FDA Authorizes Spring COVID Booster for Certain Americans
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Seniors and people with weakened immune systems can get another booster dose of the bivalent COVID vaccine this spring, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.Seniors age 65 and older can ge…
Learn MoreDietary Supplements Used by Most Adults, One-Third of Kids: Survey
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Taking vitamins may drain your wallet without helping your health, yet a new government survey shows most American adults take them, as do about one-third of children. Researchers who were led by Suruchi Mis…
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Have Heart Damage Following Chemo
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black patients have 71 percent higher odds of cardiotoxicity following cancer treatment versus White patients, according to research presented at the Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient…
Learn MoreOakland’s Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could taxing soda cut down on the consumption of sugary drinks?That’s exactly what happened when a local “soda tax” was launched in Oakland, Calif., according to researchers from the University of California…
Learn MoreAmerica’s 4th Leading Cause of Death: Poverty
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Poverty is the fourth-greatest cause of death in the United States, according to new research. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside estimate that poverty was associated with 183,000 deaths …
Learn MoreDisconnecting From Work in Off-Hours Can Make You a Better Manager
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Striking a better work-life balance might make you a more effective manager on the job, according to a new study.A survey of managers and their employees found that bosses who could shut off after-work email…
Learn MoreChildbearing-Age Women Harbor Doubts About Vaccine Safety
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher percentages of women of childbearing age (18 to 49 years old) do not think that vaccination against COVID-19 and the flu during pregnancy is safe versus older women (aged 50 years and older) and all ad…
Learn MoreSupreme Court Issues Temporary Stay to Keep Abortion Pill Fully Available
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on Friday to pause parts of a recent federal ruling that limits the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone.The temporary stay, which expires at midnight on We…
Learn MoreFlorida Bans Most Abortions After Six Weeks
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that bans abortions in that state after six weeks, with exemptions only given up to 15 weeks for rape, incest, and the life and health of the pregnant woman…
Learn MoreLos ‘fans tóxicos’: cuando la adoración de su hijo por un famoso llega demasiado lejos
JUEVES, 13 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — No es nada nuevo que los jóvenes desarrollen un interés por su cantante de pop o actor favorito, pero puede ser problemático cuando esta adoración se vuelve tóxica.Es más fácil que nunca perderse en la i…
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