WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturer Moderna said. The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or ...
Dr. Stacy Norton was only 7 years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages. Decades later, Norton rolled up her sleeve to help test if a new kind of vaccine might protect her and her own children from ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone. Many people throw away food simply because of the date printed on the label. But often it is still perfectly edible, according ...
STATE COLLEGE — Mount Nittany Health has welcomed M. Amanda Jacobs, MD, FAAD, FACMS, a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs micrographic surgeon, to its dermatology team. Dr. Jacobs brings decades of expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer while introducing Mohs micrographic surgery, a highly specialized skin cancer treatment, as a new service available through Mount Nittany Health starting in September. Mohs surgery is considered the gold standard for treating many types of skin cancer, offering the highest cure rates while preserving as much ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated — and potentially deadly — threat. The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over five years. About a third of the patients died in the hospital. The findings, published this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, come from an attempt to better gauge how common these kinds of illnesses are. The government does not require doctors to report the illnesses. “It’s kind of the first time we’ve had an estimate like this,” ...
METRO — Hormones drive many functions in the human body, including the ability to reproduce. For women, estrogen, progesterone and even testosterone play key roles in health and well-being. The levels of these hormones are not static; at different times in the reproductive cycle they wax and wane, resulting in various symptoms. Such is the case at a point in a woman’s life when she enters perimenopause. Women likely know about puberty, pregnancy and the general years of menstruation. They have also likely heard of menopause, or when a woman’s menstruation and ability to have ...
