Health & Lifestyle

– Manuscript – The latest COVID-19 vaccine is set for release in September. But health experts say it remains unclear how many Americans will choose to get the new shot. The efforts to prepare a new vaccine come as hospitals in the United States report increases in COVID-19 patients since early July. But the number of hospitalizations is still far below those reported … [Read more...] about New COVID-19 Vaccine to Launch in September

– Manuscript – Doctors who practice anesthesiology in the United States and Canada are expressing concern about patients who take popular weight loss drugs leading up to surgery. Anesthesiologists work together with surgeons to make sure their patients are asleep, or sedated, before medical procedures. More and more people are taking the weight loss drugs Ozempic and … [Read more...] about Weight Loss Drugs May Risk Complications under Anesthesia

– Manuscript – The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) is beginning a group of studies aimed at treatments for the condition called long COVID. Reports say millions of Americans are affected by long-lasting effects from COVID-19 infections. The NIH is using $1.15 billion provided through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to study how people recover from … [Read more...] about US Health Agency Targets Effects of ‘Long COVID’

– Manuscript – The number of people entering the hospital with COVID-19 has increased in the United States since early July. The increase is similar to the past three summers but with far fewer cases than before. With an updated vaccine still months away, experts worry this summer’s increase in hospitalizations could become a bigger problem. How bad is the … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Hospitalizations in the US Are Increasing Again

– Manuscript – The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently said that by law food makers are permitted to add sesame to their products. They also must identify sesame content in their foods on product packaging. Sesame is the seed of the sesamum or benne plant. It is used to make oil and the seeds themselves are often used on bread or baked goods. The … [Read more...] about US Agency Permits Sesame to be Added to Foods