FDA to require mammogram reports include breast density information

CNN  —  New updates to US Food and Drug Administration mammography regulations require mammography facilities to notify patients about the density of their breasts. The changes “reflect advances in mammography…

LA County Reports 46 More COVID-Related Deaths, 2,264 New Cases – NBC Los Angeles

Los Angeles County reported another 46 COVID-19-related deaths over a three day period ending Monday, along with more than 2,200 new infections. The 46 new deaths — 20 reported Saturday,…

5 Illinois Counties Now at ‘High’ Community COVID Level as IDPH Reports Undercount – NBC Chicago

Illinois now has two additional counties reporting what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention refers to as having a “high” community spread of COVID after a data delay led…

DNA, historical reports, morphological data connect breadfruit to its history — ScienceDaily

In 1793, Capt. William Bligh docked the HMS Providence in Kingstown in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, a small island nation in the Caribbean Sea, with cargo filled with several…

Hershey’s company being sued over heavy metal content in dark chocolate bars – but Consumer Reports may be misleading consumers about the actual risk – NaturalNews.com

(Natural News) Hershey Co. is facing a major lawsuit from a consumer who claims that the dark chocolate the company is selling is replete with harmful potentially levels of heavy…

LA County Reports 3,006 New COVID Cases, 23 More Virus-Related Deaths – NBC Los Angeles

Health officials have announced 3,006 new coronavirus cases in Los Angeles County and 23 additional virus-related deaths while urging older people to take particular precautions this holiday season against spread…

Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports

Hong Kong CNN  —  Almost 250 million people in China may have caught Covid-19 in the first 20 days of December, according to an internal estimate from the nation’s top…

China reports zero new COVID deaths for Dec 22, same as a day earlier

SHANGHAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) – China reported no new COVID-19 deaths for Dec. 22, compared with zero the previous day, the National Health Commission said on Friday. The country reported…

China hospital data absent from WHO’s latest COVID reports, raising concern

GENEVA/BEIJING, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The World Health Organization has received no data from China on new COVID-19 hospitalisations since Beijing lifted its zero-COVID policy, prompting some health experts to…

New Covid Booster Shots Cut Risk of Hospitalization by Half, CDC Reports

Updated booster shots have bolstered Americans’ defenses against serious Covid, reducing the risk of hospitalization by roughly 50 percent compared with certain groups inoculated with the original vaccines, the Centers…