Tag: Health News

A Single Brain Scan to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

An algorithm is now able to diagnose Alzheimer’s from a single brain scan, the modeling can even diagnose individuals at an early stage of the disease, normally a difficult task, according to a UK study. “Currently no other simple and widely available methods can predict Alzheimer’s disease with this level of accuracy, so our research…


Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Impacts Semen: Study

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine leads to lower levels of semen, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed 220 samples of semen from three sperm banks in Israel, drawn from men who received two doses of the vaccine. The semen collection was scheduled seven days after receipt of the second dose. The researchers, led by Dr. Itai…


5 Things to Know as American Babies, Toddlers Start Getting COVID-19 Vaccines

Some of the youngest Americans started getting COVID-19 vaccines on June 20, after U.S. authorities authorized and recommended the shots. The under-5 population was unable to get a COVID vaccine since the beginning of the pandemic. Now, all Americans except for those younger than 6 months of age can. Some parents had been waiting for…


Tobacco Smoking Causes Schizophrenia and Depression, Study Finds

Tobacco smoking causes mental health disorders, according to a recent UK study. The study found smoking increased the risk of developing schizophrenia by 53 to 127 percent and can increase depression by 54 to 99 percent. “There is no longer any doubt that smoking is bad for mental health, and this needs to be a…


Vaccination Increases Risk of COVID-19, But Infection Without Vaccination Gives Immunity: Study

Having two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine has been linked with negative protection against the disease, scientists say, while a previous infection without vaccination offers around 50 percent immunity, according to a study analyzing the Omicron wave in Qatar. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on June 15, examined the Omicron…


Vaccination Increases Risk of COVID-19 Infection, But Infection Without Vaccination Gives Immunity: Study

Having two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine has been linked with negative protection against symptomatic infection with the disease, scientists say, while a previous infection without vaccination offers around 50 percent immunity, according to a study analyzing the Omicron wave in Qatar. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine on June 15,…


Study CDC Cited in Arguing for COVID-19 Vaccines for Babies Being Updated

A non-peer-reviewed study that U.S. government scientists cited in asserting COVID-19 is a leading cause of death for children is being updated after inaccuracies were detected. The preprint paper, published in May, says that COVID-19 has been the fifth-leading cause of death during the pandemic for children aged 1 to 5. The authors, primarily British…


First Likely Monkeypox Cases Reported in Indiana and Missouri

Two more states have announced probably monkeypox cases over the past weekend as the rare virus continues to spread across the United States. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed one case in Kansas City among a resident who traveled out of the state in recent days. “This week, one of our excellent…


94 Percent of Medication Not Supported by High-Quality Evidence, Harms Underreported: Study

Less than 6 percent of medical drugs have high-quality evidence to support their benefits, according to a recent study by the University of Oxford. The study found that, of the 1,567 eligible medications approved under the Cochrane Reviews from 2008 to 2021, more than 94 percent were not supported by high-quality evidence. Cochrane Reviews is…


Flu Vax Rates Dropping in States With Low COVID-19 Vax Rates

Researchers are seeing a divide in adult flu vaccine uptake between states, with low flu vaccination uptake in states that had low COVID-19 vaccination rates, whilst states that had high COVID-19 vaccination have increased flu vaccine uptake. The study by the University of California suggests that attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccinations have also spilled over to…