THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time in a decade, the rate at which American adolescents received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has not increased, new data show. Current guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that both girls and boys receiveContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials have detected the new BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 in U.S. wastewater, giving rise to concerns about the highly mutated variant in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the detection on Wednesday. It was foundContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients with immune systems weakened by treatment are among the groups most concerned about the continued spread of COVID-19 and the chance of the infection becoming severe. New research suggests more guidance on how often these patients need protective booster shots. It’sContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans swear they’re suffering the symptoms of long-haul COVID, but are greeted with eye rolls because they never were formally diagnosed with COVID-19. Their claims need to be taken more seriously by physicians, a new study argues, because evidence of priorContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tainted eye drops are back in the news, with federal regulators warning consumers not to use certain eye drops because of contamination concerns. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday advised people to avoid purchasing and immediately stop using Dr. Berne’s MSMContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women may soon have a vaccine they can take during a pregnancy to help protect their newborn from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of the shot, called Abrysvo, on Monday The vaccine is designed to be givenContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There’s been another case of locally acquired malaria in the United States, this time in Maryland, authorities report. It’s the first time this has happened in that state in 40 years. No evidence connects this case to seven locally acquired infections in FloridaContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People may assume that a COVID-19 infection protects them the next time they encounter the virus, but that’s not necessarily true. A new study of 750 vaccinated seniors living in retirement homes and long-term care facilities found that those infected during the firstContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials are warning people about the risks of flesh-eating bacterial infections and how to avoid them after the deaths of three older adults on the northeast coast. Two of the deaths from vibriosis — an illness caused by the vibrio vulnificusContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The idea of “doing your own research” didn’t begin with the pandemic, but new research suggests that those who follow that ideology have been more likely to believe COVID misinformation. “We had heard the phrase a lot before,” prior to the pandemic, saidContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New hospitalizations for Americans with severe COVID are climbing once again. The number of patients being admitted to hospitals has grown for each of the past four weeks, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows. Southeastern states have been hit theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — All infants should receive the new long-acting preventive monoclonal antibody for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the nation’s leading pediatrics group said. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) urged that access to the new medication, called nirsevimab, be equitable. RSV is common, contagious andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As experts begin preparing for another season of viruses, they now know that even healthy infants with no underlying health issues are at risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). New research finds that most infants who were admitted last fall to anContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mosquitoes can be a big pest, leaving behind itchy bumps on skin and potentially spreading serious diseases, such as West Nile virus. Sam Telford III is a professor of infectious disease and global health at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts UniversityContinue Reading