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People will soon be able to self-test for both flu and COVID-19 in one fell swoop — without leaving their homes. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the first over-the-counter (OTC) home test that can detect both influenza A and B as well as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Using samples from […]
A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory group said Friday it isn’t recommending more than one annual coronavirus vaccine booster. The working committee, which is part of the CDC’s Advisory Committee For Immunization Practices, found insufficient evidence that more than one shot a year would benefit older or immunocompromised people. Annual shots are […]
Older adults who take laxatives on a regular basis could face a 51% higher risk of developing dementia compared to those who do not use them, a new study published in the journal Neurology suggests. However, there are caveats to the study. Titled “Association Between Regular Laxative Use and Incident Dementia in UK Biobank Participants,” […]
A simple urine test could detect pancreatic and prostate cancer with up to a 99% rate of accuracy, says a team of researchers from the Surface & Nano Materials Division of the Korea Institute of Materials Science. Dr. Ho Sang Jung, lead author of the study, said cancer urine contains cancer metabolites and is different […]
A former Coca-Cola and pharmaceutical consultant said the push to put kids on weight-loss drugs ignores what he calls the root issue behind obesity — added sugars and processed food — and will fail to prevent more people from developing the disease. The American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) released guidelines last month encouraging pediatricians to be more […]
Could drinking from the school’s water fountain put your child’s health at risk? The odds are higher than parents might think, according to a new report from the Environment America Research & Policy Center in Denver, Colorado, called “Get the Lead Out.” Researchers examined each U.S. state’s policy in regard to preventing lead contamination of […]
Pancreatic cancer rates are rising faster among women than men, according to a new study by researchers from Cedars-Sinai Cancer in Los Angeles, California. The findings were published recently in the journal Gastroenterology. Pancreatic cancer rates have been climbing for both genders — but women ages 55 and younger saw a 2.4% higher increase compared […]
Parents might want to think twice before reaching for aspirin or ibuprofen to bring down a child’s fever. One in three parents give their kids fever-reducing medicine when it’s not really needed, a new study from Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan found. In response to a poll, 33% of parents said they would […]
Kids’ screen time increased early in the COVID-19 pandemic amid lockdowns and stay-at-home measures. But even after precautions were lifted and people resumed normal activities, it remained higher, according to a new study published on Feb. 15 in JAMA Network Open. The study — led by Monique M. Hedderson, PhD, a research scientist at the […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a few updates last week to its child and adolescent immunization schedule. One update was the addition of COVID-19 vaccines to the child and adolescent immunization schedule. The schedule, which is posted on the CDC’s website, recommends that children between six months of age and 18 years […]
A new study found that a previous COVID-19 infection offers at least the same level of protection as two doses of high-quality mRNA vaccines, such as Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. Additionally, people who are infected with the virus may be protected from reinfection for 40 weeks or longer, the study found. It was published in The […]
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first recommended the wearing of face masks in all public settings in April 2020. Ultimately, this led to long-term mask mandates across the country — including in most schools. It also sparked an often contentious divide between parents who supported the […]
