How Worried Should You Be About New Reports on Polio?
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Poliovirus detected in New York City wastewater last week put public health officials on high alert, as it indicates the potentially paralyzing virus is circulating widely in the area.But infectious disease ex…
Learn MoreText Message Reminders Promote Receipt of Second Flu Shot
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Text message reminders effectively promote receipt of a second dose of influenza vaccine among children, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in Pediatrics.
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Learn MoreMepolizumab Cuts Exacerbations in Children With Severe Asthma
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Asthma exacerbations are reduced for children and adolescents with exacerbation-prone eosinophilic asthma who are living in socioeconomically disadvantaged urban neighborhoods and receive mepolizumab therapy…
Learn MoreScotland Becomes 1st Country to Provide Free Period Products
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — On Monday Scotland became the world’s first country to help its residents with what activists supporting the move call “period poverty.”The country now offers free period products for anyone who needs them, a …
Learn MoreTabrecta Gains Full FDA Approval for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted regular approval to capmatinib (Tabrecta) for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have a genetic mutation leading to m…
Learn MoreMental Health Burden Up for Racial, Ethnic Minorities During Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The negative impact on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic has been greater for members of racial and ethnic minorities than for White individuals, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in PLOS…
Learn MoreU.K. Is First Country to Approve Moderna’s Omicron-Targeted COVID Vaccine
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A COVID-19 booster that’s targeted to the Omicron variant will be available soon — and it’s already been approved in Britain.The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency was the first to give t…
Learn MoreUnpaid Time Off Work Rose 50% During Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. workers without paid leave lost out on an estimated $28 billion in wages during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report.The analysis showed that the greatest increases in u…
Learn MoreHeat, Smoke & the Heart: Wildfires Cause Cardiac Crises
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While most people know that breathing in wildfire smoke isn’t good for respiratory health, they may not know that unclean air is also problematic for the heart. Individuals with underlying cardiovascular disea…
Learn MoreOne Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers
MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The dangers of school traffic is a major worry for many parents, a new poll finds. In fact, a third of more than 900 parents surveyed last spring said speeding and distracted parent drivers are their main conc…
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