Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

California not ready to declare emergency over monkeypox

California officials are pressing for more vaccine and acting with "utmost urgency" to slow the spread of the monkeypox virus, but they have not decided whether to declare a statewide emergency as the city of San Francisco ...

Vaccination

China's bet on homegrown mRNA vaccines holds back nation

China is trying to navigate its biggest coronavirus outbreak without a tool it could have adopted many months ago, the kind of vaccines that have proven to offer the best protection against the worst outcomes from COVID-19.

Health

How states can better regulate indoor air quality

Open any weather report for your area, and in addition to temperature and humidity levels, you'll also find the current outdoor air quality. But what about when you enter a school, an office building, a hospital, or a grocery ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Mask mandate back on in Los Angeles as virus cases rise

Los Angeles County residents will again be required to wear masks indoors, regardless of their vaccination status, while the University of California system said that students, faculty and staff must be inoculated against ...

Medications

Experimental Ebola drug takes step closer to market

The experimental Ebola drug ZMapp has been granted fast-track status by the US Food and Drug Administration, which could speed its arrival on the market, the drug-maker said Thursday.

Health

Cash incentives spur poor to buy healthier foods

(HealthDay)—A recent program encouraged healthy eating by offering extra spending power to poor people who get government assistance to buy food. The only catch: They had to purchase healthier types of food at farmers' ...

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