Children ages 1 to 9 will be offered a booster dose amid global fears of a polio resurgence. The United States and Israel have also recently reported incidents.
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Monkeypox vaccine maker voices concerns on U.S. dose-splitting plan
The Biden administration has adopted a strategy to stretch the nation’s limited supply of monkeypox vaccine.
Walgreens helped fuel San Francisco’s opioid crisis, judge rules
A trial will be held later to determine how much Walgreens must pay San Francisco to address the harms of the opioid crisis.
New Langya virus that may have spilled over from animals infects dozens
Scientists detected another potential zoonotic spillover nearly three years into the coronavirus pandemic, though evidence suggests very low fatality rates.
How the Inflation Reduction Act might affect your health care
The economic package would prevent huge spikes in the cost of health insurance for roughly 13 million Americans and cap seniors’ drugs costs at $2,000 a year.
Protecting teen athletes from high heat and humidity
An athletic training expert talks about what coaches and players can do to ensure safety.
A neuroscientist’s insights on the adolescent brain
A developmental neuroscientist shares what she’s learned from studies on young people’s risk-taking behavior, reasoning and more.
America has a maternal mortality crisis. Biden push aims to change that.
Black, Native American and rural women disproportionately bear the burden of maternal mortality.
Too little sleep may jeopardize young kids’ development, study finds
Pediatricians urge parents to make sufficient sleep a family priority and to encourage such things as daytime physical activity and a regular nighttime routine.
Lyme disease vaccine in late-stage trials would be first in 20 years
If successful, the vaccine would be the first against Lyme disease in the United States since Lymerix, which was discontinued in 2002 because of poor sales.
