10-year egg freezing limit should be scrapped because women feel under pressure to use them before time runs out, ethics body warns Current deadline is decade, after which families must have baby or destroy eggs UK’s ethics body said no good reason not to extend the ‘arbitrary’ freeze limit Claims some private clinics have preyed … Read more
Nearly 15% of US adults are uninsured: Two-thirds of under-30s and more than 80% of older adults who don’t have health care say they can’t afford it, CDC report finds A new CDC report found that 14.5% of adults between ages 18 and 64 were uninsured in 2019 – s one-third drop from 20.4% in … Read more
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine safely triggers ‘high levels’ of antibodies in older people that may protect them against COVID-19, early data shows Moderna tested low- and high-dose versions of its coronavirus vaccine in 40 volunteers ages 56 to 71 All participants developed antibodies to the highly-contagious virus Levels of the immune proteins were higher than those … Read more
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine safely triggers ‘high levels’ of antibodies in older people that may protect them against COVID-19, early data shows Moderna tested low- and high-dose versions of its coronavirus vaccine in 40 volunteers ages 56 to 71 All participants developed antibodies to the highly-contagious virus Levels of the immune proteins were higher than those … Read more
A woman who lost her entire nose due to skin cancer was able to have doctors reconstruct a new one for her. In 2016, Sabrina Falcon, 56, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma and underwent two surgeries to remove the cancer. Months later, after she began experiencing severe headaches, she learned … Read more
Over the last month, coronavirus cases among American 18- to 22-year-olds surged by 55 percent nationwide, with case rates more than doubling among college-age people in the Northeast and Midwest, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data reveal. As adolescents and young adults across the nation headed back to college last month, campuses … Read more
Drug overdose deaths have spiked in the US due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, a new report finds. A total of 42 states have reported an increase in fatalities, mainly due to fentanyl, the synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than morphine since the crisis began, according to the American Medical Association (AMA). Counties in Arkansas, … Read more
More than 90% of Americans say front-line health workers should get a coronavirus vaccine first, followed by ‘high-risk’ children and older adults Researchers surveyed more than 1,000 adults and were asked to rate groups as ‘high priority’ for being given a coronavirus vaccine Front-line healthcare workers were rated the highest with 91% saying they should … Read more
Some can barely walk they’re so exhausted and their muscles so weak. Many have lost the ability to recall everyday facts or hold a conversation. Others have developed life-threatening allergies or chronic dizziness. All have suffered months of ill-health — careers are on hold, social lives are mothballed and family life is a shadow of … Read more
Fear of further lockdowns has sparked the return of people panic-buying loo rolls and supermarket rationing. But if you come down with Covid-19 and can’t get to the shops, a toilet roll isn’t going to help tackle your symptoms or make you more comfortable. Here, CAROLINE JONES asks the health experts what supplies we should … Read more