COVID-19: CDC approves vaccines for children 5 and younger
The CDC director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, signed off the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice recommendation.
Recommended Stories
FortuneWho’s most at risk of developing long COVID? Experts think these 6 groups of people might be
No. 1: Those who've had repeat COVID infections, regardless of severity.
- USA TODAY
'Bursts of sharp jabbing pain': What it's like to have monkeypox – and the fight against stigma
In order to bring more awareness and understanding to monkeypox, we spoke to people who either experienced it or got vaccinated against it.
- The Hill
Advocates warn US at risk of losing control on monkeypox
Infectious disease experts and public health advocates are warning that the Biden administration has been too slow to respond to the monkeypox outbreak and that the U.S. is at risk of losing control of the disease. The response to monkeypox is mirroring the worst parts of the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, they say,…
- USA TODAY
'Too busy to die': Brain cancer patient and his mom save lives by pushing care in new ways
Jace Ward had 1 goal when he died of a brain tumor a year ago: to make the path easier for others. A year later, his mother still pursues that dream.
- The Columbus Dispatch
Emergency medicine: Cancer relapse leads patient to consider her end-of-life wishes
Monica had beaten cancer before, but this time it wasn't responding to chemotherapy, prompting her to consider what she wanted to do next.
- Reuters
Canada's emergency rooms bear the brunt of a 'perfect storm'
Health authorities across Canada have cut the hours of hospital emergency departments and urgent care clinics in recent weeks, a move that in some cases may extend through the summer, due to a surge in patients and staff shortages. The situation, clinicians say, is tied to a resurgence of viral infections such as COVID-19 among adults and children and a push by others to seek care delayed by the pandemic, and exacerbated by the high number of healthcare workers who are sick or burned out. The strain has led to scenes of clogged hospital hallways and overflowing clinic waiting rooms, hours-long waits for inpatient care and occupancy rates of more than 100% at children's hospitals.
- Country Living
Can You Complete This 10-Second Test? A New Study Says It Can Indicate Your Overall Health
A new study had participants attempt a 10-second one-legged balance test. 20% were unable to complete the task, which indicated their overall health.
- Eating Well
12 Easy Summer Veggie Sides to Help Lower Blood Pressure
These summery sides feature plenty of veggies, which deliver potassium, a key nutrient that helps keep blood-pressure in check. Plus, they're lower in saturated fat and sodium—two nutrients people with high blood pressure need to be aware of. Recipes like our Fresh Sweet Corn Salad and Air Fryer Eggplant are perfect to pair with a healthy high-blood pressure dinner.
- Fox News
Travis Barker’s ‘life-threatening’ pancreatitis from recent endoscopy: What is it?
Blink-182 drummer and husband of Kourtney Kardashian, Travis Barker, opens up about his recent hospital experience after an endoscopy, a surgical procedure.
- HuffPost
The Love Of My Life Has Terminal Cancer — And We Just Got Married. Here’s What I Learned About Hope.
"We don’t even know if this marriage will make it to the five-year anniversary. And dare I say it... I’ll be OK if it doesn’t."
- Akron Beacon Journal
In need of a good night's sleep? Here's tips and help from a doctor| Betty Lin-Fisher
This month's Healthy Actions column looks at healthy sleep habits and sleep disorders.
- HuffPost
I Spoke To Over 40 Women About Their Medical Experiences. They Offered A Disturbing Warning.
"There is a fraught history of centuries of women’s bodies mocked, minimized, disparaged, or even ignored."
- Fortune
WHO monkeypox emergency committee to reconvene ‘shortly’ as cases triple in Europe: It’s a ‘fast-moving outbreak that with every hour, day, and week is extending its reach’
The World Health Organization's monkeypox emergency committee will "revisit its position shortly" due to the "rapid evolution and emergency nature" of the global outbreak, the organization said Friday, warning that cases in Europe have tripled since mid-June.
- INSIDER
I've been weight lifting for 5 years. Here are 6 things about getting fit I wish I'd known at the start
I learned exercise is overrated for fat loss, lifting doesn't make you "bulky," and "toning" is a myth.
- INSIDER
A judge in Brazil ordered a 10-year-old rape victim to be removed from her family and sent to a shelter to prevent her from having an abortion
Brazilian Judge Joana Ribeiro Zimmer asked the girl, if she could stand to be pregnant "a little while longer?"
- The Florida Times-Union
Drs. Darby Miller, Michael Stewart: What all Floridians should know about cataracts
A pair of Mayo Clinic ophthalmologists urge readers to be aware of cataract symptoms and take steps to preserve good eye health.
- INSIDER
Alabama officials are using the overturning of Roe v. Wade to argue that the state should also be able to ban gender-affirming medical care
A brief from the Alabama Attorney General's office argued that gender-affirming care was also not "deeply rooted in our history or traditions."
- Fox News
Iowa health officials say first probable case of monkeypox in the state has been reported
An Iowa man likely has the state's first probable monkeypox case, according to health officials, who are conducting contact tracing to track possible exposure to others.
- E! News
Kourtney Kardashian Speaks Out About Travis Barker's "Scary" Health Scare and Hospitalization
Kourtney Kardashian broke her silence about her husband Travis Barker's recent hospitalization for pancreatitis. Read her message to fans.
- The New York Times
A Clunky Mask May be the Answer to Airborne Disease and N95 Waste
In the early 1990s, long before PPE, N95 and asymptomatic transmission became household terms, federal health officials issued guidelines for how medical workers should protect themselves from tuberculosis during a resurgence of the highly infectious respiratory disease. Their recommendation, elastomeric respirators, an industrial-grade face mask familiar to car painters and construction workers, would in the decades that followed become the gold standard for infection-control specialists focuse