SATURDAY, June 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Keeping your body well-fueled and hydrated is a must during outdoor summer sports and exercise, a nutrition expert says.
MONDAY, June 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Interns spend only a small proportion of time with hospitalized patients, according to a study published online June 8 in JAMA Network Open.
FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- You might think that having the whole bed to yourself would leave you feeling more refreshed in the morning than sleeping with someone who might toss, turn or snore.
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes increases the odds that a COVID-19 infection will be severe, and folks with diabetes may be up to four times more likely to develop long-lasting symptoms, new research suggests.
TUESDAY, May 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Fresh, organic strawberries may be linked to a hepatitis A outbreak that's affected 17 people in three states, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
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TUESDAY, May 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The hundreds of cases of monkeypox being reported worldwide likely won't turn into a pandemic, but much remains unknown about the disease, the World Health Organization's top expert on the illness said Monday.
Pfizer/BioNTech says a three-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to provoke a strong immune response in the youngest age group of children — those aged 6 months to 5 years.
This is the only age group not yet approved for COVID-19 vaccination by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. According to CNN, Pfizer said it plans to submit its new data to the agency this week.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says children as young 6 months can be vaccinated. But in Berkshire County, doses can be hard to track down.
Aina de Lapparent Alvarez
News Reporter
Daily COVID-19 caseloads are down 13 percent in the past two weeks; at least one out of five Berkshire residents have been infected since the start of the pandemic.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to children 5 to 11 years old — in addition to everyone above that age group. Here's what you need to know.
Three doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5, the company announced Monday, another step toward shots for the littlest kids possibly beginning in early summer.
JUEVES, 16 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las mujeres que siguen una dieta saludable de origen vegetal tras la menopausia parecen enfrentarse a un riesgo mucho más bajo de cáncer de mama, indica una nueva investigación francesa.
JUEVES, 16 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Si luchó contra una infección con la COVID-19 a principios de la pandemia, es probable que no le proteja mucho contra la reinfección con la ómicron y sus subvariantes, advierte un estudio reciente.
Los problemas del neurodesarrollo se duplican en los niños expuestos a la COVID en el útero: estudio
VIERNES, 10 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los bebés de las mujeres infectadas con la COVID-19 durante el embarazo podrían tener dificultades del desarrollo durante su primer año, sugiere un estudio reciente.
La COVID podría aumentar las probabilidades de un trastorno psiquiátrico posterior, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 8 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las personas que han tenido la COVID quizá sean más vulnerables a los trastornos de la salud mental en los meses tras la infección, advierte un estudio reciente.
JUEVES, 2 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los niños que han tenido COVID-19 no están protegidos contra la variante ómicron, pero la vacunación sí reduce sus probabilidades de infección, muestra un estudio reciente.
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