White House blocks FDA's power to regulate lab tests (HealthDay)—The Trump administration has blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from regulating a wide swath of laboratory tests, including ones for the coronavirus. Aug 21, 2020 0 51
Eating disorders cost billions in the U.S. (HealthDay)—Eating disorders—such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia and binge-eating disorder—cost the U.S. economy nearly $65 billion in one recent year, a new report shows. Aug 21, 2020 0 82
Is a 'twindemic' of COVID-19 and flu coming this fall? (HealthDay)—Fall is approaching, and so is the possibility of what public health officials are calling a "twindemic"—overlapping epidemics of both COVID-19 and influenza. Aug 21, 2020 0 73
Flu shots for kids protect everybody, study shows (HealthDay)—When elementary school students get their annual flu shot, everyone benefits, a new study shows. Aug 21, 2020 0 635
Ebola cases climb to 100 in latest DR Congo outbreak One hundred cases of Ebola have been recorded in DR Congo's northwest in less than three months, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday as it warned the response to the epidemic is underfunded. Aug 21, 2020 0 56
WHO hopes end to pandemic in 'less than two years' The World Health Organization said Friday it hopes the planet will be rid of the coronavirus pandemic in less than two years—faster than it took for the Spanish flu. Aug 21, 2020 1 77
Why is Spain once again on the frontline of the pandemic? Despite having imposed draconian coronavirus lockdown and making the use of face masks in public mandatory, Spain is once again a world hotspot for the COVID-19 pandemic. Aug 21, 2020 1 50
Children over 12 should follow same mask rules as adults: WHO The World Health Organization on Friday recommended that children over 12 should wear masks in the same contexts as adults in the bid to rein in the COVID-19 pandemic. Aug 21, 2020 0 72
CDC: Mortality rates lowest for infants of normal-weight women (HealthDay)—Infants of women who are normal weight prepregnancy have the lowest total infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates, with increased rates seen for infants of women who are underweight or who have obesity ... Aug 21, 2020 0 85
Long-acting, injectable drug could strengthen efforts to prevent, treat HIV Scientists have developed an injectable drug that blocks HIV from entering cells. They say the new drug potentially offers long-lasting protection from the infection with fewer side effects. The drug, which was tested in ... Aug 21, 2020 1 293
