A nasal spray version of the annual flu vaccine can now be taken at home, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says. As Live Science reports, in a statement published Sept. 20, the FDA announced that it had approved the nasal spray influenza vaccine, called FluMist, for use at home. This allows people ages 18 to […]
The nation recorded one of its worst totals for child deaths from the flu this past season, coinciding with troubling drops in U.S. vaccination rates, federal health officials warned. As USA Today reports, nearly 200 children died from influenza-related complications in the 2023-24 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Officials announced […]
A respiratory virus that sometimes paralyzes children is spreading across the U.S., raising concerns about another possible rise in polio-like illnesses. As NBC News reports, wastewater samples have detected a significant escalation in an enterovirus called D68, which, in rare cases, has been linked to acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. The illness affects the nervous system and causes […]
Gout sounds like a disease that shouldn’t exist anymore, especially since it’s referred to as the “disease of kings” because of its connection to royal leaders like Henry VIII, who lived with the condition due to overindulging in food and alcohol. However, this ancient condition is now on the rise across the globe. As Yahoo Life […]
Apple has secured FDA approval to offer its software update that can turn the Apple AirPods Pro 2 into over-the-counter hearing aids. As PC Mag reports, during Monday’s “Glowtime” event, the company talked about the hearing aid capability, which has been designed to help people with mild to moderate hearing loss. But at the time, Apple said the […]
Mounting research over the last few years has found microplastics in nearly every organ in the body, as well as in the bloodstream and in plaque that clogs arteries. Whether these ubiquitous pollutants can reach the human brain has been a primary concern for scientists. Now, as NBC News reports, it appears their fears were not unfounded. Scientists […]
September 13 is National Peanut Day, a day to celebrate all the wonderful things about this tasty legume. That’s right! Peanuts aren’t actually nuts – nuts grow on trees – they grow underground, like potatoes. Since they are an edible seed that forms in a pod, they belong to the family Leguminosae with peas and […]
Massages. Meditation. Setting boundaries. Sleeping in. Self-care can mean a million different things to different people, but however you define it, there’s apparently no better time to practice it. Amid the back-to-school mayhem and general chaos that is life in 202, you might have overlooked an important calendar alert: September is Self-Care Awareness Month, which […]
National Honey Month, initiated by the National Honey Board in 1989, marks an important time for honey producers and beekeepers across the nation. In the United States, honey collection season typically concludes in September as bees begin to secure their hives and prepare for winter. Honey has a myriad of health benefits. While it contains mostly sugar, […]
Scientists have found that human beings age at a molecular level in two accelerated bursts – first at the age of 44, and then again at 60. As CNN reports, in a study published in the journal Nature Aging, scientists at Stanford University and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore followed 108 participants over several years […]