
CDC advisory panel backs use of GSK and Pfizer RSV vaccines in adults 60 and older
The CDC panel’s recommendation moves the U.S. closer to making the respiratory syncytial virus shots from Pfizer and GSK available to seniors.
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This 1-minute practice can help you ‘break up with your phone,' says author who wrote the book on it
In her book “How to Break Up With Your Phone,” Catherine Price goes into actionable practices that can help you curb your phone usage.
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Former North Carolina health official is picked to be new CDC director
The White House has selected a former North Carolina health official to be the new director of the nation’s top federal public health agency.
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FDA recommends that updated Covid shots target omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 this fall
The FDA’s decision is a win for vaccine makers Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax, which have all been developing versions of their Covid shots to target XBB.1.5.
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BMI is a flawed way to measure obesity, experts say. What else works?
Body mass index isn’t the only way to determine if a person has obesity. Here’s how other assessments stack up.