Health Highlights: July 25, 2022
As COVID reinfection cases rise, who should get a second booster? Despite vaccines and natural immunity, the highly infectious Omicron variant is striking many people more than once. Read moreWHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency. At least …
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First U.S. case of polio in a decade reported in New York: Rockland County officials say the young adult was not vaccinated and they have since opened polio vaccine clinics to encourage shots. Read moreAs searing heat stretches across much of the Unit…
Learn MoreBiden Tests Positive for COVID
THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced Thursday.”This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing…
Learn MoreCDC Says Mystery Listeria Outbreak Has Killed 1, Hospitalized 22
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – At least 23 people in 10 states have been sickened and one of them has died in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Although the cause of the outbrea…
Learn MoreAfter Appeal, Court Rules Juul Can Still Sell E-Cigarettes for Now
MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A federal appeals court has ruled that for now, Juul Labs can continue to sell its electronic cigarettes on the U.S. market.The Friday ruling came in response to the company seeking a temporary emergency hold …
Learn MoreCDC Panel Backs Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6-17
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An expert panel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine be approved for kids between the ages of 6 and 17.The Advis…
Learn MoreFDA Bans Juul E-Cigarettes From US Market
THURSDAY, June 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered Juul Labs to pull its e-cigarettes off the American market.“Today’s action is further progress on the FDA’s commitment to ensuring that all e-cigaret…
Learn MoreBiden to Announce Nicotine-Reduction Rule for Tobacco Companies
TUESDAY, June 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new rule that would require tobacco companies to slash nicotine levels in cigarettes could be issued Tuesday by the Biden administration.The rule, which would have an unprecedented effect in lowering smokin…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Pfizer, Moderna Shots for Those 5 and Under
FRIDAY, June 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the emergency use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for the country’s youngest children.The approvals come not a moment too soon: More th…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Backs Pfizer, Moderna Shots for Kids 5 and Under
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend the emergency use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for the country’s youngest children….
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