AHA News: Teen With Three Heart Conditions Aims to Become a Pediatric Cardiologist
Latest Heart News FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (American Heart Association News) In second grade, Emily Meister was performing as Gretl Von Trapp in the local high school production of “The Sound of Music” when she felt her heart beating unusually fast. She also sensed pressure in her chest. The youngster from Wichita, Kansas, […]
Stocks Nosedive Amid Concerns About New COVID-19 Variant
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks sank Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly falling more than 1,000 points, as a new coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa appeared to be spreading across the globe. Investors were uncertain whether the variant could potentially reverse months of progress at getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control. […]
New Review Claims First COVID Patient was Wuhan Market Vendor
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) The first known person with COVID-19 was a vendor in a large seafood market in Wuhan, China, claims an American scientist whose findings challenge the World Health Organization’s conclusion that the first patient was an accountant who lived miles from the market. Michael Worobey, […]
Vials Found in Lab Contained Vaccine, not Smallpox Virus: CDC
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) There was no smallpox virus in frozen vials recently discovered at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. Instead of the variola virus that causes smallpox, lab tests showed that the vials contained vaccinia, […]
White House Expected to Name Former FDA Head Dr. Robert Califf to Lead Agency Again
Latest MedicineNet News FRIDAY, Nov. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) Despite concerns about his close ties to the drug industry, President Joe Biden is expected on Friday to nominate Dr. Robert Califf, former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, to lead the agency once more. Califf, who served during the last year […]
Stroke Deaths Among Young Adults Hit Some Groups Harder Than Others
Latest Heart News FRIDAY, Nov. 12, 2021 (American Heart Association News) The number of young adults dying from stroke – particularly men – has been rising over the past decade, according to new research, which also finds Black, Native American and Alaskan Native adults are dying at higher rates than other groups. “We […]
2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Nov. 12, 2021 A recall of Ellume at-home COVID-19 test kits has been expanded to include roughly 2 million of the 3.5 million tests that had been shipped to the United States by last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. The original recall, involving 427,000 kits, […]
2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Nov. 12, 2021 A recall of Ellume at-home COVID-19 test kits has been expanded to include roughly 2 million of the 3.5 million tests that had been shipped to the United States by last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. The original recall, involving 427,000 kits, […]
Hepatitis B Shots Advised for All Adults Under 60 – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, Nov. 5, 2021 All U.S. adults younger than 60 should be vaccinated against hepatitis B, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended Wednesday. Until now, the shots were recommended only for certain groups of adults, including prisoners, health care workers, international travelers, people with diabetes and certain […]
Vaccinated Foreign Travelers Can Enter United States Beginning Nov. 8
Latest Travel Health News FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) All international travelers who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus will be able to enter the United States beginning Nov. 8, an official at the White House told The New York Times. The announcement came on the heels of news on Wednesday that […]