The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for the 2024-2025 season. The updated mRNA vaccines, Comirnaty and Spikevax, were fully approved for people 12 years and older, while the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were granted emergency authorization for children 6 months through 11...
A diet high in meat — particularly processed meat and unprocessed red meat — could increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. In analyzing data from nearly two million people who participated in 31 studies across 20 countries, the researchers found that eating 50 grams...
Tiny turtles are responsible for a salmonella outbreak that has spread across 21 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alerted last week. A total of 51 people have been infected with the bacteria — 38 contracted the Salmonella Stanley strain and 13 people got the Salmonella Poona strain. The CDC is...
Dementia may be a disease of the mind, but its effects can be highly emotional. Those suffering from cognitive decline can experience frequent changes in emotions and have less control over their feelings, according to the Alzheimer’s Society — which can make communication difficult. “Most people do not have regular interactions with those living with...
WORDS MATTER – Those suffering from cognitive decline can experience frequent changes in emotions and have less control over their feelings, which can make communication difficult. Here’s what to avoid saying to dementia patients, according to experts. Continue reading… LACK OF CARE – Half of U.S. counties don’t have a single cardiologist, with patients having...
When it comes to ideas about healthy eating, there are all sorts of rules, trends and advice about what’s good for you and what isn’t. Some of the guidance may be legitimate — yet some of it should be taken with a grain of salt. Multiple experts and researchers from Mass General Brigham in Boston...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a novel treatment that is designed to stop severe bleeding in a matter of seconds. TRAUMAGEL — made by Cresilon Inc., a Brooklyn-based biotechnology company — is a plant-based hydrogel that comes in a pre-filled syringe, according to a press release. First responders, paramedics and combat...
When you walk into your favorite café for breakfast or to grab a morning coffee, you’ll likely spot a matcha option on the menu, too. Matcha has origins in China and became extremely popular in Japan. More recently, it’s become a drink of choice in many other countries, including the United States. COFFEE VS. MATCHA...
A respiratory disease known as parvovirus B19 is on the rise in the U.S. among all age groups, according to a recent advisory from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC issued the health alert on Aug. 13 after European public health authorities reported “unusually” high numbers of cases in 14...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted marketing authorization for the first at-home syphilis test. The over-the-counter First To Know Syphilis Test, made by NOWDiagnostics in Arkansas, detects antibodies for Treponema pallidum (syphilis), according to a press release. The test, which does not require a prescription, takes about 15 minutes to administer using only...
