WHITE OAK, Md. — An FDA advisory committee voted 19-2 on Tuesday to recommend use of an Omicron-specific component in a future COVID-19 vaccine booster. “We really do need vaccines that provide broader protection against variants that have not yet emerged,” said Melinda Wharton, MD, MPH, associate director of vaccine policy at the CDC, at …
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People who stocked up on at-home COVID-19 tests during this past winter’s Omicron surge may have expired test kits on hand. But before tossing them in the trash, check to see if their shelf-life has been extended, as the FDA has updated expiration dates for some tests based on new data. Among those tests are …
ORLANDO — Strong evidence of increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in patients with prediabetes makes a compelling case for aggressive treatment to prevent progression to diabetes, a primary care diabetes specialist said here. An estimated 84 million adults in the U.S. have prediabetes, defined as a fasting glucose level of 100-124 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) …
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Breast cancer metastases spread far more efficiently during sleep, according to a Swiss study. While it has been assumed that circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are constantly shedding from growing tumors, or as a result of mechanical insults, there’s a “striking and unexpected pattern of CTC generation dynamics in both patients with breast cancer and mouse …
The Arizona Cardinals’ defensive lineman JJ Watt is looking ripped and ready for action ahead of the start of football season in September, if a new photo that the NFL star posted to social media is any indication. “Dad bod loading…” Watt wrote on Twitter, accompanied by a distinctly un-dad-bod-like photo which showed off his …
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It’s far from a secret that Arnold Schwarzenegger knows what he’s talking about when it comes to his training. Not only did he dominate the professional bodybuilding circuit, winning the Mr. Olympia competition (the highest accolade in the sport) a staggering seven times, but he also quite literally wrote the book on the subject. The …
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Courtesy of Retailer When it comes to shopping for summer clothes mid-season, you’re likely going to pay full price. The caveat to this prior notion are the few major sales events that come and go with the blink of an eye—which are, in most cases, the deals that happen on or around Amazon Prime Day …
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Director Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, which came out on June 24, is the most recent attempt to chronicle the King of Rock’s rise to fame, marriage, and legacy. Starring Austin Butler, the film has a 94% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing. Luhrmann’s depiction is flashy, over-the-top, and clearly what audiences are …
Courtesy of Retailer When it comes to curating a sale that us guys actually want to shop, Lululemon is one of the best at making it happen. Recently, the legacy performance wear brand added tons of summer-ready apparel to its We Made Too Much sale section. While supplies last, you can shop up to 50% …
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Warning: This article contains spoilers for Umbrella Academy Season 3. The Umbrella Academy family has been through a lot. They’ve traveled through time, stopped the apocalypse twice, and done it all in a matter of days, if we’re tracking their achievements in real time. Still, the team’s unexpected superhero days are far from over. At …
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