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How to maintain lower sodium intake
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week issued final guidance to the food industry for voluntarily reducing sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods.
FDA panel endorses Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster with 2-month gap for ages 18 and up
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee on Friday endorsed an emergency authorization for the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster when administered at least two months after the initial dose among people ages 18 years and older.
Bill Clinton hospitalized with urological infection: Medical experts weigh in
Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized Tuesday for a urological infection, a source close to the situation told Fox News.
CDC: Record high drug overdose deaths in US at over 96,000 in 12-month period
U.S. drug overdose deaths exceeded 96,000 in the 12 months leading to March 2021, amid a national decline of opioid prescriptions over the past ten years, according to provisional figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Alcohol consumption can be reduced through brief medical interventions: study
Short one-on-one discussions about alcohol consumption in a doctor’s office may reduce patients' drinking levels, according to a study.
We may not need 10,000 daily steps for long life, studies suggest
Adults likely need at least 7,000 steps daily or should play sports for more than 2.5 hours every week to maximize longevity, according to two large-scale studies.
FDA panel endorses Moderna’s COVID-19 booster vaccine for certain high risk groups
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel on Thursday endorsed emergency authorization for Moderna’s half-dose COVID-19 vaccine booster shot when administered at least six months following the two-dose series among people ages 65 and older and those ages 18-64 at high risk of occupational exposure and severe COVID-19.
Americans drank, smoked more in pandemic: study
Americans drank alochol and smoked cigarettes more during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say.
Worst emergency blood shortage since 2015 caused by pandemic: American Red Cross
The American Red Cross recently issued a public call to action due to a plummeting national inventory of blood donations amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Pandemic: What’s the latest mask advice?
The CDC and a UC Berkeley assistant professor have the answers
As temperatures cool and students return to classrooms amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, flu season has arrived once again.
Dementia signs are in the blood, researchers say
Researchers have reportedly found warning signs in the blood that could indicate impending dementia.
Fauci says COVID-19 pandemic uncontrolled as 66M remain unvaccinated
With the U.S. averaging nearly 90,000 new COVID-19 infections each day and some 66 million Americans remaining unvaccinated, Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Biden’s chief medical adviser, said the country needs to gain control to approach normalcy.
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shot bolsters immune defense, FDA staff say
A booster of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine showed signs of significantly bolstering the immune defenses of study subjects, federal health regulators said Wednesday.
WHO announces committee to probe COVID-19 pandemic origins
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced 26 proposed members to an advisory committee aimed to steer studies into the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic and other pathogens of epidemic potential.
FDA releases new salt guidance aimed at reducing levels
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday issued final guidance to the food industry for voluntarily reducing sodium in processed, packaged and prepared foods.
Breast cancer risk: What is the PALB2 gene mutation? Expert weighs in
Researchers have linked the PALB2 gene mutation to diseases like breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancers.
Men with higher testosterone likely to have more than one sexual partner at a time: study
Men with higher levels of testosterone are more likely to have more than one sexual partner at the same time, researchers say.
Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks: panel
Low-dose aspirin should no longer be initially prescribed to try to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, a panel from an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice on Tuesday.
UNC Chapel Hill cancels classes amid suicide fears, mental health crisis
The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill announced that Tuesday classes would be canceled for its 30,000 graduate and undergraduate students after campus police investigated a possible suicide and what they believe was an attempted suicide over the weekend.
