Health News

David Greising: Accusations of abuse at state facility show how government can fail the most vulnerable
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 7:32 pm
Abuse cases at the Choate Developmental Center are one example of the myriad ways in which government can fail the ...
chicagotribune.com

Indonesia leaders launch country's first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 7:26 pm
Leaders in Indonesia on Thursday launched the first home-grown COVID vaccine. This will allow them to be more independent as ...
foxnews.com

WHO expects COVID-19 cases to rise in Europe
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 7:06 pm
The World Health Organization (WHO) is expecting coronavirus cases to rise in Europe as some countries have already begun reporting ...
thehill.com

FDA confirms widespread shortages of Adderall
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:58 pm
The Food and Drug Administration has declared a nationwide shortage of Adderall, a medication used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...
seattletimes.com

Florida's COVID-19 Vaccination Analysis Is Flawed, Experts Say
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:57 pm
The state of Florida recently announced that it was no longer recommending that younger males receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, based ...
factcheck.org

FDA Confirms Nationwide Adderall Shortage
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:56 pm
The US Food and Drug Administration says it is in frequent contact with all manufacturers to monitor the supply of ...
medscape.com

When Will Novavax Vaccines Be FDA Authorized As Covid-19 Boosters?
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:55 pm
Its been nearly two months since Novavax submitted a emergency use authorization (EUA) application to the U.S. Food and ...
forbes.com

Allergy Meds in Street Opioids Make Overdoses More Deadly
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:45 pm
A new study is sounding the alarm about the addition of antihistamines to street forms of opioids and how they ...
stltoday.com

St. Jude, Broad Institute, Dana-Farber to invest $60 million in cancer research
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:37 pm
The collaboration will aim to identify weaknesses in different types of hard-to-treat cancers and develop targeted therapies for them.
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Lying about COVID? Many Americans did so to feel 'normal' amid pandemic, study finds
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:19 pm
The lies include misleading others about whether they were sick and if they were following recommended public health guidance to ...
miamiherald.com

How Businesses Can Help in the Fight Against Gun Violence
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:17 pm
"Much like you ask the parent of your child's friend about food allergies, or if there is a pool, you ...
inc.com

Flu season arrives amid flat COVID-19 activity in Minnesota
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:16 pm
Minnesota began weekly reporting of influenza activity on Thursday as scheduled, amid concerns that even modest flu levels could combine ...
startribune.com

United Way opens third Central Maryland Family Center in Columbia
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:12 pm
Howard County officials, County Executive Calvin Ball, local executives and partners and United Way of Central Maryland opened the organizations ...
baltimoresun.com

50-Plus Voters Want Politicians to Walk in Their Shoes
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:06 pm
If Cathy and Doug Ricketts had a candidate for office in their kitchen, they would urge him to walk the ...
aarp.org

Nearly half of COVID survivors haven't fully recovered 6 months later: Study
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:05 pm
A new study from Scotland found six months after COVID infection, 48% of patients say they have only partially recovered or ...
abcnews.go.com

Fairlawn-based Crystal Clinic to take over St. Vincent orthopedic locations across Northern Ohio
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 6:02 pm
St. Vincent Spine and Orthopedic Institute locations in Independence, Solon, Westlake, Willoughby and Warren will remain open past Nov. 15, when ...
cleveland.com

Vickroy: Getting emergency room care can be a stressful, frustrating exercise in 'hurry up and wait'
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 5:52 pm
Why are so many visits to the emergency room an oxymoronic experience? We talk to one expert, who explains why ...
chicagotribune.com

Babies born during coronavirus lockdowns developed communication skills at slower rate: Study
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 5:47 pm
A peer-reviewed study in Ireland showed that children born during coronavirus lockdowns developed at a slower pace than children born ...
foxnews.com

CommonSpirit Hospital Chain Grappling With Ransomware Attack
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 5:44 pm
Parts of the healthcare group took electronic patient records and portals offline after it disclosed the attack last week.
wsj.com

Pfizer and BioNTech release first human results on updated booster, citing an increase in antibodies
Thu, Oct 13th 2022 at 5:27 pm
Experts were critical of the companies' announcement, however, pointing to a lack of data in their press release.
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