Nearly 900,000 U.S. Kids Under 12 Have Gotten Their First COVID Shot
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Learn MoreMore Than 2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled Due to False Positive Results
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A recall of Ellume at-home COVID-19 test kits has been expanded to include roughly 2 million of the 3.5 million tests that had been shipped to the United States by last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administ…
Learn MoreWorkers’ Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Health insurance has gotten slightly more expensive during the pandemic: A new survey shows that annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 4%, to an average of $22,221 this year.Of …
Learn MoreAHA News: A Heart Researcher’s Heart Stopped at a Restaurant. His Daughter’s Coaches Saved Him.
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — A little after 9 p.m. on a Friday in July, Dr. Kevin Volpp arrived at a restaurant in Cincinnati with his 15-year-old daughter Daphne, her squash coach and some friends. Everyone was tired a…
Learn More50 Years On, Real Progress in War Against Cancer
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Since 1971, when the U.S. government made defeating cancer a goal and put major funding behind it, death rates for many cancers have plummeted, but some are increasing, according to a new American Cancer Soc…
Learn MoreAHA News: Plaque-Lined Arteries Put Future Health of Young American Indians at Risk
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Young American Indians with early signs of plaque in their arteries may be especially vulnerable to heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular conditions later in life, according to new…
Learn MoreMany People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Eating lots of fruits, veggies, beans and other foods with inflammation-cooling properties may lower your odds of developing dementia as you age.But, if your diet is loaded with pro-inflammatory foods, you m…
Learn MoreVibration Therapy May Help Body, Mind in People With MS
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Multiple sclerosis patients might be able to think more clearly and move more easily if they regularly undergo whole-body vibration training, a new pilot study reports.A small group of MS patients who experi…
Learn MoreWealthier Parents More Likely to Get COVID Vaccines for Young Kids: Poll
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that suggests a family’s income influences parents’ views on COVID vaccines for their younger kids, a new survey shows the more money parents make, the likelier they are to get their kids a shot…
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