Stephanie Soucheray, MA October 9, 2024 COVID-19 New research shows COVID-19 infections increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death, in some cases doubling the likelihood of major cardiac events in the 3 years following infection. Read full article:https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-links-covid-infection-heart-attacks-strokes

By: Nicole Leonard October 8, 2024 Outside Highland Manor, an assisted living home in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, pharmacist Dr. Mayank Amin reached into his car and grabbed a tan, insulated cooler filled with vaccines. “I also have my cape with me,” he said as he pulled out a piece of red fabric to tie around his […]

By Korin Miller Korin Miller Korin Miller is a freelance writer specializing in general wellness, sexual health and relationships, shopping, and lifestyle trends, with work appearing in Women’s Health, Self, Prevention, Forbes, Daily Beast, and more. health’s editorial guidelines Published on September 16, 2024 If you’re coming off of a COVID infection, you might be […]

Eduardo Cuevas USA TODAY The nation recorded one of its worst totals for child deaths from the flu this past season, coinciding with troubling drops in U.S. vaccination rates, federal health officials warned. Nearly 200 children died from influenza-related complications in the 2023-24 season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Officials announced the […]

Press Release Thursday, August 29, 2024 The Montgomery County Immunization Coalition has announced its first ever #ItCanHappenToAnybody Digital Flu Campaign. Partnering with Families Fighting Flu (FFF), a national, nonprofit, advocacy organization dedicated to honoring loved ones who have suffered serious medical complications or died from influenza, the goal of the campaign is to raise awareness of the dangers of […]

Published Thu, Aug 22 20241:36 PM EDTUpdated Thu, Aug 22 20244:30 PM EDT Key Points The Food and Drug Administration approved updated Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna, putting the shots on track to reach most Americans in the coming days as the virus surges. The jabs target a strain called KP.2, a descendant of […]

By Regan Olsson , Contributing Writer August 02, 2024 The excitement of going off to college is often filled with dreams of independence, new friends and endless opportunities. But amidst the packing, planning and farewells, there’s another essential step that many students and parents overlook – health preparedness. Before stepping onto your university or college campus, it’s […]

ByMary Kekatos July 26, 2024, 3:12 PM As summer begins to wind down and many children and teenagers across the U.S. get ready to head back to school next month, it also means updated COVID-19 vaccines are around the corner. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Americans receive the updated 2024-25 vaccine when […]

Melody Schreiber Sat 27 Jul 2024 08.00 EDT Covid is surging across the US, with levels of the virus on track to exceed last summer’s wave nationally and approaching the peak of last winter’s wave in the west, according to wastewater data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Yet vaccination and antiviral uptake, […]

Jul 30, 2024 Tina Reed The federal government is pouring money into getting more farmworkers vaccinated to prevent them from being infected by the seasonal flu and bird flu viruses at the same time. Why it matters: Officials said the mitigation efforts part of a wider effort to reduce a “theoretical” risk that the viruses could mix and […]

Madhukar Pai May 8, 2024,01:11pm EDT For a while, Covid-19 turned all journalists into health journalists. Equally, it pushed scientists into science communication. Today, even as we face new challenges, from H5N1 bird flu to outbreaks of measles, the need for good communication and public engagement remains paramount. This means scientists, especially those in public […]

Author: Eleanor Fleming A mother whose son’s childhood has been “destroyed” after he contracted chickenpox, leading to “lifelong disabilities”, is urging parents to think twice before deciding not to vaccinate their children. Read full article: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/vaccine-chickenpox-condition-myasthenia-gravis-b2541411.html

Apr 29, 2024, 09:59 ET Responses from 23,000 people point to need for more locally relevant communication strategies to increase vaccine confidence NEW YORK, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — While it found that global uptake of at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose was robust, a new survey published today in Nature Medicine revealed mixed signals about the current acceptance […]

A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that school entry requirements are linked to an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. Read full article: https://www.news-medical.net/news/20240429/HPV-vaccination-rates-increase-with-school-entry-requirements-study-finds.aspx

Sara Novak May 02, 2024 In the first half of 2023, COVID-19 killed 42,670 people in the United States, while the flu killed about half that amount. Yet half as many people received the updated COVID booster as those who got the flu shot — even though COVID is twice as deadly as influenza. In all, around 22% of people […]

By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Published 6:01 PM EDT, Sat April 27, 2024 The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries. There were 171,153 cases globally in 2022, according to Dr. Patrick O’Connor of the […]

by Abraham Gutman Published Jan. 5, 2024, 5:12 p.m. ET The Philadelphia Inquirer A measles outbreak in Philadelphia has expanded to six confirmed and three suspected cases, city health officials said Friday. This includes two confirmed cases in children who were exposed at a day-care center in Northeast Philadelphia, according to the Department of Public Health, which […]

By Taleisha Newbill, CBS News Philadelphia Staff December 23, 2023 / 8:25 PM EST / CBS Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Officials at the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Pennsylvania Department of Health, and Jefferson Health want to warn the public of a possible measles exposure at a building. In a release Saturday night, officials said the building on […]

Updated: 11:02 AM EST Nov 8, 2023 WGAL LANCASTER, Pa. — As we approach the winter months, you might want to watch your children for cold-like symptoms, they may have Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Respiratory Syncytial Virus, better known as RSV, usually peaks around late fall and early winter. It starts as a cold, but if […]