Health Highlights: Oct. 15, 2021
Bill Clinton hospitalized with sepsis. Former President Bill Clinton, 75, is in a California hospital after falling ill with what his medical team say is the sometimes serious blood infection sepsis. His illness is probably tied to a urinary tract in…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Supports Moderna Booster Shot for Older Adults, People at High Risk
THURSDAY, Oct. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Mirroring a similar recommendation issued last month for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, an expert advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended a half-dose booster shot of the…
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Death threats, trolling common for scientists who speak to media about COVID. A new survey of 300 researchers and experts on COVID-19 from around the world finds two-thirds saying they quickly become the targets of abuse and threats once they talk to…
Learn MoreFDA Warns Against Using At-Home Dermal Filler ‘Pens’
THURSDAY, Oct. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Plumped-up lips, wrinkle-free foreheads — they’re all part of the promise of dermal fillers, most reliably received at a cosmetic surgeon’s clinic.But cheaper, unapproved “at home” dermal filler pens, boug…
Learn MoreU.S. to Reopen Borders to Vaccinated Travelers from Canada, Mexico
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Beginning in November, the United States will reopen its borders to fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico for the first time since pandemic closures began 19 months ago, the Biden administration…
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U.S. will reopen its borders to vaccinated travelers from Canada, Mexico. After 19 months of pandemic closures, those who can show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 can enter the country, starting in November. Read moreFDA gives its first a…
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Six in 10 Americans will skip or delay a flu shot this year. Experts are warning that Americans’ resistance to influenza may be waning because the disease was a no-show last season. That’s why it’s troubling that 60% of respondents in a new poll said…
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More than half of Americans surveyed may not get flu shot. With last year’s flu season being a no-show, people’s immunity to the sometimes serious disease is waning, experts warn. That’s why it’s worrying that a new poll finds 44% of Americans saying…
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Over 140,000 U.S. children have lost a caregiver to COVID-19. New CDC data shows that between April 2020 and July 2021, 1 in 4 fatal cases of COVID-19 left a child without a parent or other caregiver. Overall, about 1 in 500 U.S. kids have been affe…
Learn MoreU.S. Murder Rate Up 30% During Pandemic, Highest One-Year Rise Ever
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The rate at which homicide is taking the lives of Americans jumped by 30% over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic — the largest year-to-year increase ever, new federal government figures show.The rate j…
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