Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Some long COVID patients still have virus in the blood; Paxlovid rebound patients may need longer treatment
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified...
Jun 23, 2022
White House: more COVID-19 tests available for blind and visually impaired people
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is making more COVID-19 tests available for people who are blind or visually impaired, White House COVID-19 response director Ashish Jh...
Jun 23, 2022
Monkeypox case count rises to more than 3,200 globally – WHO
(Reuters) - More than 3,200 confirmed monkeypox cases and one death were reported to the World Health Organization as part of the current outbreak. There is need for intensified surveillance in the br...
Jun 23, 2022
Juul’s checkered e-cigarette journey cut short by FDA ban
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered Juul Labs Inc to stop selling its e-cigarettes in the United States, saying the company's data "lacked sufficient evidence" to show its produc...
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. CDC advisers weigh Moderna COVID vaccine for teens, older children
(Reuters) - Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are meeting on Thursday to decide on the use of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for children and adolescents aged 6 to ...
Jun 23, 2022
Calif. top court to consider employer liability for COVID infections
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - California's top state court has agreed to decide whether employers can be held liable under state law when their workers contract COVID-19 on the job and spread it to t...
Jun 23, 2022
Bulgaria reports first monkeypox cases
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's health ministry reported the country's first confirmed cases of monkeypox virus on Thursday, saying the cases included two men who were in stable condition in Sofia hospit...
Jun 23, 2022
HHS spokesperson: U.S. delivered over 4 million doses of under-5 vaccines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has delivered over 4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for children below 5 years old to administration sites, a Department of Health and Human Services spoke...
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. FDA halts sales of Juul e-cigarettes
By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) -The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday blocked e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc from selling its nicotine products in the United States, potentially dealing a fatal bl...
Jun 23, 2022
Biden administration, East Coast states to push wind energy -White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is partnering with 11 East Coast states to accelerate the development of offshore wind facilities, including addressing supply chain issues, advancing c...
Jun 23, 2022
