine doses received — not the combinations — is the key to strengthening your immune system to protect against different variants of the coronavirus, including Omicron, a new study …
Learn MorePCBs Still a Health Threat Around the World
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nations are falling short in their efforts to get rid of toxic PCB chemicals that pose a risk to human health and the environment, researchers report.“We’re only six years out from the Stockholm Convention’s…
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