Vaccination
Study estimates effectiveness of 2-dose and 3-dose mRNA vaccination against Omicron
7 days ago | By News Medical
In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers estimated the efficacy of two-dose and three-dose regimens of two messenger ribonucleic acid vaccines: Moderna's mRNA-1273 and Pfizer-BioNTech's BNT162b2 against coronavirus disease 2019 caused due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Omicron variant.
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Pediatric and child health nursing: A three-phase research priority setting study in Western Australia
7 days ago | By Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Priority settings are important to plan and direct future research. The aim of this study was to identify the top ten pediatric and child health nursing research priorities from the perspectives of consumers, community, and healthcare professionals in Western Australia.
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Vaccination Child PlanBiden 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 ...
There is 'no evidence' 5 to 11-year-olds need a booster vaccine, experts say
Dr Monica Gandhi, an infectious diseases scientist, said there were no studies showing the extra jab lowered children's risk of symptomatic infection. Read more ...
Rabies could return to the US despite strict vaccine regulations, CDC warns
Last year a five-month-old puppy from Azerbaijan spent three days with a family in Pennsylvania before suffering the disease. Its paperwork said it had been vaccinated. Read more ...
Here's How Doctors Are Trying to Help Long COVID Patients
Hospital systems in the New York metropolitan area were among the first in the nation to form multidisciplinary programs dedicated to treating long COVID. Two years later... Read more ...
Monkeypox Cases Are Spreading; Here's What You Need to Know
Several confirmed cases of monkeypox have been found in a few European countries , Canada, the UK, and now the US - in Massachusetts. If you've never heard of monkeypox before... 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 ...
Cannabis Vaping Rising Among Teens
Cannabis use with vaping devices increased among teenagers while non-vaped cannabis use fell, survey data showed. Both past 30-day frequent cannabis vaping and occasional... Read more ...
180 Unusual Hepatitis Cases in U.S. Kids; New NAFLD Recs; Celiac's Cardiac...
The CDC now reports 180 suspected cases of unusual hepatitis in U.S. kids, an increase of 71 since their previous update, with adenovirus detected in about half of the cases... Read more ...
Autumn Covid booster vaccines should be given to ALL over-65s
Health chiefs called for around 25million care home residents and staff, frontline NHS workers and younger vulnerable adults to also be offered top-ups. Read more ...
This Blood Cancer-detecting Test can Detect More Deadly Forms
The detection of excessive levels of free light chains in a type of blood cancer could benefit early identification and interventions that prevent kidney damage. Read more ...