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Dorgie Productions/Getty Images/The Image Bank RF For the past few years, a small team of health scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had been tasked with answering basic statistical questions like: Who is drowning? Where is it happening — in lakes, rivers, swimming pools? And what works to prevent it? The team was starting to answer some …

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 shots Wednesday but limited their use for many Americans — and removed one of the two vaccines available for young children. The new shots from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are approved for all seniors. But the Food and Drug Administration narrowed their use for younger adults and children to those with at …

F.D.A. Approves Covid Shots With New Restrictions  The New York Times COVID vaccine questions and doubt linger amid nationwide surge  Axios America’s leading physician groups are now openly defying RFK Jr.  vox.com What Americans Need to Know About Covid Shots This Season  Bloomberg.com CDC’s new COVID-19 vaccine guidance could limit access for many  KUSA.com Source link

A new study finds that the brain does not appear to significantly rewire its map of the body after an amputation. Westend61/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Westend61/Getty Images A rare circulatory problem required Emily Wheldon to have her left arm amputated three years ago. Her brain still thinks it’s there. “Most days, it just feels like I’ve got my …

Ellen Allen, 63, needs health insurance to be able to keep paying for an expensive eye drop medicine that prevents blindness. Ellen Allen hide caption toggle caption Ellen Allen Next year, when her health care premium balloons, “it’s gonna be a real hit,” Ellen Allen says. “I’m worried about it.” Allen lives near Charleston, W.Va., and directs a nonprofit called …

The Clashing Advice Over COVID-19 Shots for Kids  AOL.com RFK Jr. attacks pediatricians’ group over vaccine recommendations  Politico Why the American Academy of Pediatrics is diverging from CDC vaccine guidelines  PBS Pediatricians’ association recommends COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers and some older children, breaking with CDC guidance  The Conversation AAP Counters ACIP Guidance on Vaccinations in New Immunization Schedule  Medscape Source link

For some, fall Covid shots may come with copays — or no coverage at all  AOL.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

If you’re in good health and plan to get a Covid shot this fall, you might end up with an unwelcome surprise: a bill. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve the next round of Covid shots soon, but only for a smaller, high-risk group — adults 65 and older and people with underlying health conditions. The Centers …

Postdoctoral researcher Erin Kunz holds up a microelectrode array that can be placed on the brain’s surface as part of a brain-computer interface. Jim Gensheimer hide caption toggle caption Jim Gensheimer Surgically implanted devices that allow paralyzed people to speak can also eavesdrop on their inner monologue. That’s the conclusion of a study of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) in the journal …

Bullet holes are seen in windows at the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global Headquarters following an August 8 shooting that killed a DeKalb County Police Department officer. Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images In the aftermath of an attack on the main campus for the Centers for Disease Control …