Month: October 2021

So-called natural immunity varies from patient to patient, scientists say. Immunization is still the best choice after recovering from the disease. View original article Contributor: Apoorva Mandavilli

Growing up in Somalia’s capital of Mogadishu, where people sometimes die of preventable or treatable illnesses like diarrhea, typhoid and malaria, taught Abdifitah Mohamed a painful lesson: adequate health care is indispensable. In 1996, Mohamed’s mother died of septicemia after spending nine months hospitalized for a gunshot wound. Her death, Mohamed says, inspired him to … Read more

Research finds major disparities in hospitalizations and deaths. Since the pandemic, some experts also fear the coming flu season may be severe. View original article Contributor: Catherine Roberts

Task force’s updated advice is aimed at trying to reduce the number of U.S. adults who have the disease. View original article Contributor: Linda Searing

Reducir el sodio en la dieta, aunque sea ligeramente, puede tener un gran impacto en la reducción de la presión arterial. View original article Contributor: Jane E. Brody

The number of eligible people still weighing whether to get a Covid vaccine has sharply dwindled, leaving an unvaccinated population that is mostly hard-core refusers. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman

For many, reducing sodium in the diet even modestly can have an outsize impact on lowering blood pressure. View original article Contributor: Jane E. Brody

Hospital staff members looked the other way while Ricardo Cruciani addicted vulnerable women to pain medications and assaulted them, according to a new lawsuit. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

Alex Trebek projected impartiality. Bialik has questioned vaccines, endorsed a disputed brain supplement and weighed in on hot-button issues. View original article Contributor: Julia Jacobs