Most Families Exclude Foods Linked to Allergies

Most parents of a child with a food allergy opt to cut the offending food completely out of their homes.

However, that strategy is tied to an emotional toll, researchers said.

Parents who exclude food from their home because of their child’s allergy have a worse quality of life on average, due to worry and anxiety, researchers ...

Job Protections Improve Mental Health Among LGBTQ+ Workers

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay New) -- A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision barring job discrimination significantly eased the minds of LGBTQ+ workers, a new study says.

The court extended employment protections to nearly 3.6 million LGBTQ+ people in 12 states with its 2020 Bostock v Clayton County decision.

As a result...

COVID-19 Doesn't Worsen Multiple Sclerosis, Study Says

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) have been concerned that a COVID-19 infection could cause the symptoms of their nerve disease to become even worse.

But a new study should offer some solace -- COVID doesn’t appear to worsen MS, researchers reported Dec. 23, 2024 in the journal Neurology.

“Infections may be ass...

Moderna Receives $590M From HHS To Develop Bird Flu Vaccine

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is awarding the pharmaceutical company Moderna $590 million to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu.

This funding, announced Friday by Moderna, builds on the $176 million it received from HHS last year to support earlier stages of vaccine research.

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Seniors Miss Out on Services With Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage isn’t that great an advantage for seniors compared with traditional Medicare, researchers say.

The privatized form of Medicare offers more supplemental benefits than traditional Medicare, including dental, vision and hearing benefits.

But many seniors aren’t using those additional benefits, and their ou...

Bird Flu Found in Georgia Commercial Poultry for First Time

For the first time, bird flu has been detected in a commercial poultry flock in Georgia.

The case — confirmed in Elbert County by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service — involves the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (...