Support for Prioritizing Kidney Transplant Patients for COVID Boosters
By Reuters Staff NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among kidney-transplant recipients, two doses of an mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine will lower the risk for infection, although perhaps not as much compared with the general population, according to a study from the…
Read MoreBird Flu Puts Organic Chickens Into Lockdown From Pennsylvania to France
CHICAGO/PARIS (Reuters) – Organic and free-range chickens have been thrown into lockdown. Egg-laying hens that normally have access to the outdoors can no longer roam as freely or feel the sun on their beaks as some U.S. and European farmers…
Read MoreOne-sport high school athletes prone to injury, burnout
High school students who focus on one sport are more likely to get injured or suffer from burnout. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests their motivation for specializing in one sport is pure: love of the game…
Read MoreMore formal education may translate to better health for Black women
One of the best things Black women can do for their health may be to get a college education, according to results of a national analysis. “Essentially what this study observed was that for Black women, the higher your education…
Read MoreFertility Treatments Can Be Particularly Difficult For Survivors Of Sexual Assault
This essay is part of Women’s Health’s coverage of Infertility Awareness Week (April 24-30, 2022), focused on stories that shed a light on the less-talked about aspects of trying to conceive. Editor’s note: This article contains discussions of sexual assault….
Read MoreB12 deficiency harms young children’s development, and food relief is not good enough, says a new study
Vitamin B12 deficiency in infants leads to poor motor development and anemia, according to a study from Burkina Faso conducted by the University of Copenhagen and Médecins Sans Frontières. B12 deficiency is an enormous yet overlooked problem, and the food…
Read MoreDouble-masking DOESN'T work, raises risk of catching, spreading Covid
Double-masking DOESN’T work and might raise risk of catching and spreading Covid, study finds — despite US health chiefs STILL recommending it Double-masking does not improve how well mask protect against Covid Wearing two coverings allows more particles to escape…
Read MoreAMIA and HL7 join forces to promote interoperability standards
The American Medical Informatics Association and Health Level Seven International on Tuesday announced a new partnership to drive efforts to broaden use of comprehensive standards for healthcare interoperability and information exchange. WHY IT MATTERS The two-year collaboration will see AMIA’s…
Read MoreBindi Irwin Posts Gorgeous Family Photo Taken By Brother Robert Irwin: ‘Immeasurable Love’
Bindi Irwin always has the best photos on her Instagram. (Remember these sweet snaps of her 1-year-old daughter Grace Warrior and a koala? Exactly.) But the newest picture the conservationist posted features her family — and it was taken by…
Read MoreSerena Williams Reveals 4-Year-Old Daughter Olympia’s Ambition — & It Isn't Tennis
When she isn’t twinning with her mom, Serena Williams, or making cute dance videos, 4-year-old Olympia is pursuing her true passion. And, no, it isn’t playing tennis. On The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 2, Williams opened up about what…
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