By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 -- COVID-19 booster shots appear to benefit folks 50 and older but less so for younger people, a new study suggests. For the study, researchers ran a…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 – Suicide rates have climbed again following a two-year decline, U.S. health officials report. The new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 -- Exposure to wildfire smoke can increase the risk of premature birth, new research suggests. For the study, the researchers reviewed birth certificates and hospital delivery data…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 -- The COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid continues to work against Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, new research shows. Researchers decided to study Paxlovid’s impact against severe illness…

News Consumer News Health Highlights: Feb. 13, 2023​ By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter>Who benefits most from COVID boosters? Protection is strongest for people over 60, a new study finds. Younger people might still want to…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 – Access to medication abortion could be at risk nationwide because of a Texas lawsuit working its way through the court system.Alliance Defending Freedom, the group involved…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 -- It’s not clear why, but youths in U.S. states where medical marijuana is legal report more vaping of cannabis than their peers in states where weed…

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 -- Researchers studying well water found current monitoring practices often fail to reflect actual groundwater pollution risks. The problem: Spikes in harmful bacteria, like those from animal…