Juliana Belo Gutierrez/iStockphoto/Getty Images Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media. That’s according to a new study that suggests a link between social media use and poorer cognition in teens. The findings are published in JAMA. “This is a …
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AstraZeneca reaches deal on drug prices with President Trump : Shots
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot shakes hands with President Trump in the Oval Office, as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. looks on. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images AstraZeneca became the second drugmaker to enter a deal with the Trump administration to offer lower prices to Medicaid and to offer some of its …
Read More »Covid Shots Are About to Be Widely Available Again
Covid-19 vaccines are about to become widely available again across the United States, following several weeks of confusion around who would be able to get them this fall. Uncertainty over federal vaccine policy had caused a temporary patchwork of access across the country, with shots being offered in some places and not others. This week, the Centers for Disease Control …
Read More »A new poll looks at RFK Jr., Tylenol and vaccines, and finds growing distrust : Shots
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outside the White House on Sept. 9. A new poll finds a deep partisan divide with Republicans trusting Kennedy as much as their own doctor, but he is unpopular among Democrats and Independents. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images What people believe about health increasingly depends on how they feel …
Read More »How people are finding ways to get Covid shots despite eligibility limits
A Covid vaccine rollout unlike any other has given rise to confusion over who’s eligible and concerns that the shots might be harder to obtain this fall — especially for young children. Unlike in past years, when the vaccines were approved and recommended for everyone 6 months and older, the Food and Drug Administration this summer approved updated Covid shots …
Read More »Acting CDC director calls to ‘break up’ the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three shots
Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill on Monday called on vaccine manufacturers to develop separate shots for measles, mumps and rubella instead of the current vaccine, which combines the three. O’Neill wrote in a post on X that manufacturers should replace the MMR vaccine with “safe monovalent vaccines,” which only target one virus. His statement referenced a recent comment from President …
Read More »Weight loss shots: Research indicates dangers from starting and stopping
Both starting and stopping this drug can be dangerous. Not only is the research clear about this but Dr. Roberts DC, at Heath Utah, is on the front lines helping prevent and resolve side effects. He reports seeing some of the problems patients are experiencing. One such case involved a 16-year-old girl. Roberts says, “She came into my clinic with …
Read More »US health official calls for separating measles combination shots – Reuters
US health official calls for separating measles combination shots Reuters Acting CDC director, citing Trump directive, calls for MMR shot to be split into three despite no evidence of benefit CNN Trump’s call to split up the MMR childhood vaccine revives long-settled debate CBS News CDC acting director calls for separate measles, mumps, rubella vaccines Investing.com Acting CDC head Jim O’neill: I call on …
Read More »CDC signs off on fall Covid shots. It may not be easy to get one, depending on where you live.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday updated its Covid vaccine guidance to recommend Covid shots for people 65 and older and only after they consult a doctor or pharmacist. A press release from the agency said acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill signed off on the recommendations of an agency advisory panel last week, capping months of confusion …
Read More »Everybody's Golf Hot Shots Has Been Updated For Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes – Nintendo Life
Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots Has Been Updated For Switch, Here Are The Full Patch Notes Nintendo Life Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots review — A swing and a miss GamingTrend EVERYBODY’S GOLF Hot Shots updated to Ver. 1.1.2 GoNintendo Everybody’s Golf Hot Shots dev on decision to bring the series back, initially considered a port Nintendo Everything Near misses – 2 Oct 2025 – EDGE …
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