2023-08-27 US Drug Officials Approve RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women
American food and drug officials recently approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women. The drug will inoculate the fetus…
2023-08-24 Study Suggests Links Between Fracking, Health in Children
Three new studies suggest links between natural gas wells and cases of cancer, asthma and birth problems. Children who lived…
2023-08-21 How Gardeners Can Deal with Floods
Water is required for plant life. But what happens when there is too much of a good thing? That has…
2023-08-21 New COVID-19 Vaccine to Launch in September
The latest COVID-19 vaccine is set for release in September. But health experts say it remains unclear how many Americans…
2023-08-20 Weight Loss Drugs May Risk Complications under Anesthesia
Doctors who practice anesthesiology in the United States and Canada are expressing concern about patients who take popular weight loss…
2023-08-19 Experiment Puts Pig’s Kidney in Brain-dead Human Body
Doctors in New York City have transplanted a pig’s organ into a brain-dead man and watched as it performed normally…
2023-08-15 How to Help Your Garden Get Through the Heat
Record-breaking heat is affecting plants in many places around the world. But gardening expert Jessica Damiano says selecting the right…
2023-08-14 COVID-19 Hospitalizations in the US Are Increasing Again
The number of people entering the hospital with COVID-19 has increased in the United States since early July. The increase…
2023-08-07 US Health Agency Targets Effects of ‘Long COVID’
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is beginning a group of studies aimed at treatments for the condition called…
2023-08-03 US Agency Permits Sesame to be Added to Foods
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently said that by law food makers are permitted to add sesame…
2023-07-31 Studies: Meat Sickness from Tick Bites Getting More Common
More than 100,000 people in the United States have become allergic to red meat since 2010 in reaction to tick…
2023-07-31 Catch Garden Pests, Diseases Early to Save Plants
In her latest gardening story, Jessica Damiano tells of the garden pests and diseases she has seen in her plants.…
2023-07-24 Grow Cutting Garden for Flowers Indoors All Season Long
Almost every flower can be cut and enjoyed indoors. But growing a cutting garden of flowers takes some planning. Jessica…
2023-07-19 New RSV Vaccine Approved for Children
U.S. officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies and young children against respiratory syncytial virus, or…
2023-07-17 Another Alzheimer’s Drug Showing Promise
Another experimental Alzheimer’s drug has been shown to slow patients’ worsening conditions, researchers reported Monday. The American drug company Eli…