- Tips to Celebrating Mom on Her Day, Even When Dementia Intervenes
- Feds Announce New Measures to Monitor, Prevent Bird Flu
- His Cancer Journey Shows Health Dangers Firefighters Face
- Baby Girl Born Deaf Gains Hearing After Gene Therapy
- Cyberattack Cripples Major U.S. Health Care Network
- Cancer Patients Often Face Medical Debt, Even With Insurance
- One in 8 U.S. Adults Have Now Used Blockbuster Meds Like Ozempic
- Pushing the Body in ‘Extreme’ Sports Won’t Shorten Life Span
- Utah Kids Got E. Coli From Playing Around Lawn Sprinklers
- Getting Help for Alcohol, Drug Abuse Tougher for Rural Americans
Health Highlights: Oct. 3, 2022
Alzheimer’s meds are mostly tested in whites. That worries Black patients, caregivers. Evidence on how drugs like Aricept and Adulhelm work for Black and Hispanic patients is sorely lacking because so few were included in clinical trials of the medications. Read more
More evidence COVID boosters improve seniors’ immunity. In a new study, older people with similar vaccination histories as younger had much lower COVID antibody levels in their blood. But two weeks after a booster vaccine, antibody levels in the older adults again matched those of the younger group. Read more
Listeria outbreak tied to soft cheeses sold at Albertson’s, Whole Foods. On Friday, health officials warned the public that numerous brands of brie and camembert cheese may contain the potentially dangerous bacteria. Read more
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