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- What Families Should Know About the New OTC Birth Control PillThe first over-the-counter birth control pill will hit U.S. stores early next year, which gives parents, teens, and their doctors time to decide how it could affect their lives. And the decisions are not always simple.
- Study Suggests Long Cold, Long Flu Exist Just Like Long COVIDLong COVID isn’t the only respiratory illness that has symptoms that can interfere with daily life for weeks on end. A new study finds that lingering symptoms from the common cold or the flu also can negatively impact people’s lives long-term.
- Distribution Network Tries to Help Crack Down on Fake OzempicCounterfeit versions of the weight loss drug Ozempic are showing up in a variety of schemes, and sometimes the fraudulent offers are extremely realistic, a health care trade group warned its members this week.
- Tripledemic? What CDC Recommends for COVID, Flu, and RSV The most effective way to protect yourself from the worst of this season’s viruses is to get vaccinated, agency leaders said.
- Just Over 1% of People in U.S. Got COVID Shots in SeptemberThe 4 million shots given through Sept. 30 is twice the number reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last month.
- Being a Vegetarian Could Be Linked to GeneticsResearchers have discovered a set of genes associated with people who stuck to a vegetarian diet for at least a year.
- Popular Weight Loss Drugs Raise Risk of More Stomach TroublePeople taking popular medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus for weight loss are at higher risk of potentially serious stomach and intestinal issues, compared to people taking a weight loss drug approved in 2014, a large study reveals.
- Infographic: In 2023, Dementia Risks Are Everywhere, It SeemsWithout definitive studies to say, “This causes dementia,” investigators look for associations. It’s an early form of research that can reveal a link between a risk factor and dementia/Alzheimer’s.
- FDA Approves Updated Non-mRNA COVID Vaccine From NovavaxThe FDA said the Novavax shot is authorized for anyone age 12 and older. Novavax uses a different technology to trigger protection than the mRNA shots made by Pfizer and Moderna. Novavax works similarly to much older vaccines.
- How Exercise Boosts Your Body’s Ability to Prevent CancerForty-five minutes of intense exercise three times a week may reduce cancer risk in patients with Lynch syndrome, a genetic condition that can lead to cancer at a young age.
- CDC No Longer Giving Out COVID Vaccination CardsState health departments and some pharmacies or health care sites where the vaccines are given may be able to issue a vaccine record.
- Verbal Abuse Should Be Considered Child Abuse, Report SaysEmotional abuse is now the most common type of child abuse experienced in the U.S., according to CDC data published this summer. About one-third of all U.S. adults reported experiencing emotional abuse during childhood, the CDC data show.
- Women Pay Billions More in Out-of-Pocket Health Costs a YearThe report focused on working women, who analysts found pay as much as $15.4 billion more a year than men in out-of-pocket health care expenses. This spans age brackets, holding true for women 19 to 64.
- Romance, Breakup Can Disrupt Adolescents’ Sleep, Research FindsStarting romantic relationships or going through a breakup can have a negative impact on adolescents’ sleep patterns, according to a new study.
- Study: Fitness Matters More Than Weight Loss for Kidney Disease RiskA new study helps address a longstanding question: What’s more important for our health, physical fitness or body weight?
- Pair of Trailblazers of mRNA Vaccine Science Win Nobel PrizeScientists who pioneered an underlying technology to harness fragile genetic material in a way that ultimately resulted in the mRNA vaccines used to combat the COVID-19 pandemic were honored Monday.
- COVID Vaccine Uptake Is Steady, But Analysts Aren’t SoldAround 1 million people got a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shot, and nearly 800,000 people got Moderna’s version of the vaccine during the week ending Sept. 22.
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations Dropping, CDC ReportsHospitalizations for COVID-19 have dropped after about two months of increases, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported, though COVID-related deaths continue to go up.
- COVID Shot While Pregnant Limits Severe Cases in Infants Says CDCA study from the CDC found that vaccines were 54% effective at protecting infants from COVID-19 hospitalization in the first 3 months of life, and 35% effective at protecting babies from ages 3 months through 5 months old
- Shortages, Cost, and Frustration: Quest for the New COVID ShotAs the rollout of the newly formulated shot begins in earnest, many Americans are finding roadblocks, while federal officials urge everyone to be patient and get the shot when you can.
- New Depression Drug Avoids Unfortunate Side Effects of OthersThe drug, Exxua, will stand out on the market because studies show it does not cause side effects like sexual dysfunction or weight gain.
- How What You Eat Is Linked to Midlife Weight GainEating an extra 100 grams a day of starch from vegetables like corn, green peas, or potatoes was linked to 3.3 pounds more weight gain over 4 years.
- COVID-19 Infects Coronary Arteries, Causes Plaque InflammationCOVID-19 can raise the risk of heart attack and stroke by infecting the arteries of the heart and causing fatty plaque in the arteries to become inflamed, according to new research.
- Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution Can Raise Stroke RiskThe risk of stroke increases by as much as 30% within five days of being exposed to air pollution, according to new research.
- Insurers Say COVID Vaccine Problems Have Been CorrectedTechnical issues that resulted in denied insurance coverage for the updated COVID-19 vaccines have been “largely, if not completely, resolved,” the nation’s largest health insurers told federal officials on Wednesday.
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