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These Are the New Vaccines You Should Get—and It’s Not Just Covid-19
[ad_1] Before the pandemic, doctors recommended just one annual shot—the flu vaccine—to get you through respiratory disease season.…
January 12, 2024
Our Eyes Really Are Getting Worse. Here’s How to Save Your Kids’ Vision.
[ad_1] Nearsightedness develops in childhood, typically between ages 5 and 16, and it’s closely linked to a lack…
August 26, 2023
New guidelines: using drugs and early surgery for obesity in children
[ad_1] Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including medication for children as…
January 11, 2023
Omicron caused spike in deaths in vaccinated people, analysis finds, though unvaccinated remain most at risk
[ad_1] The omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 that has swept across the US since late…
May 3, 2022
Hepatitis Cases in Children Have Parents Asking, ‘Should We Worry?’
[ad_1] At least 169 cases of severe hepatitis in children, which is usually rare, have been reported globally…
April 28, 2022
Covid-19 Vaccine Booster Shot Cuts Omicron Death Risk by 95%, UK Study Shows
[ad_1] LONDON—Three shots of vaccine cut the risk of death from Covid-19 by 95% in those age 50…
January 28, 2022
Almost all adolescents treated in intensive care units for COVID-19 were not vaccinated: study
[ad_1] According to a new study, almost all teenagers who needed to be admitted to intensive care units…
January 15, 2022
Governments grappling with Omicron weight mitigation over containment
[ad_1] The Christmas holiday weekend began as more governments questioned whether to focus on containment the spread of…
December 26, 2021
Covid-19 vaccines, Delta variant and children: what you need to know
[ad_1] The very contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 crosses the United States, increasing infections, just days before the…
August 24, 2021
Some teens don’t get the vaccine because suspicious parents assess the risks
[ad_1] The vaccination campaign in adolescents, an essential part of the larger effort to strengthen the immunity of…
July 26, 2021