U.S. to Require Negative COVID Test For Chinese Visitor Entry
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) – All travelers flying from China to the United States will soon be required to produce a negative COVID test or show proof of recovery if they’ve had a recent COVID infection, U.S. health officials announced W…
Learn MoreAs Eviction Rates Rise, So Do Local Death Rates, U.S. Study Finds
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Being evicted can have a significant impact on a person’s health, according to new research.In U.S. counties where eviction rates were elevated, death rates were higher for all causes, especially if those ar…
Learn MoreObesity Might Lower Milk Production in Breastfeeding Moms
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While 8 of 10 mothers breastfeed their newborns for a short time, the number plummets despite recommendations from experts, in part because milk production falls off.Researchers investigating why that happen…
Learn MoreSome Young Cancer Survivors Won’t Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young cancer survivors face a heightened risk from human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus known to raise the risk of cervical cancer. So why are they getting the HPV vaccine in low numbers?To find out, research…
Learn MoreNeighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Living in tight-knit communities where neighbors are connected to one another helped improve health outcomes for older Chinese Americans, a new study found.Rutgers University researchers used data from a stu…
Learn MoreMental Health Apps Offer Basic Features
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mental health apps offer basic features and privacy challenges are common, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Network Open.Erica Camacho, from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in …
Learn MoreLiving in Higher-Opportunity Neighborhoods Tied to Better Childhood BMI
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Residing in higher-opportunity and lower-vulnerability neighborhoods in early life is associated with a lower mean body mass index (BMI) trajectory and a lower risk for obesity from childhood to adolescence…
Learn More1990 to 2019 Saw Improvement in Women’s Representation in Academic Medicine
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Representation of women in academic medicine improved from 1990 to 2019, but representation of underrepresented minorities (URM) only modestly increased, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in JAM…
Learn MoreLower Levels of Adolescent Cannabis, Vaping During Pandemic Persisted to 2022
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The reduced levels of adolescent cannabis use and nicotine vaping seen during the pandemic in 2021 continued into 2022, while alcohol use levels increased to prepandemic levels, according to the results of …
Learn MoreChina Eases Travel Rules as COVID-19 Restrictions Lift
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — China plans to roll back some of its strict COVID-19 controls, including allowing more of its people to travel abroad.During the pandemic, the country has limited passports, allowing them only for family em…
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