- Doctors Describe Texas Dairy Farm Worker’s Case of Bird Flu
- Does Preschool Boost Kids’ Long-Term Academic Success? Study Finds Mixed Results
- AI Might Spot Rare Diseases in Patients Years Earlier
- An Orangutan Healed Himself With Medicinal Plant
- Quit-Smoking Meds Not Working for You? Try Upping the Dose
- Fewer Americans Are Suffering Most Dangerous Form of Heart Attack
- Even Skipping Meat for One Meal Helps Liver Disease Patients
- You May Not Have to Fast Before Catheter-Based Heart Test, Study Suggests
- EPA Earmarks $3 Billion to Replace Lead Pipes Nationwide
- Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $6.5 Billion to Settle Talc Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits
Health Highlights, Sept. 24, 2021
CDC approves booster shots for millions of Americans: In a rare move, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said those who have jobs that make them vulnerable to COVID exposure can also get the extra doses. Read more
COVID vaccines well worth it for cancer patients: A pair of clinical trials finds patients’ immune systems ramped up after vaccination. Read more
Could a computer program help doctors spot breast cancer? New research says it can, and using it might reduce the need for extra testing. Read more
Saline spray slowed COVID’s spread in lab study: It cut replication of the virus by 88% in tests of infected lung cells, but it does not offer full protection against infection or a cure for COVID-19. Read more
Japanese knotweed might make cold cuts more healthy: This annoying, invasive plant contains a chemical that could take the place of the preservative nitrite, which has been linked to cancer, in cured meats, researchers report. Read more
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