Moderna Says Updated COVID Shot Shields Against Highly Mutated New Variant
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some good news for folks who are worried about the new, troublesome COVID variant known as BA.2.86: Moderna Inc. said Wednesday that its updated vaccine held its own against this highly mutated version of …
Learn MoreVA Hospitals See Steep, Steady Rise in Heat-Related Illnesses
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heat domes and extreme heat waves have been battering the United States for years now, and a new study shows that increasing temperatures are doing real harm to humans.A significant increase in heat-related…
Learn MoreU.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Obesity taxes many parts of the body, but new research suggests the heart might take the hardest hit of all.Between 1999 and 2020, deaths from heart disease linked to obesity tripled in the United States, a…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, Infants
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi…
Learn MoreImmediate Gout Pain Relief: Medications & Self-Care Tips
Gout pain may be severe and oftentimes it strikes at night, so when it flares, you want fast relief. Learn more about immediate pain relief for gout, including what medications and self-care tips may help, plus what surgery options may be available if…
Learn MoreEar Pain Relief: Medications, Surgeries & Self-Care Tips
If you’re experiencing ear pain, you likely want relief fast. Learn more about how to get rid of ear pain, including what medications to use, self-care tips and what surgeries may help, depending on the cause of your ear pain.What is ear pain?Ear pain…
Learn MoreDid the Pandemic Change Babies’ Microbiomes?
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Infants whose first year of life unfolded during the pandemic appear to have fewer types of bacteria in their gut than infants born before COVID-19 raced across the planet, a new study suggests. Specificall…
Learn MoreMany Strains of a Dangerous Foodborne Bacteria Are Now Antibiotic-Resistant
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research on a leading cause of foodborne illness has linked a large share of Michigan infections to antibiotic-resistant bacteria strains.More than 100 strains of Campylobacter jejuni circulating in Mic…
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