Four in ten transgender women have HIV
(HealthDay)—Four in 10 transgender women have HIV, which shows the urgent need to offer them more prevention and treatment services, according to a new U.S. Centers...
Daily Archive: April 16, 2021
Americans still avoiding ERs in pandemic, but uptick seen in mental health crises
(HealthDay)—While ER visits have stayed below normal levels as the coronavirus pandemic continues, the number of people showing up in the emergency department with mental woes...
Does COVID test positivity still matter? Vaccines are upending trusted virus metrics
About four out of every 10 Floridians have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine—a shift in the pandemic landscape that has upended the...
Fortnite challenge guide: Modify vehicles with off-road tires
In Fortnite season 6, week 5, you’re able to modify vehicles with off-road tires. The game doesn’t tell you how to do it, but this guide...
Closing the COVID vaccine gap: Small clinics at churches and apartment buildings reach vulnerable residents
Joanne Bennet eagerly slipped off the blue jacket covering her right arm so a nurse could inject a dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Bennet was all smiles,...
Response to one COVID-19 vaccine dose strong in previously infected
(HealthDay)—For persons with a history of previous infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the neutralizing antibody titer is higher after one dose of...
Biden Will Not Raise Refugee Admission Target
President Biden had promised to increase refugee admissions to 60,000 this year, but will keep it at the current level, 15,000. Here’s the latest in politics.
Sprinter Christian Coleman Banned From Tokyo Olympics
Coleman is the reigning world champion in the 100 meters and has never failed a drug test, but he missed three tests in 2019, resulting in...
Chronic adverse effects from anti-PD-1 immunotherapies common
(HealthDay)—Chronic immune-related adverse effects after adjuvant treatment with anti-programmed cell death 1 (anti-PD-1) immunotherapies for melanoma are more common than previously thought, according to a study...
Grandmaternal DDT exposure tied to granddaughter early menarche, obesity
(HealthDay)—Grandmaternal perinatal serum dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is associated with granddaughter adult obesity and early menarche, according to a study published online April 14 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers...
