Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy may be associated with traumatic events in childhood that undermine trust, including domestic violence, substance abuse in the home, or neglect, data published Tuesday suggest. Findings by Prof. Mark A. Bellis, College of Human Sciences, Bangor University, United Kingdom,
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People are understandably worn out, tired of thinking about COVID-19 and wanting to get back to a true normal. This so-called “pandemic fatigue” is real. But it’s also contributing to lapses in COVID-19 precautions and to more people getting infected with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. It is become starkly clear that this pandemic is
7 Tips for Dealing with Gestational Diabetes, According to Top OBGYNs – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2022 Everyday Health, Inc. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third
In this article BNTX PFE A student gets help with his mask from transitional kindergarten teacher Annette Cuccarese during the first day of classes at Tustin Ranch Elementary School in Tustin, CA on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Paul Bersebach | MediaNews Group | Getty Images Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday started submitting data for the
Facebook announced last year that it was committed to putting $10 billion into the virtual world: its metaverse division. And last week, news broke that Microsoft was nearing a $70 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard, the video game publisher of World of Warcraft and other top-selling games. As Microsoft’s biggest entry into gaming, the
Purchases of sugary drinks could be reduced by pictorial health warnings, reports research publishing February 1st in the open access journal PLOS Medicine. A trial in a naturalistic store setting found parents bought fewer sugary drinks when products displayed pictorial warnings about type 2 diabetes or heart damage, as compared with barcode labels. The study
Exposure to lead in drinking water, especially from private wells, during early childhood is associated with an increased risk of being reported for delinquency during teenage years, according to a new study by Indiana University researchers. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that children who get their water from
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — If you are Black or Hispanic in a conservative state that already limits access to abortions, you are far more likely than a white woman to have one. And if the U.S. Supreme Court allows states to further restrict or even ban abortions, minority women will bear the brunt of it,
Becoming a parent is a big choice, and there shouldn’t be shame whatever we decide. So why do women who choose to be child-free so often face questioning, accusations, and stigma? When my sister and I were children, we had different tastes in toys. She begged for baby dolls and prams, while I longed for
Nearly two thirds (64%) of radiologists report being named in a malpractice lawsuit, placing them ninth in the top 10 specialties most likely to be sued, according to the Medscape Radiologist Malpractice Report 2021. Radiology ranked above cardiology (58%), and was surpassed by otolaryngology (68%), emergency medicine (70%), specialized surgery (74%), ob/gyn (79%), urology (80%),
Although experts said that the omicron variant causes mild symptoms, there is still fear that the growing number of cases could pose a big problem to the healthcare community. And even though the new variant is known to cause similar signs and symptoms as the earlier strains, there is mounting evidence that it could also
Posted on January 25, 2022 by Admin Studies suggest that adults ages 65 and older who interact with people beyond their usual circles of family and friends are more likely to stay active and have a positive outlook. Let’s go over some of the many physical, mental, and emotional benefits of socialization for seniors. How
Are Your Diabetes Drugs Making You Fat? – Diabetes Daily Learning Center Learning Center: LearningCenter Diabetes Daily does not provide medical advice,diagnosis or treatment.Get additional information.© 2005 – 2022 Everyday Health, Inc. Everyday Health is among the federally registered trademarks of Everyday Health, Inc. and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission.
Ex-pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli arrives at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in June, 2017. Getty Images Companies founded by notorious “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli have agreed to pay up to $28 million to settle a class-action lawsuit related to claims they illegally thwarted competition to the prescription medication Daraprim
The United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed in 1948, set up the framework that healthcare is a human right. Article 25 of the document stated that, “everyone has a right to standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and his family including…medical care and necessary social services, and the
Fusion oncogenes, such as RET- and NTRK-gene fusions, are associated with more invasive pediatric thyroid cancers, correlating with the highest risk of metastases and a lower likelihood of achieving remission one year after initial therapy, according to a new study by researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The findings, which were published in the
Many heralded mass vaccination programs as the end of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with most developed governments managing to vaccinate a significant proportion of the population dismantling the restrictions designed to reduce the transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). However, with a large proportion of the developing world unvaccinated,