In this Wednesday, May 19, 2021 file photo, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses are prepared for members of the community 12 years and up, at a clinic held by Community of Hope, outside the Washington School for Girls in southeast Washington. The World Health Organization’s top vaccines expert says that immunizing children against the coronavirus “is…
Moderate physical activity after a sports-related concussion is associated with improved anxiety symptoms in adolescent athletes, according to a new research study. In the study, teens recovering from a sports-related concussion who spent more time doing moderate physical activity had anxiety symptom scores reduced by 75%, whereas teens who spent less time in moderate physical…
In 2008, the Department of Labor (DOL) paid for Tony Adams, a 48-year-old coal miner, to have a chest x-ray. His doctor found stage I black lung disease. Yet Adams’ claim for medical benefits was denied. This was because the insurance group that represented his employer hired a different ― more credentialed ― doctor as…
Almost 14% of transected invasive melanoma biopsies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham were up-staged on final surgical pathology, in a review of cases at the university. Had their true Breslow depths been known before definitive surgery, sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsies and wider surgical margins would likely have been recommended. The findings led…
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure appears during a Senate Committee on Finance hearing for her nomination to be Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, United States Department of Health and Human Services, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans…
Medtronic has stopped the sale of its Heartware Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) system and is advising physicians cease implanting the device because problems with an internal pump can lead to death or serious injuries. “There is an increased risk of neurological adverse events and mortality associated with the internal pump,” the US Food and Drug…
Will this be Sun Valley, Windows 11, a new Store, or more? Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Microsoft has announced a livestreamed event on June 24 promising “what’s next for Windows,” possibly teasing a planned cosmetic overhaul of Windows 10.The event will be…
Updated While you were enjoying a hot dog over the Memorial Day holiday, AMD, Intel, Nvidia and more were changing the future. Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by PCWorld’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors One of the most important trade shows in the PC universe, Computex, unfortunately occurred during the…
Five new self-contained cameras and a camera/floodlight combo store recordings in onboard memory, not the cloud. Eufy Security Today’s Best Tech Deals Picked by TechHive’s Editors Top Deals On Great Products Picked by Techconnect’s Editors Anker Innovations’ Eufy Security division hopes its new line of home security cameras will make you forget all about last…
Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden launched an investigation Wednesday into AbbVie’s international tax practices, accusing the pharmaceutical company of shifting profits offshore and registering patents in low-tax jurisdictions to avoid paying U.S. corporate income taxes. Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, wrote to AbbVie Inc. CEO Richard A. Gonzalez questioning how the company has paid “a stunningly low effective tax…
