Fox News Flash top headlines for November 13 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Health care professionals are reportedly sounding the alarm as syphilis cases are on the rise in the U.S. Earlier this year, Alaska health officials reported a 49% increase in […]
School closures in Japan had no effect on slowing spread of COVID-19, study finds
CDC to debate COVID-19 vaccines for children 5-11 Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel weighs in on what the panel will be discussing and reacts to the media coverage of COVID recovery in California vs. Florida. School closures in Japan during the spring 2020 outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic had […]
Disordered brain activity in Rolandic epilepsy can be influenced by brief sounds during sleep
Rolandic epilepsy is a common form of epilepsy in children which occurs primarily during sleep. Short sounds played during sleep can partially suppress the neuronal discharges characteristic of epilepsy. That’s according to a research team from the University of Tübingen and Tübingen University Hospitals. The team is headed by Dr. […]
Osmophobia prevalent in patients with migraine headache
(HealthDay)—Osmophobia is prevalent among patients with different migraine subtypes, and it also occurs in some patients with tension-type headaches, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in the Journal of Headache and Pain. Marianna Delussi, from Aldo Moro University in Bari, Italy, and colleagues conducted an observational retrospective cohort […]
The evidence is in: COVID vaccines do protect patients with cancer
The long-awaited confirmation of the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination in patients with cancer has arrived, on time to be disseminated to a global audience at the annual congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology, the leading professional society for medical oncology. With a multitude of studies supporting similar conclusions […]
Over 50,000 COVID deaths in Russia last month: statistics agency
Russia’s Federal Statistics Agency Rosstat said Friday that the country saw 50,421 coronavirus deaths in July—more than double the official government figure. Russia—the fourth worst-hit country in the world in terms of COVID-19 cases—has struggled with the aggressive Delta variant and sluggish vaccination rates. Rosstat’s figure—released late on Friday—painted a […]
Severe COVID-19 symptoms in the elderly are consistent with a weaker immune system
Age is the primary risk factor for many infectious diseases including COVID-19. A team of researchers led by CiRA Prof. Yoko Hamazaki shows in a new study that changes in the quantity and quality of killer T cells with age is consistent with older populations showing more severe COVID-19 symptoms. […]
Risk of heart condition in youth who get Moderna shots may be greater than thought
(HealthDay)—The Moderna coronavirus vaccine may be linked to a higher risk of a heart condition called myocarditis in younger adults than believed, emerging reports show. Federal health officials are investigating the new data, according to two people familiar with the review who emphasized the side effect is still rare, the […]