August 6, 2024
Are you caught up? 8 health screenings for women and people assigned female at birth that can’t wait
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Ashley Sever, MPH
Tens of millions of U.S. women* are behind on their recommended health screenings, based on results from a recent Hologic-Gallup survey. Even though 90% of women surveyed said that health screenings for conditions like breast cancer, heart disease, and sexually transmitted infections are important, as many as 43% have fallen behind or skipped them entirely. We Read more…
August 6, 2024
Updated COVID vaccines to be rolled out in the US in September
Infectious Diseases Vaccines
Updated COVID vaccines by Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are expected to be rolled out in the US this coming September. The CDC recommends that “everyone aged 6 months and older should receive the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine to protect against potentially serious health consequences from COVID-19 this fall and winter.” This advice also applies to Read more…
Tens of millions of U.S. women* are behind on their recommended health screenings, based on results from a recent Hologic-Gallup survey. Even though 90% of women surveyed said that health screenings for conditions like breast cancer, heart disease, and sexually transmitted infections are important, as many as 43% have fallen behind or skipped them entirely. We Read more…
August 6, 2024
Updated COVID vaccines to be rolled out in the US in September
Infectious Diseases VaccinesUpdated COVID vaccines by Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax are expected to be rolled out in the US this coming September. The CDC recommends that “everyone aged 6 months and older should receive the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine to protect against potentially serious health consequences from COVID-19 this fall and winter.” This advice also applies to Read more…