Public shows greater acceptance of RSV vaccine as vaccine hesitancy appears to have plateaued

December 23, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A year after becoming available, vaccines to protect against RSV in newborns and older adults are being more widely accepted by the American public, according to a new Annenberg Public

Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger long-term in homes that escape burning

December 23, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Three years ago, on Dec. 30, 2021, a wind-driven wildfire raced through two communities just outside Boulder, Colorado. In the span of about eight hours, more than 1,000 homes and

Trash Incinerators Disproportionately Harm Black and Hispanic People

December 23, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

MIAMI — When leaders of Florida’s most populous county met in September to pick a site for what could become the nation’s largest trash incinerator, so many people went to

Caseworkers Coax Homeless People out of Las Vegas’ Tunnels for Treatment

December 23, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

LAS VEGAS — Case manager Bryon Johnson flashed a light into a dark tunnel beneath the glitz of the Las Vegas Strip on a recent fall afternoon. He stepped into

‘Waiting List to Nowhere’: Homelessness Surveys Trap Black Men on the Streets

December 23, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

LAS VEGAS — Maurice Clark huddled in his tent along dusty railroad tracks as two homeless-outreach workers began asking him questions to determine whether he would qualify for free or

Revisiting ‘Christmas In July’ – KFF Health News

December 23, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Dan Weissmann “An Arm and a Leg” updates a popular episode from 2019 — a story about giving. In 1980, a young father named Denny Buehler was battling leukemia and

‘My surgeon saved my smile with hologram technology’

December 23, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Susannah Morgan Susannah Morgan woke up from surgery with temporary paralysis of her face When Susannah Morgan learned that an operation to remove a benign tumour in her neck could

Royal Papworth Hospital ‘lungs in a box’ could boost transplants

December 23, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Royal Papworth Hospital The machine, nicknamed “lungs in a box”, is designed to mimic the human body A new machine which keeps lungs alive outside of the body could “transform”

Doctors issue warning over water bead Christmas gifts for children

December 23, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Emergency doctors in the UK have issued a safety warning over water beads, which could be given to children as gifts over Christmas. The brightly-coloured soft plastic beads, also known

Journalists Wrap Up 2024 With Topics From Trump 2.0 to Frustration With Health Industry

December 21, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

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