Vaccination protects people against coronavirus infection much better than previous infection does, a team of researchers led by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.They said their findings should help settle debates over whether people who have…
At dinnertime, you nab the best-looking pork chop for yourself from the family-style platter. When it's time to watch TV, you snatch the remote control before anyone else can get to it. Or maybe you take the last bit of…
If you're sleep deprived -- and who isn't these days? -- you're probably familiar with the impact on your body and psyche. You're plagued by sleepiness and yawning, you may suffer headaches, and you can easily feel anxious, irritable or…
Rates of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have sunk significantly in the US since a wave driven by the highly contagious Delta variant peaked in September.But with cases still relatively high, many children still ineligible to be vaccinated, and colder…
Travis McAdam scours local newspapers and extremist social media content, along with receiving personal reports from community members about the threats.Some reports detail protests swarming outside of a public health officer's home. Others describe the hostile voicemail messages or emails…
A Covid-19 vaccine could be available for little kids soon, and public health leaders say vaccinating them could help end the pandemic -- but only if parents actually get them vaccinated.A new survey suggests that's uncertain at best.The majority of…
Is it a bones or no bones kind of day?One small pug is influencing how millions of people live their lives with his adorable morning routine.Meet Noodle, a 13-year-old rescue dog whose owner, Jonathan Graziano, records and posts waking his…
When a US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use authorization for Pfizer-BioNTech's Covid-19 for children between the ages of 5 and 11, it was based on data gathered during clinical trials conducted…
A cheap, generically available anti-depressant may reduce the risk of severe Covid-19 disease by close to a third in people at high risk, researchers reported Wednesday.A trial among about 1,500 patients in Brazil showed those who took the drug, known…
The US Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it made several changes to breast implant regulations, including new labeling that includes a boxed warning and a patient checklist that will inform people that implants are not a medical device…
The Pfizer/BioNTech's Covid-19 vaccine just authorized for younger children still requires two shots given on the same schedule as the vaccine for adolescents and adults -- but the doses will be a third of the size.For 5- to 11-year-olds, US…
A US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee recommended Tuesday that the agency grant emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. Next, the FDA decides whether to authorize the vaccine, and then the…
Quinoa has reached a level of superfood status not seen since the great kale takeover of the aughts. Equally embraced and mocked in pop culture, it's become the symbol of the grain bowl generation. It's not the only whole grain…
People with certain health conditions that make them moderately or severely immunocompromised may get a fourth mRNA Covid-19 shot, according to updated guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC authorized a third dose for certain immunocompromised…
The need for liver transplants because of heavy drinking soared during the pandemic, researchers reported Tuesday.They found the number of people who got a liver transplant or were put on a waiting list due to alcoholic hepatitis was 50% higher…
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted 17-0 with one abstention Tuesday to recommend emergency use authorization of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11.Members of the FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee…
I am a card-carrying scaredy-cat.I've never seen "Halloween" (any of them). Or "Scream" or "Saw" or "The Blair Witch Project" or "It." My kids know better than to suggest it -- I've embarrassed them too many times by squealing loudly…
Running shoes, keys, watch -- I used to always grab the essentials before heading out for a jog.When I first began running in high school on the track team, it made sense to carefully clock every mile and push myself…
Marijuana vaping by school-aged youth doubled between 2013 and 2020, a new study found, with reported use within the last 30 days rising seven-fold during the same time period.The study, published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, analyzed 17 studies conducted throughout…
Interim results of a Phase 2/3 trial showed Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine was well-tolerated and generated a robust immune response in children ages 6 to 11, the company said Monday.The trial included more than 4,700 participants between the ages of 6…
