Low testosterone in men linked to more severe COVID-19 Men with low testosterone levels may be more likely to have severe COVID-19, a small new study suggests.
Schools try pep-rally tactics to get students vaccinated A growing number of public schools are using mascots, food trucks and prize giveaways to create a pep-rally atmosphere aimed at encouraging students to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before summer vacation.
Scientists are testing out ways to restore vision for genetic-caused blindness Scientists are making dramatic strides toward a goal that once seemed almost unimaginable: Restoring limited vision to people affected by a previously irreversible form of blindness caused by an inherited eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa.
Former CDC head urges kids’ COVID-19 vaccinations as agency probes rare heart issues As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigates rare reports of heart issues among adolescents and young adults who received COVID-19 vaccinations, Dr. Richard Besser says there is no clear link yet to the vaccines, and encourages parents to keep getting kids vaccinated.
GOP senators probe 'close coordination' between Biden administration, teachers unions on school reopenings A group of GOP senators is demanding answers from the Biden administration on how powerful teachers unions may have influenced school reopening guidelines as coronavirus cases declined.
Woman shocked by colorectal cancer diagnosis after screenings were delayed during pandemic Lindy Thackston’s symptoms set in around January, with severe stomach cramps, lower back pressure and later, blood in her stool. As an early morning news anchor and mother of a toddler, the fatigue was less noticeable.
CDC expects COVID-19 vaccine data on kids by fall, Walensky says Health officials expect to have more data surrounding COVID-19 vaccines and younger children by late fall, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday.
600,000 kids ages 12-15 received COVID-19 vaccine, CDC says The U.S. saw more than 600,000 adolescents ages 12 to 15 roll up their sleeves to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine following the recently expanded FDA emergency use authorization.
New York City works to turn page on COVID-19 pandemic More than a year after coronavirus shutdowns sent “the city that never sleeps” into a fitful slumber, New York could be wide awake again this summer.
Pacemakers recalled over risk of electrical short The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall of nearly 62,000 pacemakers that were distributed between April 2015 and February 2019 after it was discovered that moisture could get inside the device causing an electrical short.
