CDC advisory panel backs use of GSK and Pfizer RSV vaccines in adults 60 and older
The CDC panel’s recommendation moves the U.S. closer to making the respiratory syncytial virus shots from Pfizer and GSK available to seniors.
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DC doctors and sports teams join forces to clear up misconceptions about CPR
Research shows bystanders are less likely to give life-saving CPR to certain groups of people in D.C., but some local doctors and D.C. sports teams joined together in the hopes of changing that — and tackling misconceptions about CPR along the way.
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More than 1 million people are dropped from Medicaid as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls
About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-coronavirus pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some states have dropped coverage for more than half the people whose eligibility cases were decided in April or May. States were prohibited from removing peop... -
Here are tips for parents coping with kids going to college
Psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner shared some suggestions with News4’s Eun Yang.
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This 1-minute practice can help you ‘break up with your phone,' says author who wrote the book on it
In her book “How to Break Up With Your Phone,” Catherine Price goes into actionable practices that can help you curb your phone usage.
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Former North Carolina health official is picked to be new CDC director
The White House has selected a former North Carolina health official to be the new director of the nation’s top federal public health agency.
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FDA recommends that updated Covid shots target omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 this fall
The FDA’s decision is a win for vaccine makers Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax, which have all been developing versions of their Covid shots to target XBB.1.5.
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BMI is a flawed way to measure obesity, experts say. What else works?
Body mass index isn’t the only way to determine if a person has obesity. Here’s how other assessments stack up.
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Weighted sleep sacks are unsafe for infants, national pediatricians' group says
Federal regulators have not warned of any deaths, but the American Academy of Pediatrics says parents shouldn’t use weighted sleep sacks or swaddles.
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FDA advisors recommend that new Covid vaccines target an Omicron XBB variant this fall
The FDA advisory panel’s recommendation is a win for Covid vaccine makers Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax, which will race to deliver updated shots for the fall.
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Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped during Covid, study says
The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Doctor's advice for preparing for summer camp
School is almost out for summer, and for many local kids and teens, that means the transition to summer camps. A pediatrician shares valuable advice to help families prepare for the experience.
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12 women at one Virginia hospital's NICU are all pregnant at the same time
It’s a baby boom at one Virginia hospital where 12 NICU employees were all pregnant at once.
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Mom, 37, with stage 3 breast cancer says trying on her swimsuit saved her life
After her “bikini saved her life,” Julie Devaney Hogan started Season for Squeezin’, a campaign to encourage breast cancer awareness in younger women.
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What does it take to be wealthy? Well-being is a more important measure than money or assets, survey finds
A new Charles Schwab survey finds well-being, not money, has become the leading measure of wealth for most adults today.
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A Missouri man died after eating raw oysters from seafood stand, health officials say
A 54-year-old Missouri man died of vibriosis after he ate raw oysters he purchased from a seafood stand, authorities said.
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Jenna Bush Hager reflects on not owning a scale and how it impacts daughter Mila, 10
Jenna Bush Hager talked about why she doesn’t have a scale at home and how that affects her oldest daughter, Mila.
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Doctors told me to take nasal spray, eye drops for symptoms. I had an egg-size brain tumor
Christine Spadafor had to keep pushing to get the true diagnosis after being dismissed by doctors and endured 70 medical visits during the ordeal.
