Photo by Pixabay on Pexels (rights-free) A summary of important health news from the past week. 5 reasons why FDA advisers did not recommend Covid-19 booster shots for everyone By: Maggie Fox On Friday, September 17, the FDA recommended the…
A summary of important health news from the past week. Texas Abortion Law: What is a Fetal Heartbeat If a Fetus Doesn't Have a Heart? By: Julia Ries The state of Texas recently passed Senate Bill 8, popularly known as…
A summary of important health news from the past week. FDA approves higher dose naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray product to combat opioid overdose By: Emily Henderson The FDA announced the approval of a higher dose of the naloxone nasal spray…
A summary of important health news from the past week. The Shadow Orphan Crisis of COVID-19 An article recently published in JAMA Pediatrics estimates that more than 40,000 children in the United States have lost a parent to Covid-19. That…
A summary of important health news from the past week. Less Than 1% of Vaccinated People Have Developed COVID-19 By: Gillian Mahoney According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 127 million people in the United…
Photo by Matt Sir on Unsplash (rights-free) A summary of important health news from the past week. Carcinogen Reportedly Found in Hand Sanitizer: How to Avoid it By: George Citroner Hand sanitizer, long relied on to help prevent infection, has…
A summary of important health news from the past week. Can Progesterone Improve COVID-19 Outcomes in Men? By: Lori Uildriks, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP Overall, men are 2.4 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than women. This disparity may result from…
A summary of important health news from the past week. Study suggests drinking coffee before exercise may help burn more fat By: Kimberle Drake A 2019 review of 21 published meta-analyses suggests that caffeine can increase exercise performance by enhancing anaerobic power,…
A summary of important health news from the past week. 3 Feet Between Students Is Enough for Schools to Reopen By: Amy Jamieson Guidance around how much distance is needed between students in school settings has shifted. A new study led by physician researchers…
Photo by Ocean Ng on Unsplash (rights-free) A summary of important health news from the past week. Covid tongue? Why new Covid-19 symptoms keep popping up. By: Umair Irfan It’s been over a year since the World Health Organization declared…