In this article MRNA Moderna said the Food and Drug Administration will need more time to complete its assessment of the biotech company’s Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 17. The agency is looking specifically at the risk of myocarditis in kids, Moderna said in a statement Sunday, and the review may not be
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Andrew C. Glatz, MD, an internationally recognized expert in pediatric interventional cardiology, has been selected to lead the Division of Pediatric Cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also will become the Louis Larrick Ward Professor of Pediatrics and treat patients at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Growing up, some kids are extremely shy while others would talk to just about anyone. One four-year-old boy in New Zealand is always up to making friends, especially when he could tell them about his toys. He was so excited about his toys that he innocently called the police just to tell them about his
One year into offering the first long-acting injectable HIV treatment to his patients, Jonathan Angel, MD, head of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, reported that 15 of the 21 of patients who started on the regimen are still taking it, all with viral suppression. Those who weren’t cited
We all know about the importance of trying to drink our eight glasses of water a day, but there’s far more to it than just quenching your thirst… If there’s one simple habit that’s universally recommended, it’s to keep on top of your water intake. Water is involved in so many different bodily functions –
A simple stomach bug could do a lot of damage. There are 100 million neurons scattered along the gastrointestinal tract-;directly in the line of fire-;that can be stamped out by gut infections, potentially leading to long-term GI disease. But there may be an upside to enteric infection. A new study finds that mice infected with
A 2021 ransomware attack on a massive Southern California health system sent a sudden flood of critical patients to two large academic emergency departments (EDs), leading to overcrowding that providers struggled to keep pace with, a researcher reported. The pair of EDs at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) saw their average daily emergency
Nearly one in three gay and bisexual men who were diagnosed with HIV at UK sexual health clinics didn’t meet the criteria for “high risk” that would signal to a clinician that they would be good candidates for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). And that means that people who appear lower risk may still be good candidates
Whether you’re coming out the other side of a long weekend, the clocks have changed, or you’ve been making the most of your time off with some well-earned relaxation, discover how to reset your body clock fast Sleep. It’s essential. Getting a good night’s rest allows your body and mind to recharge, helping you to
Posted on October 29, 2021 by Admin There are many articles and even entire books devoted to helping you enjoy your retirement. While the specific guidance they offer for active senior living varies, they generally have these two points in common: the importance of relationships and of finding purpose in daily life. At Atria, our vibrant senior living communities provide daily opportunities for the kind of meaningful connection and expanded learning that support creating a purposeful life. These topics are discussed in our Next Chapter series, which explores how residents are making the
President Joe Biden on Oct. 29, 2021 in Rome, Italy. Antonio Masiello | Getty Images News | Getty Images A $1.75 trillion social and climate spending framework Democrats unveiled Thursday would reform the health-care market in several ways, expanding access and reducing costs for millions of Americans. Chiefly, the proposal would expand subsidies available for
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to long-term health problems including liver damage, liver failure, cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. These outcomes are especially dangerous for pregnant people and their babies. The leading cause of HCV in the U.S. is injection drug use as a result of opioid use disorder (OUD), which has
How far would you go to track down the only memento of a loved one who has passed? For John Berry, that question was one that stuck with him for more than 20 years. When he was just 15 years old, his mother, Janis Berry, passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 43. The
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Most U.S. medical professionals who treat patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) appear to have adjusted drug regimens during the pandemic’s early months to lower the risk of COVID-19 infection. But they actually didn’t need to make changes then — or now. These
Sort the fact from the fiction as we assess six viral TikTok trends and ask: is this too good to be true? It’s the app that attracts one billion users every month, drawn in by 15-second videos and quick rises to viral fame – and it’s safe to say that TikTok is one of the
Honeybees increase social distancing when their hive is under threat from a parasite, finds a new study led by an international team involving researchers at UCL and the University of Sassari, Italy. The study, published in Science Advances, demonstrated that honeybee colonies respond to infestation from a harmful mite by modifying the use of space
The severity of India’s second COVID-19 wave took the world by surprise. Cases skyrocketed, at one point accounting for roughly half of the total infections reported globally. Then, almost as quickly, the numbers plunged. MedPage Today spoke with experts on the ground in India and in the U.S. to better understand the dynamics of India’s
ORLANDO, FL — An updated consensus guideline on routine clinical use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been released collaboratively by three international expert groups. The guideline represents a collaboration between the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), the European-based Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Multiple Sclerosis (MAGNIMS), and North American Imaging
According to a survey published by Oxford University Press, more than a quarter of participants were engaging in problematic substance use An academic from Coventry University is calling for more support for midwives, as a survey of 623 midwives found that more than a quarter of respondents were engaging in problematic substance use. Considering the
A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer can be devastating news. It is often very aggressive and tough to treat. But research offers great hope for patients in terms of early diagnosis and better treatments. Here’s the story of one woman, a patient at Mayo Clinic, who is winning her battle with pancreatic cancer.
A demonstrator holds up an abortion flag outside of the U.S. Supreme Court as justices hear a major abortion case on the legality of a Republican-backed Louisiana law that imposes restrictions on abortion doctors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 4, 2020. Tom Brenner | Reuters Abortion and guns are front and center as
When given cash with no strings attached, low- and middle-income parents increased their spending on their children, according to Washington State University research. The study, published in the journal Social Forces, also found that the additional funding had little impact on child-related expenditures of high-income parents. For the study, WSU sociologist Mariana Amorim analyzed spending
Between the years of 1990 and 2000, terrible atrocities were committed against women in Peru. President at the time Alberto Fujimori was at the heart of a campaign to sterilize women as a form of extreme birth control. According to records from the Peruvian Ministry of Reproductive Health and Family Planning, more than 270,000 Indigenous
The Comprehensive Spending Review has set out the Government’s spending plans for the next three years, including a boost in health research investment. But what do these plans mean for our research community and its work? In his speech, the Chancellor stressed the importance of research and innovation, including the life sciences, and his announcements
A pediatrics journal has issued an expression of concern for a 2007 paper by a group of Canadian researchers whose leader, Gideon Koren, resigned in 2015 under a cloud after concerns surfaced about the integrity of the data in hundreds of his published studies. Koren, once a prominent pediatrician and pharmacologist at the University of
There are two parts to good ‘mental wealth’: financial resilience, and financial wellbeing. When we talk about personal resilience, it’s about whether we have enough shock in our systems to prepare us for unexpected ‘bumps in the road’, and the same is true for our finances. Financial resilience is being able to deal with setbacks:
During the first year of the pandemic, ‘lockdowns’ were a common public health strategy to reduce the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This disruption to daily life may have both long-term positive and negative consequences for individuals. A recent article – ‘Understanding changes to children’s connection to nature during the COVID-19 pandemic and implications for
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This virus is extremely virulent with high transmissibility. To date, it has claimed more than 4.9 million lives worldwide. Several therapeutic and non-therapeutic measures have been implemented throughout the world to reduce the mortality rate. Study: The impact of school
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