A new report into the health effects of COVID-19 on Australians during 2020 and early 2021 includes analyses of the
Day: September 11, 2021
The pandemic has disrupted preventive health care. Here’s how to get back on track
Have you overlooked or postponed your health checkups during the unending 20-month pandemic? A new study suggests that U.S. cancer
Understanding sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease, which is a group of inherited red blood cell disorders, affects approximately 100,000 people in the U.S.,
Vaccines effective against Delta variant
COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing hospitalizations and emergency department visits caused by the Delta variant, according to data from a national
Memory killer T cells are primed in the spleen during influenza infection
CD8+ T cells—known as “killer” T cells—are the assassins of the immune system. Once they are primed, they seek out
World Trade Center firefighters 13% more likely to develop cancer than those not working at site of 9/11 attacks
Firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center following the 9/11 attacks in 2001 are 13% more likely than colleagues
Experts propose policies for safer electronic health records
Developers of electronic health records (EHR) should create or modify their products to ensure that health care organizations can meet
Prostate cancer risk 24% higher among 9/11 rescue/recovery workers after World Trade Center attacks
The risk of prostate cancer was 24% higher among 9/11 rescue and recovery workers after the attacks on the World
FDA official hopeful younger kids can get shots this year
The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief said Friday the agency will rapidly evaluate COVID-19 vaccinations for younger children as
COVID vaccines hold up against severe Delta: US data
Fully vaccinated people were 11 times less likely to die of COVID and 10 times less likely to be hospitalized
