How to Prep Kids for a Potentially Bumpy Return to School
Family vaccinations, universal masking, routines and compassion will be key.
Family vaccinations, universal masking, routines and compassion will be key.
In Dr. Johnston’s hometown St. Louis, as in other cities, fewer health care providers and specialists are found in low-income and minority neighborhoods, which is a function of structural racism and a legacy of residential segregation, Dr. Johnston said. “It’s not a question of insurance — it has more to do with the supply side,”…
Jayme Rubenstein, a ResMed spokesman, said the company was prioritizing manufacturing devices for patients with immediate ventilator needs, including Covid patients, followed by machines for those with central and obstructive sleep apnea. In an April 2020 survey of home medical-equipment suppliers, more than half reported supply-chain interruptions for CPAP machines, and 62 percent reported up…
WASHINGTON — With a stockpile of at least 100 million doses at the ready, Biden administration officials are developing a plan to start offering coronavirus booster shots to some Americans as early as this fall even as researchers continue to hotly debate whether extra shots are needed, according to people familiar with the effort. The…
Heidi Marsh, 46, of Seattle, tested positive for the PALB2 mutation after her mother — a breast cancer and pancreatic cancer patient — was found to have it. She said her own doctor was unaware of the gene. “My OB-GYN was aware of my mom’s history and never suggested genetic testing,” Ms. Marsh said. “She…
Many experiments on mosquito vision take place in wind tunnels, large chambers that can cost tens of thousands of dollars. In prior experiments, mosquitoes placed in the wind tunnel and given a whiff of carbon dioxide chose to fly to a dark spot over a white one. Extreme Weather Updated Aug. 17, 2021, 7:55 a.m.…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has decided that most Americans should get a coronavirus booster vaccination eight months after they received their second shot, and could begin offering third shots as early as mid-September, according to administration officials familiar with the discussions. Officials are planning to announce the decision as early as this week. Their…
During the day, our skin lives in a single tense rhythm with the entire body, humbly experiencing our emotions, endless touches to the face, and transitions from one temperature condition to another. Therefore, the main synonyms for daycare are “hydration and protection”. The night is a completely different matter. Darkness is the time of intense…
In most cases, they found, the chain of transmission stopped with the infected child, but in 27.3 percent of households, children passed the virus along to at least one other resident. Updated Aug. 16, 2021, 6:26 p.m. ET Adolescents were most likely to bring the virus into the home: Children from 14 to 17 made…
While some breakthrough cases among those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are inevitable, they are unlikely to result in hospitalization or death. But one important question about breakthrough infection that remains unanswered is: Can the vaccinated develop so-called long Covid? Long Covid refers to a set of symptoms — such as severe fatigue, brain…