CDC Gives Final OK for COVID Vaccinations for Youngest Kids
June 18, 2022 — COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years of age are now ready to go. Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle, Walensky, MD, has endorsed a unanimous recommendation by the agency’s vaccine panel today, allowing vaccinations to begin early this week. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices […]
On Father’s Day, A New Dad Recalls His Near-Death Experience
On a day like any other this past February, Ethan Bradshaw, 30, a state trooper from North Carolina, was working out at the gym with two trooper friends when he suddenly began having chest pain and numbness in his arm. Source link
Breast Cancer Mammography vs. Thermography
Women should continue to get regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer and not turn to thermography, the FDA and other breast cancer experts say, because thermography hasn’t been shown to be effective at detecting breast cancer. Some health spas, homeopathic clinics, and others have touted the use of thermography as an alternative to mammography. […]
Past COVID-19 Infection Could Play Role In Child Hepatitis
June 16, 2022 – There may be a link between the recent unexplained cases of hepatitis in children and prior coronavirus infections, according to new research from Israel. A new study details five children in Israel who had mild cases of COVID-19 who went on to develop hepatitis; two of these children required liver transplants. […]
Robot Finger With Living Skin Points To A New Future
A moist, disembodied finger floating in a petri dish is the latest biohybrid advance, a technology that fuses biological and non-biological materials together. University of Tokyo scientists debuted the artificial finger, claiming it could be the first use of a living skin equivalent grafted onto a working robot. Beyond its realistic appearance, the finger is […]
Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Managing epilepsy is an increasingly expensive process in the United States, with prices of brand-name anti-seizure drugs nearly quadrupling over eight years, a new study finds. From 2010 to 2018, the cost of brand-named epilepsy drugs, including meds like Vimpat (lacosamide), rose 277% […]
Biden Boosts LGBTQI Protections, Bans Conversion Therapy
June 15, 2022 – President Joe Biden issued an executive order today banning conversion therapy and offering other LBGTQI+ protections as part of White House efforts to advance equality during Pride Month. “My order will use the full force of the federal government to end inhumane practices of conversion therapy,” Biden said in a speech […]
Experimental Drug May Ease Hot Flashes
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hot flashes are one of the most well-known symptoms of menopause and they can be severe and frequent, happening throughout the day and night over several years. Researchers say they have found a new, effective treatment that could provide relief and an alternative […]
Using Mental Health Team, Not Cops, on 911 Calls Lowers Crime
June 14 – Pairing a mental health expert with a paramedic to respond to low-level, nonviolent 911 calls decreased the number of criminal offenses in downtown Denver, a new study reveals. These non-police response teams were trained to address problems related to mental health, depression, poverty, homelessness, and/or substance abuse. During 6 months in 2020, […]
Is There a Future for Safe Drug Consumption Sites?
PHOTO CREDIT: Kent Nishimura / Getty Images SOURCES: Cornell Law School: “21 U.S. Code S 856 – Maintaining drug-involved premises.” The New York Times: “Nation’s First Supervised Drug-Injection Sites Open in New York.” Filter: “NY Bill to Expand Safe Consumption Sites Advances, With Time Short.” Gothamist: “After Years Of Delay, NYC Opens First Supervised Injection […]