Decrease Seen in HIV Testing, Diagnoses During Pandemic
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was a decrease in HIV testing and diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to research published in the June 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity an…
Learn MoreCDC Backs Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6 to 17
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., on Friday signed off on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 through 17 years. It is the final step to making the s…
Learn MoreNew York City Opens First Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic in U.S.
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — On Thursday, New York City became the first U.S. city to start offering the monkeypox vaccine to those at high risk for the disease.The announcement follows similar ones issued from the United Kingdom and Cana…
Learn MoreAmerican Diabetes Association, June 3-7
The annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association was held this year from June 3 to 7 in New Orleans and attracted more than 15,000 participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others …
Learn MoreSCOTUS Overturns Roe v. Wade, Leaving Many Women Without Access to Abortion
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Friday that overturns the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing a woman’s right to abortion. The decision sets the stage for a swift rollback of abortion rig…
Learn MoreFactors ID’d in Time to Breast Biopsy by Race, Ethnicity
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with abnormal results on screening mammograms, minority race and ethnicity are associated with an increased risk for not receiving a biopsy within 30, 60, or 90 days, according to a study published o…
Learn MoreAnemia During Pregnancy Increased Among WIC Participants
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of anemia during pregnancy, identified using the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participant and Program Characteristics (PC) data, increased from 2…
Learn MoreIn AIDS-Related Lymphoma, Outcomes Worse With Hypoalbuminemia
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL), hypoalbuminemia predicts inferior outcome, according to a study published online June 18 in Infectious Agents and Cancer.Jinxin Zhang, from Nanfang Hospital in Gu…
Learn MoreMore Than 18 Million Cancer Survivors Living in U.S. as of Jan. 1, 2022
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 18 million U.S. cancer survivors were alive as of Jan. 1, 2022, according to a report published online June 23 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.Kimberly D. Miller, M.P.H., from the American Can…
Learn MoreSymptoms May Persist After Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Infection
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compared with controls, children aged 0 to 14 years who experience severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have a higher prevalence of long-lasting symptoms, but they have a tend…
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