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FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Monkeypox cases continue to climb in the United States, although gradually, federal health officials said Friday.Public health officials have identified 45 cases of monkeypox across 15 states and the District of Columbia, up from 21 the week before, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said during a media briefing, while more than 1,300 cases have been detected globally in 31 countries.However, no deaths have been reported and no community transmission of monkeypox has yet been detected in any U.S. cities, CDC officials said.The majority of cases, 75% or more, appear to have been contracted during international travel, officials said. Others have developed infection here through close contact with a...

FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The babies of women infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy may have developmental difficulties during their first year, a new study suggests.Researchers found that pregnant women with COVID-19 were more likely to have preterm births and infants with developmental problems. The greatest risk was in the third trimester, the study found."The kinds of diagnoses we see are delays in motor and speech milestones, but it's important to recognize that these are very nonspecific and may well resolve over time," said lead researcher Dr. Roy Perlis, director of the Center for Quantitative Health at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.Perlis stressed that the abnormalities were rare and most infants were developmentally normal."The vast majority of...

FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A requirement for all international travelers flying to the United States to take a COVID-19 test within a day of departure will be lifted on Sunday, a senior Biden administration official said Friday.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined the regulation is no longer necessary, but will reevaluate the need for a COVID-19 testing requirement every 90 days, the official told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity in advance of the formal announcement.Testing requirements for fully vaccinated and boosted travelers have already been lifted in many other countries in a bid to boost tourism.If a troubling new coronavirus variant emerges in the future, the testing rule could be reinstated, the official said.The CDC...

FRIDAY, June 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A degenerative brain condition uncovered in some former professional athletes has been reported in military veterans as well, but a new study suggests it's uncommon and questions whether service itself confers the risk.At issue is a condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a form of progressive brain degeneration believed to be caused by repeated impacts to the head over the course of years.CTE has most famously been identified in some former pro football players, including Frank Gifford and Junior Seau, through brain autopsies performed after their deaths.But researchers have also detected CTE in brain autopsies from athletes who played other contact sports, like hockey and boxing, as well as some military veterans. The...