Health Highlights: Feb. 15, 2022

Sex in the senior years. It's important to overall health, but many folks let this important part of life drift away rather than talk about sexual problems with either their partner or their doctor, experts say. Read more

Most pregnant American women were already in poor health. Increasingly, moms in the United States are starting their pregnancies already having heart risks like high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, new research shows. Read more

Is the next great COVID vaccine an inhaled one? Some experts believe a vaccine given via the nose or throat could be a checkmate move in the world's ongoing chess match against COVID-19. Read more

Walmart, Amazon drop mask requirements for vaccinated workers. Employees will no longer have to wear masks unless local or state laws require them, the companies said in memos to employees. Read more