Half of U.S. Parents of Teens Got Their Child Vaccinated, but Uptake Slows
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, but the initial rush to get teens immunized has stalled, a new survey of parents shows. Only 1 percent of pa…
Learn MoreSupreme Court Allows Legal Challenges to Texas Abortion Law, but Does Not Overturn It
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Abortion providers in Texas can sue state officials in federal court over the state’s new abortion law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday, but it refused to block the law while such legal actions may be take…
Learn MoreSupreme Court Allows Legal Challenges to Texas Abortion Law, But Doesn’t Overturn It
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Abortion providers in Texas can sue state officials in federal court over the state’s new abortion law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday, but it refused to block the law while such legal actions may be take…
Learn MoreNew Treatment Greatly Boosts Survival for Kids With Aggressive Brain Cancer
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Children with the rare cancer neuroblastoma often succumb to the disease despite aggressive treatment. But researchers have found that adding an experimental antibody to that treatment, right off the bat, may …
Learn MoreHalf of U.S. Parents of Teens Got Their Child Vaccinated, But Uptake Slows
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States have had at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, but the initial rush to get teens immunized has stalled, a new survey of parents shows.Only 1% of parents no…
Learn MoreAHA News: The Pandemic Made It Hard to Stay Connected. Here’s How to Reestablish Healthy Relationships.
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — The holidays are a time to share home-cooked meals, reconnect with far-away loved ones and contemplate what the next year has in store.But for nearly two years, the coronavirus pandemic has af…
Learn MoreAHA News: La pandemia hizo que fuera difícil mantenerse conectado. He aquí cómo volver a relacionarse de manera saludable.
VIERNES, 10 de diciembre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Las fiestas de fin de año son una temporada excelente para compartir comidas caseras, reencontrarse con seres queridos lejanos y contemplar lo que nos depara el próximo año.Sin emba…
Learn MoreAntiviral Treatments Should Work Well Against Omicron, Experts Say
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Omicron variant could prompt a reshuffling of the way doctors treat COVID infections in the United States, and antiviral pills will likely lead the way in that redoubled effort, Harvard experts say.New ant…
Learn MoreAn mRNA Vaccine Against HIV Shows Promise in Animal Trials
FRIDAY, Dec. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cutting-edge mRNA technology brought safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines to a world in crisis — could it do the same for a much older foe, HIV?An experimental HIV vaccine that uses the same mRNA platform techn…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Dec. 10, 2021
Potent new antivirals may hold steady against Omicron. New antiviral pills developed by Merck and Pfizer are expected to remain effective against the mutation-heavy variant, because they interfere with the ability of the coronavirus to replicate itsel…
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