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 By By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory panel will weigh whether to recommend the emergency use of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Pfizer's COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5 Moves Closer to FDA Approval 2K Play Video Pfizer's COVID Vaccine for Kids Under 5 Moves Closer to FDA ApprovalNOW PLAYING FDA Postpones Meeting With Expert Advisers on Pfizer’s Vaccine for Young Kids Pfizer's First Quarter Profits Blast Past 2022 Forecast Pfizer’s COVID Booster Shot for 5 to 11 Year Olds Authorized by FDA FDA Panel Reviewing Pfizer Clinical Trial For Children 5 and Up The decision will be based on clinical trial data the company released in January, when it first filed for approval of its vaccine. If the committee votes in favor of authorization, the FDA would have to sign off on Novavax's manufacturing process

 FILE - This undated fluorescence-colored microscope image made available by the National Institutes of Health in September 2016 shows a culture of human breast cancer cells. A study discussed at the 2022 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology suggests some low-risk breast cancer patients can omit radiation after lumpectomy. (Ewa Krawczyk/National Cancer Institute via AP) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer After surgery, some cancer patients can safely skip radiation or chemotherapy, according to two studies exploring shorter, gentler cancer care. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in Life 41.4K Play Video Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in LifeNOW PLAYING ‘We are really helpless’: Sri Lanka crisis leaves cancer patients without vital medicine Johnson & Johnson Cancer Lawsuits Reveal History of Human Experimentation on Black Inmates These 7 Conditions Dras

  Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A blood test could save some colon cancer patients from getting unnecessary chemotherapy following surgery, while making sure that those who would benefit from the treatment get it, researchers report. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in Life 41.4K Play Video Ad: (30) Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in LifeNOW PLAYING This Type of Cancer Screening Takes Just Minutes VP Kamala Harris Tests Positive for COVID Here's What To Know About Rapid COVID Tests and the BA.2 Variant Watch: Scientists 3D print ear from human cells and transplant into patient in medical breakthrough The circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) test looks for minute amounts of genetic material that are released by cancerous tumors, explained co-researcher Dr. Anne Marie Lennon, direc

  Vietnam's Health Minister Arrested Over COVID Test Gouging State media say Vietnam's health minister and the mayor of the capital Hanoi have been arrested in an investigation into massive price gouging of COVID-19 tests. By Associated Press | June 8, 2022, at 1:53 a.m. Save More U.S. News & World Report Vietnam's Health Minister Arrested Over COVID Test Gouging More The Associated Press FILE - A health worker takes sample from a man for COVID-19 test in Hanoi, Vietnam on Friday, Jan. 6, 2022. Vietnam’s health minister and the mayor of the capital Hanoi have been arrested as part of an expanding investigation into massive price gouging of COVID-19 tests, state media reported Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/ Hau Dinh, File) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s health minister and the mayor of the capital Hanoi have been arrested as part of an expanding investigation into massive price gouging of COVID-19 tests, state media reported. Nguyen Thanh Long wa

  Surviving Childhood Cancer Can Take Toll on Adult Heart By By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adult survivors of childhood cancer have a higher risk of heart problems than other adults, but are much less likely to be treated for heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol, new research shows. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in Life 41.4K Play Video Study Raises Questions About Colon Cancer Screenings Later in LifeNOW PLAYING Eating This Food Can Sharply Lower Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease This Type of Cancer Screening Takes Just Minutes Going to Sleep at This Hour Might Be Good for Your Heart Over 1 in 5 Adult COVID Survivors Could Develop Long COVID, CDC Study Finds The findings highlight the need for greater awareness among both doctors and patients of the increased risk of heart disease among t

  COVID Might Raise Odds for Psychiatric Disorders Later: Study By By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter, HealthDay Reporter (HEALTHDAY) WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People who've been through a bout of COVID may be more vulnerable to mental health disorders in the months following their infection, a new study warns. Recommended Videos Powered by AnyClip This Is How a COVID-19 Infection Could Damage Your Brain 13K Play Video This Is How a COVID-19 Infection Could Damage Your BrainNOW PLAYING Fauci Says the US Is Out of the 'Pandemic Phase' of COVID-19 Are Boosted Americans More Likely To Catch COVID-19? These 7 Conditions Drastically Impact Your Risk for Severe COVID-19 Weekly testing to end for LAUSD students, teachers Researchers analyzed data on more than 46,000 people in the United States who tested positive for COVID-19 and an equal number of people with other types of respiratory infections. None had a previous known psychiatric disorder. COVID-19 patient