U.S. health officials may have solved the mystery of how four people in different states came down with a serious tropical disease even though none had traveled internationally: an aromatherapy spray imported from India. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that investigators found the same type of… Read More
Report: Queen Elizabeth II hospitalized
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II canceled a trip to Ireland earlier this week and reports say she was hospitalized, but is now back at Windsor Castle on Friday and reportedly in good spirits. Buckingham Palace said the 95-year-old British monarch went to the private King Edward VII’s Hospital in London on… Read More
Following FDA approval, CDC expands booster rollout
Millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different company’s vaccine for that next shot, federal health officials said Thursday. Certain people who received Pfizer vaccinations months ago already are eligible for a booster and now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says specific Moderna and… Read More
Warning: Onions linked to salmonella outbreak in 37 states
A salmonella outbreak tied to onions has sickened more than 650 people in 37 states, U.S. health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at least 129 people have been hospitalized. No one has died. Nearly all of the illnesses were reported in August and September, and… Read More
Pig organs: A breakthrough in transplant technology
Scientists temporarily attached a pig’s kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants. Pigs have been the most recent research focus to address the organ shortage, but among the hurdles: A… Read More
Jen Psaki breaks mask mandate after defending maskless Biden
On Saturday, President Joe Biden ditched his usual ice cream cone for dinner at a chic restaurant. In a viral video from Instagram, Biden walked through the restaurant without a mask, despite the local mask requirements. During Monday’s press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki defended Biden against concerns… Read More
Jill Biden makes unannounced trip South
First Lady Jill Biden made an unannounced trip to South Carolina over the weekend to attend church. For years, Jill Biden couldn’t bring herself to pray, her faith shattered by the 2015 death of her son Beau from brain cancer at age 46. She felt “betrayed, broken.” Then a face… Read More
Alzheimer’s drug debuts quietly to a skeptical public
The first new Alzheimer’s treatment in more than 20 years was hailed as a breakthrough when regulators approved it more than four months ago, but its rollout has been slowed by questions about its price and how well it works. Several major medical centers remain undecided on whether to use… Read More
Bill Clinton returns home after hospitalization
Bill Clinton arrived Sunday at his home in New York to continue recovering from an infection that left him in treatment for six days at a Southern California hospital, officials said. The former president left the University of California Irvine Medical Center around 8 a.m. with Hillary Clinton on his… Read More
FDA endorses half-dose Moderna shot for booster, especially among elderly
U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago should get a half-dose booster to rev up protection against the coronavirus. The panel of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend a booster shot for seniors,… Read More
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