RFK Jr. Ends COVID Vaccine Urging for Healthy Kids, Pregnant Women
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The top U.S. health agency will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for...
Parts of the World Seeing New COVID-19 Variant
New variant has been spotted in the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, Western Pacific regions
NIH Director’s COVID Comments Spark Staff Walkout
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Dozens of staff at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) walked out...
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 May Affect Risk for Alzheimer Disease
Patients with HSV-1 who used antiherpetics were less likely to develop Alzheimer disease than those who did not
China Donates $500M to WHO as U.S. Pulls Back Support
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — China has promised to give $500 million to the World Health Organization (WHO)...
FDA Warns of Heart Risk With Pfizer, Moderna COVID Vaccines
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered Pfizer and Moderna to...
Florida-Grown Cucumbers Behind Salmonella Outbreak, CDC Warns
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak tied to cucumbers grown in Florida.At...
FDA Limits COVID-19 Boosters to Seniors, Other High-Risk Groups
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided that only seniors and...
Accurate Risk Prediction Model Developed for Pediatric Pneumonia
Model can discriminate between mild community-acquired pneumonia and moderate or severe community-acquired pneumonia accurately
FDA Gives Full OK to Novavax COVID Shot for High-Risk Groups
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to Novavax’s...