Why It Matters: R.S.V. can be lethal The F.D.A. estimates that R.S.V. is associated with 6,000 to 10,000 deaths each year in adults 65 and older and at least 60,000 hospitalizations in that age group. It is a leading killer of children worldwide. This winter, R.S.V. contributed to the “tripledemic” also involving flu and Covid…
Hair and nail products, all-purpose cleaners and automotive products contain some of the highest numbers of chemicals.
Enhanced regulations aim to protect a greater number of working parents.
The Australian government said it wanted to crack down on the use of e-cigarettes in an effort to “reduce smoking and stamp out vaping” in one of the most sweeping tobacco regulatory moves in the country in years. The proposal, announced on Tuesday, would ban all single-use, disposable vapes; stop the importation of nonprescription vapes;…
A single dose of the human papillomavirus vaccine is highly effective at preventing infections over three years, most likely lowering rates of cervical cancer and other diseases linked to the virus, according to a new study in Kenya. A single-dose strategy would dramatically extend supplies of the vaccine, lower costs and simplify distribution, which would…
America’s top physician, Dr. Vivek Murthy, offers advice on how to build meaningful social connections in an increasingly lonely world.
Yet as someone who has, for nearly the past 20 years, lived with invisible illness, I can tell you that it is a legitimate look. My personal complex of illness stems from an unusual neurological condition called spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid leak syndrome, which leads to a brain with an insufficient cushion around it. I also…
Think of the words whirling around in your head: that tasteless joke you wisely kept to yourself at dinner; your unvoiced impression of your best friend’s new partner. Now imagine that someone could listen in. On Monday, scientists from the University of Texas, Austin, made another step in that direction. In a study published in the…
The News Mental health-related visits to emergency rooms by children, teenagers and young adults soared from 2011 to 2020, according to a report published on Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The sharpest increase was for suicide-related visits, which rose fivefold. The findings indicated an “urgent” need for expanded crisis services, according…
Hablar dos idiomas proporciona la envidiable capacidad de hacer amigos en lugares insólitos. Un nuevo estudio sugiere que el bilingüismo puede tener otra ventaja: mejorar la memoria en la vejez. Tras estudiar a cientos de pacientes de edad avanzada, unos investigadores alemanes descubrieron que quienes decían utilizar dos idiomas a diario desde temprana edad obtenían…