COVID-19, flu and RSV shots: Q&A with a pharmacist Vaccinations have become a traditional part of flu season with the influenza vaccine revised most years to protect from new strains of the illness. Sep 12, 2024 0 1
Desperate parents turn to magnetic therapy to help kids with autism: There's little evidence Thomas VanCott compares his son Jake's experience with autism to life on a tightrope. Upset the delicate balance and Jake, 18, plunges into frustration, slapping himself and twisting his neck in seemingly painful ways. Sep 12, 2024 0 2
Health Secretary Becerra touts extreme heat protections, but farmworkers want more On a sunny August morning in this agricultural town, before temperatures soared to 103 degrees, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra stood outside the small public library. Sep 12, 2024 0 0
How parents and caregivers can evaluate the research on MERT and other potential autism treatments As diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder have increased in the last two decades, so have the number of experimental and off-label therapies seeking to address the condition. Sep 12, 2024 0 1
States are making it easier for physician assistants to work across state lines Mercedes Dodge was raised by first-generation immigrant parents from Peru in a modest home in a rural part of southeastern Texas, where there weren't many health care providers. Sometimes they had to travel to Houston, over ... Sep 12, 2024 1 0
Decade of silence: Science behind James Earl Jones' life with stuttering James Earl Jones, the iconic voice of Darth Vader, has died. Creative collaborators and famous fans alike, from Mark Hamill to Denzel Washington, have been coming forward to publicly mourn the late actor. Sep 12, 2024 0 0
How social media became a storefront for deadly fake pills Coco loved being the life of the party—cracking jokes, doing pranks and making people laugh, her mom, Julianna Arnold, recalled recently. Sep 12, 2024 0 1
Danish mpox vaccine maker to supply additional 2 mn doses in 2024 Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic, on Thursday pledged to supply a further two million doses of its mpox vaccine by the end of the year. Sep 12, 2024 0 0
Italy records year's first indigenous case of dengue fever Italy has recorded the first indigenous case of dengue fever for 2024 in a patient who had not traveled abroad, Italian health authorities said Thursday. Sep 12, 2024 1 0
Tumor-induced B cell changes reveal potential biomarker for treatment response in triple negative breast cancer Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered new insights into tumor-induced B cell changes in blood and bone marrow of triple negative breast cancer patients. The findings, published ... Sep 12, 2024 0 1
