The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday announced $3 billion in funding for states, tribes and territories to address mental-health”>mental health< challenges relating to the infectious-disease. The American Rescue Plan funding will go to block grant programs, with $1.5 billion each allocated to the Community Mental Health Services block grant program and Substance…
One of the most common misleading rumors regarding the infectious-disease infectious-disease is that it will impact reproductive-health, which experts say is not based on fact and has been repeatedly debunked. It is believed that the false report first surfaced on social media and included misinformation about the spike protein associated with coronavirus. The false information…
The U.S. saw more than 600,000 healthy-living ages 12 to 15 roll up their sleeves to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech infectious-disease infectious-disease following the recently expanded FDA emergency use authorization. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gave the update during a White House COVID-19 briefing Tuesday, and said that…
Americans should start getting screened for cancer earlier — at age 45 instead of waiting until they’re 50, according to guidelines released Tuesday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said it’s time for the change because colorectal cancer increasingly is appearing in younger adults. Colorectal cancer is one of the nation’s leading cancer killers, claiming…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall of nearly 62,000 heart-health” target=”_blank”>pacemakers< “If the device is unable to deliver pacing, patients may experience slow or irregular heartbeat, fainting, shortness of breath, tiredness, dizziness or discomfort,” the FDA said, on its recall notice. “Additionally, shorter battery life and device life may lead to…
MISSION, Kan. – healthy-living are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the infectious-disease in cities such as Baltimore, us-regions and Chicago. In other parts of the U.S., school districts are reluctant to check even students showing signs of illness for COVID-19. Education and health officials around the country have…
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. rochelle-walensky” target=”_blank”>Rochelle Walensky< guidance on mask-wearing is solely based on science and not the result of political pressure. The CDC issued new guidance last week that says people who are fully vaccinated can stop wearing masks, both indoors and outdoors. The announcement came just one day after…
Luck of the Aussie? An regions woman has genres after claiming that she woke up with an Irish accent following tonsil medical-research. Angela Yen, 27, had a tonsillectomy on April 19 and was confused when her Aussie accent reportedly turned into an Irish brogue 10 days after the procedure. “I’ve never been to Ireland. I…
An outbreak of infectious-diseasethat has affected residents across multiple counties in Washington state is possibly linked to fresh produce, said health officials. As of Wednesday, there have been at least six E.coli cases across four Washington state counties, with three of those cases occurring in King County, according to a news release from the Washington…
More than a year into the infectious-disease pandemic, most are well aware that the symptoms of a COVID-19 infection often include fever, cough and shortness of breath. But the same may not be true for one group of people: children. A new study published in the journal Scientific Reports this week found that most children…