Among other flaws, the public guidance during the coronavirus pandemic was “confusing and overwhelming,” the agency said.Read More
View More Walensky, Citing Botched Pandemic Response, Calls for C.D.C. ReorganizationCategory: Health & Wellbeing
Was I Vaccinated Against Polio? Young Adults Wonder.
Did you text Mom recently asking if you had been vaccinated against polio? So did we.Read More
View More Was I Vaccinated Against Polio? Young Adults Wonder.Polio Has Been Detected in New York City Wastewater, Officials Say
The detection of the virus in sewage suggests it is circulating in the city, Health Department officials said.Read More
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Advice For Black Women, From A Black Woman — It’s Time To Take Care Of Your Heart
Heart failure impacts more than 3 million women nationwide. Dr. Alanna A. Morris shares her advice on how Black and Latina women can advocate for…
View More Advice For Black Women, From A Black Woman — It’s Time To Take Care Of Your HeartWhy a Century-Old Vaccine Offers New Hope Against Pathogens
The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against Covid-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system.Read More
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Idaho Leaders Must Pay $321K In Transgender-Birth Certificate Case
The lawmakers made it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth certificates despite a U.S. court ruling banning such…
View More Idaho Leaders Must Pay $321K In Transgender-Birth Certificate CasePeople Exposed to Coronavirus May Need to Take as Many as Three At-Home Tests, F.D.A. Says
Repeat tests, spaced two days apart, reduce the odds of false negative results, the agency noted.Read More
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Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Expected This Fall In The U.S.
The FDA estimates nearly 30 million adults could potentially benefit from hearing aid use, but only about one-fifth of people with hearing problems use the…
View More Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids Expected This Fall In The U.S.Marshall Islands, Once Nearly Covid-Free, Confronts an Outbreak
It was one of the last places on the planet to see its first Covid-19 cases. Now the virus is spreading rapidly.Read More
View More Marshall Islands, Once Nearly Covid-Free, Confronts an OutbreakF.D.A. Clears Path for Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
The agency issued a final rule that took years to complete and opens the door to cheaper, more accessible devices without a prescription or medical…
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