WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program slashed the coronavirus’ expected death rate by as much as 58%, saving hundreds of thousands of lives during the first two waves of the pandemic, a new study says. Computer models estimate that vaccines prevented 235,000 COVID deathsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday temporarily suspended its ban on e-cigarettes sold by Juul Labs while the company while appeals the agency’s action. The FDA Center for Tobacco Products wrote on Twitter that “the agency has determined that there areContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D, the “Sunshine Vitamin,” boosts the immune system and helps prevent cancer, among other health benefits, but a significant number of Black and Hispanic teens have low levels of this nutrient, according to a new study. “This paper calls attention to theContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Death rates for U.S. pregnant women or those who had just delivered jumped sharply during the first year of the pandemic, new research shows. While U.S. death rates increased overall by 16% in 2020, for pregnant and early postpartum women it was officiallyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If a national abortion ban follows a Supreme Court ruling overturning the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, U.S. maternal deaths would likely increase by 24%, new research suggests. That assessment, based on newly released 2020 data, is a 14% increase over anContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The natural gas being piped into your home contains a wide array of toxic chemicals, including nearly two dozen so harmful they’re classified as hazardous air pollutants, a new study says. Natural gas samples taken from 69 Boston-area cooking stoves were found toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fallout is mounting for the food delivery service Daily Harvest, which has voluntarily recalled a frozen food product suspected of sickening hundreds of customers in at least 26 states. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating. And an Oklahoma woman has suedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Fourth of July celebrations often include festive picnics and dazzling fireworks, but these holiday pyrotechnics are causing a growing number of injuries and deaths. Fireworks-related injuries and deaths in the United States have climbed by about 25% over the past 15 years, theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-third of ground chicken may contain dangerous salmonella, a new Consumer Reports investigation shows. Based on its findings, the group called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which regulates the nation’s meat supply, to redouble its efforts to protect consumers fromContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Who you voted for at the ballot box may have the most influence over whether you’ve gotten a COVID-19 booster shot. Researchers studying vaccine hesitancy two years into the pandemic found that political party affiliation was a key determinant of where study participantsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has asked vaccine makers to update their COVID-19 booster shots to target the Omicron subvariants known as BA.4 and BA.5. The two highly contagious subvariants now account for more than half of allContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Traffic accidents kill about 1.35 million people around the world each year. As the United Nations convenes a meeting on global road safety, new research suggests that if nations focused on key safety measures, about 540,000 lives a year could be saved. “TheContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many U.S. parents don’t take proper precautions to protect their children from fireworks-related burns and injuries, claims a new survey released just ahead of the Fourth of July. The poll of more than 2,000 parents of children ages 3-18 was conducted this springContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While kids in a classroom are likely to be familiar with all their classmates after a short time, the children they are assigned to sit near are likely to become their closer friends, a new study suggests. Researchers from Florida Atlantic University foundContinue Reading