Ontario is reporting 340 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the provincial total to 599,955. Of the 340 new cases recorded, the data showed 167 were unvaccinated people, 12 were partially vaccinated people, 117 were fully vaccinated people and for 44 people the vaccination status was unknown. According to Sunday’s report, 58 cases were […]
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Federal regulators on Wednesday placed so-called black box warnings on breast implant packaging and told manufacturers to sell the devices only to health providers who review the potential risks with patients before surgery. Both the warnings and a new checklist that advises patients of the risks and side effects state that breast implants have been […]
Last winter Trysta Barwig was burned out. She was overwhelmed by her job as a program manager and she was traveling too often for work from her home in Atlanta. She needed a break. So when Ms. Barwig’s boss asked her to pack her bags again, she used what had become her go-to excuse: a […]
Just five years ago, Jessica Bondi and Brian Steinberg couldn’t find a Halloween costume to accommodate their son Ben’s disability. Ben has cerebral palsy and has used a wheelchair since he was 3. Ms. Bondi saw photos of costumes that other parents of children with disabilities made, but she felt intimidated by the elaborate projects. […]
Except for emergency or urgent care, Medicare Advantage coverage may not extend outside beneficiaries’ county or state. “If you’re in Albany, you may not be able to get care in New York City,” Dr. Jacobson said. Advantage plans also often require preauthorization from the insurer for services and drugs. With traditional Medicare, “you can see […]
Pregnant and breastfeeding women respond to the first dose of the coronavirus vaccines more slowly than other women, and mount a less potent defense against the virus, according to a new study. After the second dose, however, their response looks almost normal. The results, published this month in the journal Science Translational Medicine, suggest that […]
“I know parents are probably bombarded with misinformation about vaccines, even within their social circles: ‘My friend said this, my mother-in-law said that,’” said Dr. Katherine Williamson, a pediatrician in Orange County, Calif. “I’m hoping I can make a difference.” Updated Oct. 29, 2021, 8:35 p.m. ET The decision is particularly hard for parents to […]
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that vaccination provides stronger and more reliable protection against the coronavirus than a past infection does, the agency said on Friday. Unvaccinated people who had previously recovered from a coronavirus infection were five times as likely to get Covid as people who had […]
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that vaccination provides stronger and more reliable protection against the coronavirus than a past infection does, the agency said on Friday. Unvaccinated people who had previously recovered from a coronavirus infection were five times as likely to get Covid as people who had […]
State and local health officials are girding not just for more vaccine hesitancy, but for possible fights over vaccine mandates in schools. “I think the contention we have seen over the mask issue is likely to pale in comparison to what we’re going to see over the idea of a vaccine mandate” for school children, […]