President Joe Biden plans to nominate Dr. Rahul Gupta as the head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Gupta led the Biden transition team for that office, was the former health commissioner of West Virginia, and is chief medical and health officer for the March of Dimes, CNN reported. If confirmed… read on > read on >
The COVID-19 pandemic could leave a grim legacy for women’s health. New research suggests that disruptions in breast cancer screening and treatment in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to an increase in deaths from the disease. While mammography rates have accelerated in 2021, “facilities should prioritize screening women who missed their… read on > read on >
The best way to prevent drowning in children and teens is to guard against the danger on multiple fronts, a leading pediatricians’ group says. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its “Prevention of Drowning” report online this week, which notes that about 70% of drowning deaths for U.S. children aged 15 and younger occur… read on > read on >
What’s the best way to help your young child handle the stress of getting shots? New research claims that perfectly timed encouragement makes all the difference with vaccinations. “What we found is that in the first minute after the needle, the more parents said coping-promoting statements, such as, ‘You can do this’ and ‘It will… read on > read on >
Can childhood lead exposure affect personality into adulthood? Yes, a big multi-decade study suggests. The finding stems from an analysis of data on atmospheric lead levels across the United States and 37 European nations since 1960. Lead levels were stacked up against responses to a personality survey of roughly 1.5 million men and women. The… read on > read on >
COVID-19 vaccine makers such as Pfizer should focus on getting shots to poor countries instead of trying to persuade wealthy nations to give their citizens booster shots, World Health Organization (WHO) officials said at a press briefing held Monday. Despite a lack of evidence that third doses of vaccines are necessary, drug companies are lobbying… read on > read on >
Women who use electronic cigarettes during pregnancy may be at heightened risk of having an underweight or preterm baby, a new study suggests. The study of more than 79,000 U.S. mothers found that when women regularly used e-cigarettes late in pregnancy, their babies’ risk of low birth weight rose. Of women who “vaped” but did… read on > read on >
Lawsuits claiming that the widely used bug killer chlorpyrifos caused brain damage in children were filed Monday in California. Past research has shown that the pesticide harms the brains of fetuses and children, the Associated Press reported. Chlorpyrifos is approved for use on more than 80 crops, but was banned for household use in 2001.… read on > read on >
Breathing in protection: Scientists say an experimental inhaled COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in animal tests. “The currently available vaccines against COVID-19 are very successful, but the majority of the world’s population is still unvaccinated and there is a critical need for more vaccines that are easy to use and effective at stopping disease and transmission,”… read on > read on >
The pandemic may have triggered yet another burgeoning health problem: New research suggests that more than twice as many young people as is normal were hospitalized with eating disorders in the first 12 months of the COVID-19 surge in the United States. There were 125 eating order-related hospitalizations of patients ages 10 to 23 at… read on > read on >
