For parents with questions about COVID-19 vaccines and children, Johns Hopkins Medicine experts offer answers. While vaccinations for adults are underway in the United States, clinical trials for the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration-authorized COVID-19 vaccines haven’t yet been completed for children and teens younger than 16. Before that age group can receive a… read on > read on >
It may be safe for many of America’s kids to head back to classrooms, experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Friday. According to the agency’s new operational guidance, schools can safely reopen if they employ five key “layered mitigation” strategies based on the level of COVID-19 transmission in their… read on > read on >
A new variant of COVID-19 found in Southern California is coursing across the United States and around the world, a new study finds. The variant — called CAL.20C — was first found in July in Los Angeles County. It reappeared in Southern California in October, then spread in November and December, with a regional surge… read on > read on >
Too much coffee during pregnancy could lead to kids with behavior problems later on. That’s the key takeaway from new research that examined 9,000 brain scans from 9- and 10-year-olds as part of the largest long-term study of brain development and child health. “The goalposts are moved by caffeine, and there are subtle, but real… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Feb. 12, 2021,Former President Donald Trump was much more ill than was let on when he came down with COVID-19 in early October, sources close to Trump have told The New York Times. At one point, his blood oxygen levels plunged to the 80s — a level in the low 90s is considered dangerous.… read on > read on >
When choosing a face mask to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, it seems like the choices are endless. To make the decision a little easier, researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, tested several styles in 41 types of fabric. The upshot: A mask made of two layers of low-thread-count quilting… read on > read on >
Cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) is considered a sexually transmitted infection, but a new study shows that many babies are born carrying the virus in their mouths. “In brief, HPV infection can be acquired at early age or even at birth,” said lead researcher Dr. Stina Syrjanen, head of oral pathology and oral radiology with the… read on > read on >
One side effect of COVID-19 vaccination is creating undue fear among women, causing them to worry that they might have breast cancer. Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines can cause lymph nodes to swell, particularly those in the armpit on the side where the shot was received, experts say. Some women are feeling these armpit… read on > read on >
Children whose mothers used antibiotics in pregnancy may have a slightly heightened risk of asthma, a new study suggests. Experts were quick to point out the finding does not prove cause and effect, and the reasons for the antibiotic use — rather than the drug — might explain the link, said lead researcher Cecilie Skaarup… read on > read on >
THURSDAY, Feb. 11, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Being Black and pregnant in the U.S. was already a risky combination, and health experts now worry the pandemic is making things worse. Before the pandemic, Black women were three times more likely than Hispanic women and 2.5 times more likely than white women to die… read on > read on >
