24 Percent of Young Adults Hesitant to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Reasons for potentially rejecting vaccination include desire to wait and see if vaccine is safe, concerns over side effects
E-Cigarette Use During Pregnancy Tied to Adverse Birth Outcomes
Low birth weight, preterm delivery seen particularly among individuals using e-cigarettes daily
Guidelines Updated for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Infections
Updated recommendations include alternative regimens for bacterial vaginosis, management of Mycoplasma genitalium
As Olympics Begin, Tokyo Posts Highest Number of New COVID-19 Cases in Six Months
Japan has reported about 853,000 cases and 15,100 deaths since the pandemic began, most of them this year
Biden Says Full Approval for COVID-19 Vaccines Coming Soon
President's assurances came as the spread of the highly contagious delta variant fuels a rise in COVID-19 cases
Muffins Recalled for Possible Listeria Contamination
Company says it has not received any reports of illness associated with the recalled products
Even Limited Breastfeeding May Lower Child Blood Pressure
No significant dose-response association seen for breastfed children according to duration or exclusivity of breastfeeding
Less Than Half of Children With Mental Disorders Receive Services
One in eight children have mental disorders at any given time, but only 44.2 percent have received any services for these conditions
COVID-19 Vaccine Effectively Cuts Infection in Pregnant Women
Findings based on large study of 15,000 Israeli women
2019 to 2020 Saw 1.5-Year Decline in U.S. Life Expectancy at Birth
Mortality due to COVID-19 had biggest effect on decline in life expectancy for both men and women, all races examined
