COVID Boosters Can Help People With Lupus
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with lupus benefit from a COVID-19 booster shot after full vaccination, with a new study showing they are half as likely to experience a COVID infection afterward.”Our study results offer people livi…
Learn MoreBiden Administration May Back Second Booster Shots for All Adults
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The White House is weighing whether to offer a second COVID booster shot to American adults under 50.The new push comes in response to the latest, highly contagious Omicron variants, which have increased hosp…
Learn MoreDrinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Drinking by yourself may have lifelong consequences, especially if the habit begins early in life, a new study suggests.Researchers found that drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood greatly inc…
Learn MoreKey Players in Keeping Kids Safe From Guns: Pediatricians
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians may become the trusted middle men between gun owners and non-gun owners when it comes to talks about gun safety, a new study shows.University of Pennsylvania researchers found parents were more …
Learn MoreCould Fasting Diets Lower COVID Severity?
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A fasting diet might be the ticket to avoiding a COVID-19 hospitalization, a new study suggests. Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah found that people who had practiced water-only intermittent fa…
Learn MoreBeing Social May Be Key to ‘Sense of Purpose’ as You Age
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Want to feel you matter after you retire? Start socializing, a new study suggests.Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis found that positive connections with other people were associated with a s…
Learn MoreCommon, Crucial Medical Device Often Gives Wrong Readings for Black Patients
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early in the pandemic, scores of Americans bought pulse oximeters to help determine how sick they were while infected with COVID-19, but new research finds the devices often miss dangerously low blood oxygen l…
Learn MoreFDA Mulling Over-the-Counter Sale of Contraceptive Pill
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For decades, birth control pills in the United States have only been available with a prescription, but an application filed Monday with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an over-the-counter pill might…
Learn MoreBabies’ Babble Brings Big Learning Bonus
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Babies’ babble may be smarter than you think.A new study shows that infants as young as 3- to 5-months of age can tell that the unintelligible sounds they make before they learn to talk can impact the people a…
Learn MoreFeminizing Facial Surgery Gives Mental Boost to Transgender People
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Transgender patients who get gender-affirming surgery to create more feminine facial features say it’s a big boost to their mental health, a new study reports.Researchers at the University of California, Los A…
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