Development of Parkinon’s disease occurs at the age of 60 onward.
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CDC Director Walensky Announces Major Agency Changes After Covid Missteps
The agency’s response to Covid-19 did “not reliably meet expectations,” director Rochelle Walensky said.
Retailers Like Best Buy Already Flocking To Join Drugstores, Others To Sell Hearing Aids This Fall
Best Buy plans to sell hearing aids this fall under new rules being implemented by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow for the over-the counter sale of certain hearing devices.
An End To HIV In Botswana, Why Can’t We Accomplish The Same In The US?
Botswana has surpassed the UN’s 95-95-95 goals on HIV. Researchers say that the country is on track to end the public health threat of AIDS by 2030.
More Than Half Of People Who Had Covid Were Unaware Of It: Study
In a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers found that 56% of the people who were infected with the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus had no idea that they had caught it.
Teens’ Protection From Pfizer’s Covid Shot Fades Weeks After Vaccination—But Shot Still Wards Off Serious Illness, Study Finds
A real-world study on millions of South Korean teens found the shots offered “limited protection” against infection just weeks after the second dose, though they continued to provide strong protection against serious illness.
Many Infected With Omicron Covid Infections Don’t Know, Study Suggests
Some 56% of about 200 people studied who had a Covid-19 infection during the omicron surge reported they were not aware they had Covid-19, according to a new Journal of American Medical Association paper.
Cord Blood Safe Ensures Future Treatments Are Available To You And Your Family
To take advantage of stem cell therapy, you need a donor match, which is sometimes hard to find. Now, stem cells can be banked when a child is born so, if the need arises, the matching stem cells are at hand.
Dr. Iman Abuzeid Leads Incredible Health To Unicorn Status With $80 Million Series B
Iman Abuzeid launched nurse-hiring startup Incredible Health in 2017 as a way to help healthcare workers find permanent positions. Five years later, she has guided her company to a $1.65 billion valuation, becoming one of the few Black female founders …
A Healthy Food Movement Comes To Kenya’s Tea Capital
Pressure from foreign markets on tea production has caused Kenyan smallholder tea farmers to devote their small plots almost exclusively to tea, while neglecting food crops—resulting in malnutrition and food insecurity. But a new healthy food movement …
