Health Highlights: Feb.1, 2022
Pfizer will ask FDA to approve its COVID vaccine for kids under 5. If approved, the two-shot regimen would become the first approved for use in children this young; older children are already eligible for the vaccine. Read moreOpioids’ grim toll on yo…
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Scientists say new ‘stealth’ Omicron variant poses little threat.The variant, called BA.2, doesn’t appear to cause more severe disease and vaccines are just as effective against it as they are against the original Omicron variant (BA.1), experts say. …
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A new strategy to fight deadly liver cancers. Surgical removal of tumors on the liver doesn’t guarantee they won’t return. But a new approach — starting patients on immunotherapy before surgery — may greatly improve survival, doctors say. Read more…
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Studies ease concerns over COVID vaccine and menstrual cycles. They’ve gotten some media headlines recently, but potential menstrual changes associated with getting a COVID vaccine are typically minor and temporary, two new international studies confi…
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Omicron batters already strained U.S. hospitals. Facilities continue to reel from the pressures of the pandemic, facing critical workforce shortages and rising labor costs that amount to a “national emergency,” hospital executives say. Read moreCOVID…
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Is Omicron on the downswing? After swamping America with new COVID cases, there are signs the Omicron variant surge may be ebbing, new data shows. Read moreWomen at higher risk of a stroke at a young age. New research suggests that women age 35 and y…
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Is Omicron on the downswing? After swamping America with new COVID cases, there are signs the Omicron variant surge may be ebbing, new data shows. Read moreWomen at higher risk of a stroke at a young age. New research suggests that women age 35 and y…
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U.S. teens in mental health crisis. Data shows that young Americans were already suffering high rates of anxiety and depression before the COVID crisis shut down schools and overturned daily life. Experts and teenagers themselves tell HealthDay Now ab…
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Pot vendors are aiming their ads at kids. Some recreational pot shops are using tricks from the old playbooks of alcohol and tobacco companies to target underage users on social media, a new study reports. Read moreCOVID booster shots can keep you out…
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Ordering groceries online? Good luck finding nutrition info. Use of online home delivery services skyrocketed during the pandemic, but many websites are making it hard to find nutrition information on their products, a new study shows. Read moreVaccin…
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