COVID-19 vaccines will be offered to migrants in U.S. custody at the Mexican border, federal government officials said Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security will provide the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine to migrants soon after they...

A preventive monoclonal antibody injection for people at high risk for developing severe COVID-19 after exposure to the coronavirus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The first dose of Regeneron’s cocktail must be...

Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Wednesday, Aug. 4: Full FDA approval for Pfizer vaccine could come by Labor Day. With the Delta variant raging and vaccine hesitancy still an issue, the FDA says it’s taking...

COVID-19 vaccines are helping protect the unvaccinated as the new Delta strain surges across the United States, but experts say its high infectiousness could mean even more people need to take the jab to achieve true herd...

Growing numbers of Americans aren’t getting enough iron in their diets most likely due to changes in farming practices and a shift away from red meat, researchers report. The upshot: Rates of iron-deficiency anemia are on the...

Exactly what symptoms of early COVID-19 infection you suffer may depend on both your age and gender, a new study finds. “As part of our study, we have been able to identify that the profile of symptoms...

Better health and self-image might just be a samba or some funky moves away. That’s true for postmenopausal women who, a new study says, can dance their way to better physical and emotional health. “In addition to...

Air pollution could cause sinus misery, new research suggests. Specifically, tiny particulate air pollution (known as PM2.5) could contribute to chronic rhinosinusitis, a condition in which the sinuses get infected or irritated, become swollen, are severely congested...

For people at any age, eating a healthy, plant-based diet is tied to a lower risk of heart attack and heart disease, two new studies show. Both studies were published Aug. 4 in the Journal of the...

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) – If you’re like many people, your waistline has expanded during the pandemic. “The world shut down,” said Heather Tressler, a registered dietitian at the Penn State Celiac Clinic at Penn...