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EBT, SNAP users now eligible for Safeway grocery delivery and pickup
KENNEWICK, Wash. - Sara Osborne with Safeway and Albertsons said they've been looking for ways to ease food insecurities in recent years. "We believe everybody…
Olympic champion Lundby laments ski jumping's weight issues
Maren Lundby was the world's best female ski jumper for three years, starting in 2018 when she won Olympic gold in South Korea.
Stocks end a turbulent week with biggest gains of the year
Wall Street ended a volatile week of trading Friday with a late-afternoon buying spree that gave the major stock indexes their biggest gains of the year and snapped a three-week losing streak.
Virginia AG: State colleges can't mandate COVID-19 vaccines
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — State colleges and universities in Virginia cannot require students to get vaccinated against COVID-19, under a legal opinion issued Friday by Virginia’s new Republican attorney general.
Physician's Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Jan. 24 to 28, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice.
ALA Report Cites Progress Made in Reducing Tobacco Use
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Although progress has been made in reducing tobacco use, new tobacco products are threatening this progress, according to the "State of Tobacco Control" report published by the American Lung Association.
Anxiety in Middle Age Linked to Increased Cardiometabolic Risk
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged men who are anxious and worry have increased cardiometabolic risk (CMR), which is maintained into older ages, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Higher Coffee Consumption Tied to Lower Risk for Endometrial Cancer
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Increased coffee intake is associated with a lower risk for endometrial cancer (EC), according to a meta-analysis published online Jan. 19 in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research.
Postop Anxiety During Care Transitions Reduced With Peer Mentoring
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mentoring programs can help improve patients' transition from hospital to home by reducing their postoperative anxiety following a transplant, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in the Journal of Operations Management.
EXPLAINER: What's known about 'stealth' version of omicron?
Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has been found in more than 50 countries, including the United States.
Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall's delta wave
Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall's delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
Three mRNA Vaccine Doses Protective Against Delta, Omicron
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Receipt of three doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is associated with protection against delta and omicron compared with being unvaccinated and receipt of two doses, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
As Johnson waits, UK police seek cuts to 'partygate' report
LONDON (AP) — Doubt about the content and release of a key report into lockdown-breaching parties within the British government deepened Friday, when police said they wanted parts of it to remain unpublished until they finish a criminal investigation.
Clarification: Virus Outbreak-Asylum story
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. (AP) — In a story about asylum seekers crossing the Canadian border published Jan. 24, 2022, The Associated Press reported that the migrants traveled to a dead-end dirt road in upstate New York. The story should have made clear that much of Roxham Road is paved, but it turns to dirt close to the border.
Neutralization Titers Against Omicron Up With mRNA-1273 Boost
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Neutralization titers against the omicron variant are lower than those against the D614G variant following the primary two-dose series of the mRNA-1273 vaccine, but a booster dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine substantially increases them, according to a letter to the editor published online Jan. 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
