Preteens May Be Vaxed Without Parents Under California Bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent, the youngest age of any state, under a proposal late Thursday by a state senator. Alabama allows such decisions at age…
Read MoreLebanon’s Healthcare on Brink of Collapse Amid Crisis, Says Minister
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s healthcare system is crumbling amid an economic crisis that has led to an exodus of thousands of doctors and nurses, forced private hospitals to close some departments and put further strains on the already stretched state…
Read MoreIn visual memory, size matters
Every day we encounter images on the wall, in newspapers, books, and electronic devices. Some become etched in our memory and some don’t. The elements influencing whether we remember one image and not the other aren’t yet known, but researchers…
Read MoreUy named leukemia committee co-chair of clinical trials group
Geoffrey Uy, MD, a professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named co-chair of the Leukemia Committee of the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. He was selected after an international search by…
Read MorePeople living with HIV need tailored COVID-19 vaccination information
While most people living with HIV have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, younger and Black individuals are hesitant to get vaccinated and have lower vaccination rates, according to a new study by Rutgers researchers. The study,…
Read MoreCancer: One trigger can make skin melanoma more aggressive and deadly
Cancer: Man uses mole-mapping app to track melanomas We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding….
Read MoreHow to live longer: The popular drink that could help prevent diabetes and heart disease
Dr David Lloyd discusses using diabetes drug for anti-aging We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our…
Read MoreEscalation of eating disorders during COVID-19, research finds
A major study by InsideOut Institute for Eating Disorders at the University of Sydney reveals a widespread escalation of eating disorder symptoms during COVID-19 lockdown in Australia, with 40 percent going undiagnosed. InsideOut researchers tracked 1,723 people with eating disorder…
Read MoreCovid: One factor found to account for two-thirds of vaccine side effects
Lorraine slams Novak Djokovic over Covid vaccine We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You…
Read MoreExperts reveal top tips to nail Dry January and stay sober
Giving up booze, even for a short while, can be hard. And as we’re more than half way through January now, it’s probably a good time to check in and ask how your ‘giving up booze’ resolution is going. Is…
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