(HealthDay)—Health officials are bracing for a viral double whammy this fall and winter. “This year, we expect influenza and COVID-19 to circulate at the same time,” said Dr. Jonathan Grein, director of hospital epidemiology at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. That’s why Grein and his colleagues remind Americans that it’s time to get your seasonal flu […]
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Largest-ever type 1 diabetes genetic study identifies potential treatment targets
Scientists have completed the largest and most diverse genetic study of Type 1 diabetes ever undertaken, identifying new drug targets to treat a condition that affects 1.3 million American adults. Several potential drugs are already in the pipeline. Drugs targeting 12 genes identified in the diabetes study have been tested or are being tested in […]
How Cute is This Sweet Wedding Photo of Gwen Stefani With Her Sons & New Hubby?
Oh, these were worth the wait! Gwen Stefani is sharing more photos from her wedding weekend on Instagram and they’re just stunning. Stefani and Blake Shelton tied the knot on Saturday, July 3, and she — along with Shelton and her wedding dress designer Vera Wang — have been sharing the most beautiful images from […]
More than 25% of infants not getting common vaccinations, study finds
More than a quarter of American infants in 2018 had not received common childhood vaccines that protect them from illnesses such as polio, tetanus, measles, mumps and chicken pox, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals. Only 72.8% of infants aged 19 to 35 months had received the full series of […]