Pfizer announced on Tuesday that its experimental RSV vaccine for pregnant women protects newborns against severe illness for at least six months after birth. As Yahoo News reports, in phase III of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, considered the gold standard of epidemiologic studies, the vaccine was found to be about 82% effective at preventing […]
Allergy medications like antihistamines can provide relief during autumn, but a new study suggests they may be lethal to victims of the opioid epidemic. As USA Today reports, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have identified approximately 92,000 drug overdose deaths in 43 states and Washington, D.C., between 2019 and 2020, […]
Hurricane Ian dealt a severe blow to hundreds of thousands of homes in Florida when it made landfall September 28 as a churning Category 4 monster of a storm. According to AccuWeather, storm surges in excess of 12 feet left many houses submerged in feet of water in just a short period of time. And the […]
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States. About 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer during her life. And although breast cancer mostly occurs among women over the age of 45, in some cases breast cancer is diagnosed in women in their 20’s and 30’s. Currently, about 9% of […]
There are growing concerns over mental health in the Latino community. As a result, there’s been a new push by counselors, celebrities, and influencers to provide access to treatment and create safe conversations within communities. According to data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in 2020, more than 18% of the Latinx community […]
The Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) sponsors National Food Safety and Education Month. This month take an active role in preventing foodborne illness, also known as “food poisoning.” The FDA and CDC estimate that there are about 48 million cases of foodborne illness annually – that’s about 1 in 6 Americans each year. Each […]
If you haven’t had or been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the last few months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says you should get a new booster shot this fall. The latest shots, which were FDA-authorized in late August and are available now, were designed specfically to target currently circulating – and […]
As CNN reports, early in the coronavirus pandemic, health officials closely monitored sewage samples for signs of the virus to track where it could be circulating. Now, that technique is being used to detect other infectious diseases: polio and monkeypox. Some disease detectives in the United States are narrowing their wastewater surveillance efforts to zero […]
As Yahoo News reports, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved new COVID-19 boosters by Pfizer and Moderna last week, following authorization by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. The new vaccines should start to arrive at clinics any day. Here’s what you need to know before getting boosted. Who can get the […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) is renaming monkeypox amid concerns that the name may be considered racist and might not accurately describe the origin of the virus. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in mid-June that the organization would be renaming monkeypox. “WHO is also working with partners and experts from around the world on changing […]