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MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among middle-aged female nurses, those reporting an evening chronotype are more likely to have an unhealthy lifestyle, with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, even after accounting for lifestyle variables…

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Influenza vaccination reduced the risk for influenza-associated hospitalizations by 52 percent in the March to September Southern Hemisphere 2023 influenza season, according to research published in the Sept…

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to new COVID-19 boosters for Americans, setting the stage for the updated vaccines to become available within days.The COVID-19 shots from …

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American Red Cross said Monday that it urgently needs blood donations because the national blood supply has dropped nearly 25 percent since early August.Back-to-back climate-related disasters have hampere…

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is expanding its reach to help more people. The crisis line has now launched services in American Sign Language (ASL) to help callers who are deaf or hard…

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an infectious respiratory disease that can look and sound a lot like a cold, with coughing, sneezing and a runny nose. But RSV can turn serious and send some patients to the hospital, particularly infants and young…

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to new COVID boosters for Americans, setting the stage for the updated vaccines to become available within days.The COVID-19 shots from Pfi…