Study Probes Links Between Vaccines and Asthma in Kids, With Inconclusive Results
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Aluminum in childhood vaccines has long been the cause of speculation about a potential link to allergies and asthma, but a new study designed to figure out whether there might be a connection did not come…
Learn MoreMore Evidence COVID Vaccination Can Cause Temporary Change in Menstrual Cycle
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women may experience a small, but temporary, delay in their menstrual cycle after receiving a COVID shot, a new study finds.The delay was, on average, less than one day and, for most women, it resolved aft…
Learn MoreAlgunos hogares de ancianos y hospitales pueden abandonar el uso universal de máscaras, según los CDC
LUNES, 26 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU. relajaron su recomendación sobre el uso universal de máscaras en los hogares de ancianos y hospitales, a menos que estas i…
Learn MoreCanada to Remove All COVID Border Restrictions Oct. 1
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — All COVID travel restrictions in Canada will be gone starting on Oct. 1, health officials announced Tuesday.Both international and domestic travelers to the country will be able to give up such pandemic main…
Learn MoreCOVID Infection Raises a Child’s Odds for Type 1 Diabetes by 72%
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children who fall ill with COVID-19 may have a slightly increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes, a new study suggests.Researchers found that of more than 285,000 children with COVID, 0.04% were diagnose…
Learn MoreBivalent mRNA-1273.214 Elicits Better Response Against Omicron
TUESDAY, Sept. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Interim results of an ongoing study show that use of the bivalent omicron-containing vaccine mRNA-1273.214 as a second booster elicits neutralizing antibody responses against omicron that are superior to tho…
Learn MorePfizer, Moderna Seek Approval of New COVID-19 Boosters for Children
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve their updated coronavirus boosters for children.The “bivalent” shots, like those that adults were able to start receiving th…
Learn MoreEn EE. UU., 4.4 millones de personas se han puesto los refuerzos actualizados contra la COVID
VIERNES, 23 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Al menos 4.4 millones de estadounidenses han recibido la vacuna de refuerzo actualizada contra la COVID-19.Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU. publicaron la…
Learn MorePfizer, Moderna Seek Approval of New COVID Boosters for Kids
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Both Pfizer and Moderna have asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve their updated coronavirus boosters for children.The “bivalent” shots, like those that adults were able to start receiving th…
Learn MoreCDC Says Universal Masking Can Be Dropped in Some Nursing Homes, Hospitals
MONDAY, Sept. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has eased its universal masking recommendation for nursing homes and hospitals, unless those health care institutions are in areas seeing high levels of COV…
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