Aug. 18, 2022 Should parents of young schoolchildren be worried about monkeypox? So far, at least nine children in the U.S. have tested positive for monkeypox. As of now, the American Academy of Pe… [+1825 chars]
Excessive sweating can be a sign of a condition that's more serious, such as hyperhidrosis. (Photo via Getty Images) This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for profe… [+6040 chars]
Newfoundland and Labrador is expanding eligibility for vaccination against monkeypox thanks to an influx of more doses of Imvamune a vaccine used for smallpox that also provides protection from monk… [+3966 chars]
NEW YORK - The U.S. is setting aside an extra 50,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine for places with upcoming gay pride events, health officials said Thursday. The number of doses sent to each place wi… [+4592 chars]
Event Health officials continue to identify monkeypox cases, with an additional 60 confirmed cases reported July 26-August 17, bringing the total case count to 83 since June 26. Most cases are repor… [+2794 chars]
Have you had your fourth COVID-19 shot yet? Should you rush out to get it? Or is it better to wait? Health officials in Ontario are urging residents to get caught up on their vaccines ahead of the f… [+3813 chars]
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have discovered what they describe as a "weak spot" in all of the major variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 a revelation they believe c… [+3905 chars]
A new study released last week in Pediatrics, a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, revealed that about 8 percent of children hospitalized with COVID-19 at … [+8224 chars]
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) The head of Africas public health agency says hes really pleased that the World Health Organization is renaming the strains of the monkeypox disease to remove references to Afric… [+4002 chars]
When female mosquitoes are looking for a human to bite, they smell a unique cocktail of body odors that we emit into the air. These odors then stimulate receptors in the mosquitoes' antenna. Scientis… [+3521 chars]
Taiwan researchers sort through eggs used for the cultivation of swine flu vaccine, in a plant in ... [+] Taichung, on June 18, 2009. Taiwan is set to mass produce swine flu vaccine in October, as th… [+12807 chars]
The studycovered in this summary was published in Preprints with The Lancet and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaways <ul><li>Across sites in the UK and Ireland, there was an increase in ne… [+3041 chars]
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