Biden Makes Another Push for Cancer Moonshot Initiative
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden made a renewed push for his cancer moonshot initiative on Monday.Speaking at the famed John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Biden likened JFK’s space race to his own…
Learn MoreCDC’s Expert Panel OKs Omicron-Specific Booster Shots From Pfizer, Moderna
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A vaccine advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on Thursday to recommend updated boosters from Pfizer and Moderna that target Omicron variants, paving the way for the sh…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Omicron-Specific Booster Shots From Pfizer, Moderna
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday gave the green light to updated COVID booster shots from both Pfizer and Moderna that target Omicron variants, paving the way for the shots to get into Ame…
Learn MoreUp to 4 Million Americans Out of Work With Long COVID
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In yet another example of the financial toll that the new coronavirus has exacted during the pandemic, a new report estimates that up to 4 million Americans are out of work as they struggle with long COVID.”T…
Learn MoreWife of California Congressman Died After Using Herbal Remedy for Diabetes, Weight Loss
THURSDAY, Aug. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lori McClintock, the wife of Northern California congressman Tom McClintock, died late last year after taking white mulberry leaf, a herb used to treat diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol, a recently rele…
Learn MoreFirst Lady Jill Biden Tests Positive for COVID Again
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After testing negative for COVID-19 and leaving isolation last Sunday, First Lady Jill Biden again tested positive for the virus on Wednesday.”After testing negative on Tuesday, just now, the First Lady has…
Learn MoreCOVID Boosters Targeted to Latest Variants Could Be Ready After Labor Day
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden Administration plans to roll out updated booster shots that target Omicron variants shortly after Labor Day, in an effort to protect Americans against a possible winter surge in COVID-19 cases.Dr….
Learn MoreCDC Eases COVID Social Distancing Guidance
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday it has loosened its COVID-19 social distancing recommendations as the American public learns to live with the virus in its midst.“We’re in a …
Learn MoreNew U.S. Monkeypox Coordinator Named as California, Illinois Declare Public Health Emergencies
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The White House announced Tuesday that Robert Fenton Jr., a regional administrator with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has been named the country’s new monkeypox coordinator.The news came as two m…
Learn MoreBiden Tests Negative for COVID, Ends Isolation Period
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After contracting COVID-19 last week, President Joe Biden has tested negative for the virus and ended his isolation period.In a tweet posted Wednesday morning, President Joe Biden shared a photo of his nega…
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