FDA OKs Bivalent COVID Boosters for Kids 6 Months and Older
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The updated bivalent COVID-19 boosters are now approved for use in children as young as 6 months of age, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today.Children can receive either a Moderna or Pfizer-B…
Learn MoreBreast Cancer Survivors Can Safely Pause Longer-Term Meds During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pausing longer-term hormonal therapies to have a baby will not raise a breast cancer survivor’s risk of her tumor recurring, a new clinical trial concludes. Women whose cancer is fueled by female hormones su…
Learn MoreMás estados permiten a los farmacéuticos recetar anticonceptivos
MARTES, 6 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ahora, los farmacéuticos pueden recetar anticonceptivos hormonales en 20 estados de EE. UU., además de Washington, D.C., lo que da a las mujeres un acceso más fácil a la anticoncepción, señala un info…
Learn More2019 to 2020 Saw Drop in Number, Rate of Twin Births
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number and rate of twin births decreased from 2019 to 2020, according to the Dec. 7 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Isabelle Hor…
Learn MoreType 1 Diabetes Doesn’t Have to Hold Kids Back in School
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with type 1 diabetes miss more school than their peers without this condition, but the good news is these absences don’t have to affect their grades or chances of going on to college, new research s…
Learn More1 in 10 Teens Have Sexted, Many See Porn by 6th Grade: Study
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A high number of preteens and teens in the United States have viewed pornography and many have also sent or received nude or seminude photos — sexting — over their smartphones, a new study reveals. “The p…
Learn MoreU.S. States With Tighter Access to Welfare Payments Have More Kids in Foster Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have discovered a link between access to welfare payments and foster care. As many as 29,000 fewer children may have entered the foster care system during the 12-year study if U.S. states had mad…
Learn MoreIncrease in Overdose Mortality Greater Among the Pregnant in 2020
TUESDAY, Dec. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overdose mortality among pregnant and postpartum women increased between 2017 and 2020, with a more pronounced increase observed in 2020, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 6 issue of the Jou…
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