I. Ralph Edwards

6 days ago | medicalxpress.com | I. Ralph Edwards |Andrew Zinin

Stress from work doesn't always stay at the office—and it may be affecting more than just your mood. A new study finds that your dog may be picking up on it, too, especially if you have a hard time letting go of work worries at the end of the day, Psychology Today reported. The study—by researchers at Washington State University and published in the journal Scientific Reports—looked at 85 working adults who live with dogs.

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | I. Ralph Edwards |Gaby Clark |Alexander Pol

Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine—causing sharp criticism from doctors and other experts. The announcement came Tuesday from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who said the government will no longer recommend COVID shots for healthy children or pregnant women.

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | I. Ralph Edwards |Gaby Clark |Alexander Pol

Hormel Foods is recalling more than 256,000 pounds of its Dinty Moore Beef Stew amid reports that wood fragments were found in some cans, according to U.S. health officials. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued the nationwide recall May 28.

2 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | I. Ralph Edwards |Gaby Clark |Andrew Zinin

China has promised to give $500 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) over the next five years, positioning itself to become the group's top donor. The pledge comes as the United States plans to leave the international organization, The Washington Post reported. Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong announced the donation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva earlier this week.

2 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | I. Ralph Edwards |Gaby Clark |Andrew Zinin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered Pfizer and Moderna to expand their warning labels on COVID-19 vaccines. The updated warnings highlight a rare risk of heart inflammation in teen boys and young men, CBS News reported. The warning applies to males ages 16 to 25 and is based on new data from FDA safety monitoring and a 2023 study. This includes both Pfizer's Comirnaty and Moderna's Spikevax vaccines.