Moderna’s vaccine might cause facial swelling – if you have fillers! FDA panel found a possible link between the shot and temporary puffy cheeks and lips in two people with cosmetic injections Two Moderna trial participants who got the injection developed facial swelling They both had dermal fillers, and one had had the reaction to […]
Human error is a causal factor in up to 80 percent of workplace accidents. A new study measuring the eye movements and cognitive processes for at-risk workers, sheds new light on the potential to avert accidents and possibly prevent workplace injuries. The study “Measuring attention, working memory, and visual perception to reduce risk of injuries […]
(HealthDay)—Among people with skin of color, ultraviolet (UV) exposure may not be an important risk factor for melanoma, according to a review published online Dec. 16 in JAMA Dermatology. Fabiana C.P.S. Lopes, M.D., from the University of Texas at Austin, and colleagues conducted a systematic review to critically assess and synthesize published data relating to […]
Chemotherapy attacks all cells in our body and not just cancer cells, which is why patients undergoing the treatment often experience side effects such as physical weakness, hair loss and nausea. However, because cancer cells divide and spread faster than most normal cells, cancer cells are more sensitive to chemotherapy, which kills cells by inhibiting […]
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt can't wait for her first Christmas with daughter Lyla Maria. The new mom welcomed her now-4-month-old with husband Chris Pratt in August. While appearing on People (the TV show!) this week, Schwarzenegger Pratt, 31, told correspondent Jeremy Parsons that being safe during the holiday season is top of her mind amid the pandemic. […]
The first people have begun to receive vaccines in the UK and US as part of mass vaccination campaigns to immunize people against COVID-19. Excitement is building—finally, the end of the coronavirus crisis is in sight. Since early December, elderly patients and health workers in 50 hospitals across the UK have been given the vaccine […]
(HealthDay)—While loss of smell is a symptom of COVID-19, don’t panic—there are a variety of other possible causes, one expert says. “It can be due to nasal or sinus inflammation, or other viral infections distinct from COVID-19,” explained Dr. Bobby Tajudeen, director of rhinology, sinus surgery and skull base surgery at Rush University Medical Center […]
Drew Barrymore has a big supporter in her daughter, Olive! On Wednesday, the 50 First Dates star took her 8-year-old daughter to see a new display of her beauty collection, Flower Beauty, at their local CVS Pharmacy. Sharing a clip from the mother-daughter outing with her Instagram followers, Barrymore captures the sweet way her daughter describes her […]
Nonprofit donates wedding dresses to health care workers on pandemic frontlines Registered nurse Nicole Harris, a bride-to-be receiving a donated wedding dress, and Heidi Janson, founder of Brides Across America, join ‘Fox & Friends.’ A Texas wedding where the groom was allegedly aware he had COVID-19 was the source of a potential superspreader event after […]
A team of scientists has shown that a key type of immune cell “self-renews” in humans. It is an unexpected discovery, as it was previously thought this specific type of “senescent” killer immune cell had reached “end-stage” and would die following one more stint at helping people fight off—or live with—certain infections. It suggests these […]
