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California Allergies: Your Guide to Seasonal Sniffles
If you find yourself sneezing, sniffling, and constantly reaching for tissues in California, you're not alone.


FDA Approval of 'Heart in a Box' for Donor Heart Transplants
Groundbreaking technology that will change how heart transplants are done nationwide has now received approval from the U.S. Food and...


FDA Approves First COVID-19 Treatment for Young Children
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the antiviral Veklury (remdesivir) as the first COVID-19 treatment for young...


New Device Might Spot 'Lazy Eye' in Kids Earlier
The answer to helping kids with "lazy eye" before it's too late could be a hand-held screening device, a new study suggests. Amblyopia...


Sweat science: Engineers detect health markers in thread-based, wearable sweat sensors
Engineers at Tufts University have created a first-of-its-kind flexible electronic sensing patch that can be sewn into clothing to...


Older adults and wearable activity trackers
For older adults, wearable activity trackers may be popular gifts, but they may not be used for very long. While counterintuitive,...


FDA recalls illegally imported COVID-19 Ag Home Test kits
On February 4, 2022, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted a recall for a COVID-19 Ag Home Test because there are...


Many COVID-19 Home Test Users May Act on Quarantine Inappropriately
At-home COVID-19 self-test kit users who rely on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration-authorized instructions may not follow the U.S....


Be aware of non-FDA authorized FlowFlex rapid test kit
On December 27, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration issued a recall for “Flowflex SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test (Self-Testing)," a...


Octopus-inspired wearable sensor
Wearable electronics that adhere to skin are an emerging trend in health sensor technology for their ability to monitor a variety of...
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