Category: Health & Wellness

First Shipment of “Operation Fly Formula” Reaches U.S. to Alleviate Baby Formula Shortage

Baby drinking formula from a bottle

“Operation Fly Formula’s” first shipment of baby formula has officially arrived in the US. A military cargo plane carrying 78,000 pounds of infant formula touched down in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Sunday, part of an effort launched by the Biden Administration to mitigate the nationwide shortage. The formula came from Switzerland and was first transported to Ramstein […]

Over a Dozen Skittles, Starbursts, and Life Savers Brand Gummies Products Have Been Recalled

Candy lovers need to check the labels of some products from popular brands. On May 13, Mars Wrigley issued a voluntary recall of gummies released under the Skittles, Starburst, and Life Savers brand names due to the potential presence of metal fragments. Importantly, none of the recalled items are traditional Skittles, Starbursts, or Life Savers candies. Instead, they are […]

CDC signs off on Pfizer Covid-19 Booster Shots for Kids 5 to 11

On Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. The final endorsement, from CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, came hours after the agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 11-1, with one abstention, in favor of giving 5- to 11-year-olds the boosters […]

When Should You Get Tested for COVID-19?

A third round of Free Covid-19 at-home test kits have been made available for every American household by the Biden Administration’s Health and Human Services Department. This news comes as reports of Covid-19 cases are on the rise… again.  Which begs the question: when should you take a test?  The Centers for Disease Control and […]

Federal Government offers Third Round of Free COVID-19 Tests

The federal government started taking orders Monday for a third round of Covid-19 test kits to be mailed to any U.S. household. A Department of Health and Human Services website said Monday that all U.S. households were eligible to order a third round of tests. Each order now contains eight rapid antigen tests, the U.S. […]

Biden Signs Law Banning Baby Sleep Products Linked To Deaths

Baby sleeping on it's back in a crib

Infant sleep products blamed in the deaths of more than 200 babies in the U.S. will soon be outlawed.  On Monday, President Joe Biden signed the “Safe Sleep for Babies Act” into law.  It is legislation that prohibits the manufacture and sale of crib bumpers or inclined sleepers blamed for more than 200 infant deaths, […]

Women have Unique Stroke Risk Factors. Here’s how to Spot them and Prevent one.

Stroke is the No. 4 cause of death in women and kills more women than men. In fact, one in five women will have a stroke. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the lifetime risk of stroke for women between the ages of 55 and 75 in the United States is […]

FDA puts strict limits on Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine

As CNN reports, the US Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it is limiting the emergency use authorization of the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Covid-19 vaccine to people 18 and older for whom other vaccines aren’t appropriate or accessible and those who opt for J&J because they wouldn’t otherwise get vaccinated. The FDA said […]

When it comes to Wearables, the question is, To Button, or Not To Button?

To button, or not to button? When it comes to wearables, the answer is you should always opt for physical buttons. And while they’re abundant on smartwatches, fitness trackers tend to favor touchscreens and capacitive buttons. But it looks like there may be some good news for fans of physical buttons. A new leaked photo […]

Abbott tries to Alleviate Baby Formula Shortage Due to the February Recall

Woman smiling reaches for baby food on grocery store shelf

In February, Abbott Laboratories recalled some of its popular baby formulas, including certain Similac products, made at its plant in Sturgis, after complaints about bacterial infections in infants who consumed the products.  Unfortunately as a result, a domino effect has caused a massive baby formula shortage across the country that parents are describing as “a […]