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RSV Is Common, Dangerous Infection: What Parents Need to Know

SUNDAY, Oct. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Watch closely if your kids appear to have a common cold this fall or winter. It could instead be respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, and that makes it more likely to progress to a serious lower lung inf…

Bill Clinton Expected to Be Discharged From Hospital on Sunday

SUNDAY, Oct. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A spokesperson for former President Bill Clinton said late Saturday that the 75-year-old will be discharged from a California hospital on Sunday, CNN reported. Clinton was hospitalized at the University of Cal…

Be Your Teen’s Best Partner as They Learn to Drive

SATURDAY, Oct. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Parents of teen drivers can play a crucial role in making their children safe drivers, the Governors Highway Safety Association says.Millions of U.S. teens are learning to drive at an especially challenging …

Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup

Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Oct. 12 to 15, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou…

FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Johnson & Johnson Booster Shot

FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a unanimous vote, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory panel on Friday recommended that the agency grant emergency use of booster shots of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.The FDA…

Vaccinated Foreign Travelers Can Enter United States Beginning Nov. 8

FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — All international travelers who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will be able to enter the United States beginning Nov. 8, an official at the White House told The New York Times.The announcement ca…

Biden Administration to Invest $100 Million to Ease Health Care Worker Shortage

FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The National Health Service Corps will receive $100 million to help tackle the U.S. health care worker shortage, the White House announced Thursday.That number represents a fivefold increase in funding from pr…

FDA Panel Recommends Approval of Johnson & Johnson Booster Shot

FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a unanimous vote, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel on Friday recommended that the agency grant emergency use of booster shots of Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine.The FDA…

Johnson & Johnson Seeks FDA Emergency Approval for Its Booster Shot

Despite Pressures of Pandemic, U.S. Nursing School Enrollment Climbs

FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Even as large numbers of U.S. nurses leave their jobs due to the stress of the pandemic, there has been an uptick in applications to nursing schools, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing says.Enroll…