Biden Administration Announces More Steps to Address Formula Shortage

40 minutes ago | MedPageToday | 2 articles

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration continues to try to shore up the baby formula supply, this time by invoking the Defense Production Act to increase the availability of...
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Younger Kids 'Should' Get COVID Booster, Says CDC Panel

40 minutes ago | MedPageToday | 4 articles

Similar to their older peers, children ages 5 to 11 should get a third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine , the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said...
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Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, Expert in Sickle Cell Disease, Dies at 76

40 minutes ago | NY Times

When his baby boy was diagnosed with the illness, he made it his mission to combat it. He later took his expertise back to his native Ghana.
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It's not just babies who need formula: Families of teens with medical needs are 'scared'

42 minutes ago | NBC News

Families with children with disabilities, complex medical conditions have limited options for their formula nourished children. Some faced not feeding kids.
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Advisers urge CDC to recommend Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

1 hour ago | Orlando Sentinel | 4 articles

Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the U.S. government said Thursday.
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Biden Uses Defense Production Act to Address Baby Formula Shortage

1 hour ago | Medscape | 2 articles

The president used the Defense Production Act to require suppliers to direct resources to baby formula makers before other customers. WebMD Health News
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Association of Behavioral and Mental Health Professionals in Continuity Clinic with Resident-Reported Competence

1 hour ago | The Journal of Pediatrics

To assess whether residents who trained with a co-located or integrated behavioral/mental health professional reported higher competence in the assessment and management of...
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Trends and Disparities in Healthcare Transition Preparation from 2016-2019: Findings from the U.S. National Survey of Children's Health

1 hour ago | The Journal of Pediatrics | 2 articles

To evaluate national trends in healthcare transition preparation over a four-year period using the National Survey of Children's Health. Our secondary aim was to identify and...
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CDC committee recommends COVID-19 booster for kids aged 5 to 11 years

1 hour ago | Healio | 4 articles

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted Thursday to recommend that children aged 5 to 11 years receive a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Members of the...
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‘Turn the system on its head': Value-based payment offers benefits for rural patients, PCPs

1 hour ago | Healio

As the demand for primary care physicians rises across the United States, people in rural areas are experiencing barriers to access that others do not - but a value-based...
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Biden Administration Announces More Steps to Address Formula Shortage

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration continues to try to shore up the baby formula supply, this time by invoking the Defense Production Act to increase the availability of... Read more ...

Antibiotic use before cesarean delivery does not increase asthma, eczema risks

The administration of antibiotics before cesarean delivery did not increase the risks for asthma, eczema or other allergic conditions in early childhood, providing further... Read more ...

HUGE stockpiles of baby formula found at the border, proving the shortage...

Video footage has emerged to show that the ongoing baby formula shortage is being deliberately engineered by the powers that be. A massive stockpile of baby formula was spotted... Read more ...

Top in hem/onc: Clotting risk in long COVID; insurance advice for physicians

A recent study showed that patients with long COVID had a greater risk for abnormal blood clotting. Researchers said the findings suggest there is a potential role for... Read more ...

Prepregnancy obesity associated with increased risk for wheeze in offspring

Prepregnancy obesity increased risk for wheeze in offspring, although excessive gestational weight gain generally was not associated with atopy, according to a study published... Read more ...

Russian officials: American biolabs in Ukraine conducted illegal experiments...

Russian officials are claiming that the biological weapons research laboratories in Ukraine have conducted illegal experiments on the country's rivers and deliberately infected... Read more ...

JAB 'EM YOUNG: FDA approves Pfizer's booster vaccine for children aged 5 to...

The Food and Drug Administration has just authorized booster doses of Pfizer's Wuhan coronavirus vaccine to be administered to children between the ages of five and 11 without... Read more ...

CDC 71 new cases of mysterious pediatric hepatitis

No further deaths were detected, but previously the CDC has reported five fatalities in the outbreak among children - with one in Wisconsin. Read more ...

HHS to establish center of excellence on social media, mental wellness

HHS, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, has announced that it will provide $2 million in funding to establish a national center of... Read more ...

Plant-based diet may lower prostate cancer risk, lead to favorable outcomes

A systematic review of 31 studies showed favorable results supporting the incorporation of a plant-based diet for men at risk for or diagnosed with prostate cancer. The... Read more ...