Health & Lifestyle

– Manuscript – American health officials say most people should get the updated COVID-19 vaccine this year. Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the updated COVID-19 shots from Pfizer and its partner BioNTech as well as from Moderna. A third vaccine from Novavax remains under study. Who should get the updated vaccines? U.S. … [Read more...] about Who Should Get the Updated COVID Shot?

– Manuscript – The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says Earth just had its hottest summer ever in the Northern Hemisphere. Summer ends on September 22 this year in the world’s northern half. Last month was the hottest August ever recorded with modern equipment since 1979. It was also the second hottest month ever measured, behind only July 2023. The WMO and the … [Read more...] about UN: This Summer Has Been the Hottest on Record

– Manuscript – Water is required for plant life. But what happens when there is too much of a good thing? That has been the case in many parts of the world this summer. Scientists say extreme rainfall happens more often now as storms form in an atmosphere made warmer by climate change. Nick Goltz is head of the UConn Plant Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of … [Read more...] about How Gardeners Can Deal with Floods

– Manuscript – American food and drug officials recently approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women. The drug will inoculate the fetus and provide protection from the dangerous lung disease at birth. RSV stands for respiratory syncytial virus. RSV cases fill hospitals with wheezing babies every fall and winter. Pfizer’s newly approved vaccine will mean babies can … [Read more...] about US Drug Officials Approve RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women

– Manuscript – Three new studies suggest links between natural gas wells and cases of cancer, asthma and birth problems. Children who lived closer to natural gas wells in heavily-drilled western Pennsylvania were more likely to develop lymphoma, a rare cancer, researchers found. Nearby residents of all ages had an increased chance of severe asthma, a lung disease, and low … [Read more...] about Study Suggests Links Between Fracking, Health in Children