Category «Medicine»

Privacy Rights Under the Constitution: Procreation, Child Rearing, Contraception, Marriage, and Sexual Activity

CRS Legal Sidebar – Privacy Rights Under the Constitution: Procreation, Child Rearing, Contraception, Marriage, and Sexual Activity, September 14, 2022: “A line of Supreme Court cases establishes that the U.S. Constitution guaranteesa person’s ability to make certain decisions in matters related to procreation, child rearing, contraception, marriage (including interracial marriage and same-sex marriage), and consensual …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, E-Records, Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine, Privacy

Q&A – The new bivalent booster and the flu shot

Washington Post – Dr. Leana S. Wen answers reader questions on: the new bivalent booster that is widely available; which family members should get the shot, the timing in relationship to the flu shot; the continued need for N95 or an equivalent mask on an entire airline flight; who should request and take paxlovid; and …

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine

Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the Covid 19 pandemic

The Lancet: “As of May 31, 2022, there were 6·9 million reported deaths and 17·2 million estimated deaths from COVID-19, as reported by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME; throughout the report, we rely on IHME estimates of infections and deaths; note that the IHME gives an estimated range, and we refer to …

Subjects: Education, Health Care, Medicine

Rape victims can face huge hospital bills if they seek help

Vox: “When victims of rape or sexual violence seek emergency medical assistance following an attack, they may be saddled with hundreds or even thousands of dollars in medical bills, a new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine found. These bills can further traumatize victims, the study authors warn, and deter …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Health Care, Legal Research, Medicine

Omicron boosters are the future of COVID vaccines in the US

Popular Science: “Over Labor Day weekend, pharmacies across the country began receiving shipments of new Omicron- specific mRNA booster shots against COVID-19, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) signed off on their use last week. The updated formulas, which will become the standard booster for almost …

Subjects: Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

Climate Change Remains Top Global Threat Across 19-Country Survey

Pew – Concerns about climate, misinformation and cyberattacks predominate across 19 countries, but people are also concerned about the global economy and spread of infectious diseases. “With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging, a hot war between Russia and Ukraine ongoing, inflation rates rising globally and heat records being smashed across parts of the world, countries …

Subjects: Climate Change, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Economy, Energy, Environmental Law, Health Care, Internet, Medicine

What you need to know about fall booster shots of coronavirus vaccine

Washington Post: “New coronavirus boosters are just around the corner following authorization Wednesday by federal regulators. The updated shots are designed to provide a stronger shield against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants still causing tens of thousands of infections and hundreds of deaths every day in the United States. The boosters will be part …

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine

How Quickly Can You Get Infected With Omicron After An Exposure?

HuffPo: “Early in the pandemic, an exposure to COVID meant waiting anxiously for many days to see if you were infected. Now, the window is getting smaller and smaller, according to a new review published in the journal JAMA Network Open. Researchers analyzed 141 studies to determine how COVID’s incubation period ― the time from …

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine

It took two years for the WHO to admit covid is airborne

Quartz – The reason is rooted in science history: “Covid, it’s now an established fact, is airborne. Like other infectious diseases such as measles, chickenpox, or tuberculosis, it spreads through aerosols that can stay in the air for long periods of time, and travel long distances. The airborne quality of the virus is recognized by …

Subjects: Education, Health Care, Medicine

A Simple Rule for Planning Your Fall Booster Shot

The Atlantic – Everyone will probably gain something from the updated vaccines. Here’s how to make the most of it. “In less than two weeks, you could walk out of a pharmacy with a next-generation COVID booster in your arm. Just a few days ago, the Biden administration indicated that the first updated COVID-19 vaccines …

Subjects: Health Care, Medicine

New data shows long Covid is keeping as many as 4 million people out of work

Brookings – Around 16 million working-age Americans likely have long Covid today – “The Census Bureau’s June to July 2022 HPS survey found that 16.3 million people (around 8%) of working-age Americans currently have long Covid. This report uses HPS data rather than Current Population Survey (CPS) data—which is generally more robust—because the HPS asks questions …

Subjects: Economy, Financial System, Government Documents, Health Care, Medicine

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