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U.S. to Recommend Booster Shots for Most Americans
The Biden administration plans to recommend that most Americans get a booster shot eight months after they received their second dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines, as the highly infectious Delta variant marches across...
- Posted August 17, 2021
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Health Highlights: Aug. 17, 2021
Here are some of HealthDay’s top stories for Tuesday, Aug. 17: Americans will be advised to get COVID booster shots. With the Delta variant raging and 100 million vaccine doses stockpiled, the Biden administration is expected to...
- Posted August 17, 2021
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U.S. National Park Service Issues Mask Mandate
Masks are now required for all visitors, employees and contractors inside U.S. National Park Service (NPS) facilities and in crowded outdoor spaces, the service said Monday. The mandate applies regardless of people’s vaccination status or community transmission...
- Posted August 17, 2021
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Avanti Expands Recall of Frozen Shrimp for Possible Salmonella Contamination
Avanti Frozen Foods has expanded its recall of various frozen cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp products that may be contaminated with salmonella. The more than two dozen products were sold under various brand names and distributed across...
- Posted August 17, 2021
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RSV Respiratory Illnesses Rising for Babies, Experts Warn
While the resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the United States has been dominating the news, an old viral enemy has been making a quieter comeback. In late spring, U.S. pediatric hospitals began reporting an unexpected rise in...
- Posted August 17, 2021
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Babies, Toddlers Spread COVID Faster in the Home Than Teens Do: Study
Infected babies and toddlers are more likely to spread COVID-19 to others in their homes than teens are, a new study indicates. It also found that very young children are less likely than teens to actually bring...
- Posted August 17, 2021
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Ketamine Appears Safe as Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Depression
The anesthesia drug ketamine and a related medicine called esketamine appear to be safe for tough-to-treat depression, researchers report. A number of studies have suggested that low doses of ketamine, which is also abused as a club...
- Posted August 17, 2021
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New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
Five years after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention retooled a guideline for prescribing opioid painkillers, research suggests the change is paying off. With the United States in the grip of an opioid overdose epidemic,...
- Posted August 17, 2021
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Working Night Shifts Could Raise Odds for A-Fib
Long stints on the night shift could set you up for the dangerous heart rhythm disorder known as atrial fibrillation (a-fib), new research suggests. For the study, the researchers analyzed data on more than 283,000 people in...
- Posted August 17, 2021
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How Did New ‘Surprise Medical Bill’ Laws Affect Your State?
Anesthesia is a vital part of almost every surgery, but unexpected bills for the service can cause a lot of pain. Now, a new study finds that these costs fell in several states that introduced legislation targeting...
- Posted August 17, 2021