HHS Announces Actions in Response to Texas Law Banning Abortions After 6 Weeks
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced several actions Friday aimed at protecting reproductive rights in Texas following passage of a bill that outlaws all abortions in the state after 6 weeks’ gestation. “Every American deserves access to health care no matter where they live – including access to safe and […]
L.A. Is First Major School District to Mandate Vaccines for Students 12 and Up
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Sept. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) Los Angeles has become the first major school system in the United States to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all students 12 and older. L.A.’s Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to require all students 12 and older to be vaccinated before they can attend […]
Major Study Finds No Serious Health Issues From Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) An ongoing study of more than 6 million Americans found no serious side effects linked to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. “These results from our safety surveillance are reassuring,” said Dr. Nicola Klein, director of the Kaiser Permanente Vaccine Study Center in Oakland, Calif. She spoke […]
Annoyed When Watching Others Fidget? You’re Not Alone
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Sept. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) If other people’s fidgeting drives you nuts, you may be one of many people with a condition called misokinesia, which means “hatred of movements,” Canadian researchers report. They conducted experiments with more than 4,100 people and found that about one-third have the condition. […]
Fratelli Beretta Antipasto Trays Are the Source of Salmonella Outbreak: CDC
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Aug. 27, 2021 Fratelli Beretta brand antipasto trays have been identified as the source of a salmonella outbreak that’s sickened at least 36 people in 17 states, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. No deaths have been reported. Investigators found that most of the […]
Student Debt to Be Erased for Many With Severe Disabilities, Low Incomes
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) More than $5.8 billion in student loan debt will be erased for over 300,000 Americans who have severe disabilities and low incomes, the Biden administration said Thursday. “We’ve heard loud and clear from borrowers with disabilities and advocates about the need for this […]
Three U.S. Senators Report Breakthrough Coronavirus Infections
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Three vaccinated U.S. Senators reported coronavirus infections on Thursday, adding to the growing number of breakthrough cases among American politicians. The positive tests were announced by Sen. Roger Wicker, of Mississippi, Sen. Angus King, of Maine, and Sen. John Hickenlooper, of Colorado. “Senator Wicker […]
Decision on J&J COVID Vaccine Booster Doses Could Take Weeks
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Aug. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) A decision on booster shots for the approximately 13.8 million Americans who received Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine is likely to take weeks, according to people familiar with the issue. Federal health officials are waiting on results from a government-backed clinical trial and […]
Odds for an Eating Disorder May Vary by Income
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Aug. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) Young Americans from low-income homes are more likely than those whose families are better off to be unhappy with the way they look and to have an eating disorder, a new study finds. University of Minnesota researchers examined 2010-18 data from Project EAT, […]
At-Home Saliva Test Can Spot COVID Variants
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) Spit and scan. That’s all you have to do, and in less than an hour, you can not only find out if you have COVID-19 but what variant you have, all without leaving your home. This is the hope and promise of a new […]