Jun 14, 2021

FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. regulators have extended the expiration date on millions of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine doses by six weeks, the company announced Thursday....

Jun 14, 2021

FRIDAY, June 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- About 60 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine must be discarded due to possible contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ha...

Jun 14, 2021

Talking worse than coughing for spreading virus, researchers found Unmasked human speech appears to have been the most important contributor to the rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 and the Covid-19 pande...

Jun 14, 2021

New guidance outlines mask use, returning to sports after Covid infection The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published interim guidance outlining how U.S. kids can participate in sports and o...

Jun 07, 2021

But no significant results seen in overall COLCORONA cohort Colchicine had no statistically significant effects on overall clinical events related to Covid-19 infection in community-treated patients,...

Jun 04, 2021

At its first pop-up vaccination event on April 10, the Northeast Mississippi Coalition Against Covid 19 gave shots to nearly 40 people in Shannon, a town where roughly 60% of some 1,800 residents are ...

Jun 04, 2021

The day Dr. Elizabeth Dawson was diagnosed with covid-19 in October, she awoke feeling as if she had a bad hangover. Four months later she tested negative for the virus, but her symptoms have only wor...

Jun 03, 2021

WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There is a new clinical trial underway to assess the safety and effectiveness of mixing different types of booster shots in adults who have been fully vacci...

Jun 03, 2021

WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in adults 18 years and older, the World Health Organization says. The agency's emergency use a...

Jun 03, 2021

Modeling study shows non-pharma interventions beneficial until at least 75% vaccine coverage As of May 29, the U.S. hit a 41% Covid-19 vaccination rate—but despite this positive trajectory, peo...

Jun 03, 2021

Restrictions on empirical use of antimicrobials warranted, researchers say Bacterial co-infections and secondary infections appear rare among patients hospitalized with Covid-19, according to findi...

Jun 03, 2021

Claims analysis finds high disease and economic burden among Medicare recipients In general age 65 was a tipping-point for increased hospitalizations and mortality among Americans with Covid-19, but ...

Jun 02, 2021

TUESDAY, June 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a decrease in cardiac-related calls to emergency medical services (EMS) and a corresponding increase in out-of-hospita...

Jun 02, 2021

TUESDAY, June 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Campers and staff who are fully vaccinated will not need to wear masks at summer camps, unless it is required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial...

Jun 02, 2021

The second Covid vax in line for a biologics license from the FDA One week after Moderna touted 100% efficacy for its Covid-19 vaccine among adolescents, the manufacturer announced that it has begu...

Jun 01, 2021

Most screened athletes had subclinical infection, study found Myocarditis can be confirmed in one of two ways, endovascular biopsy or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR); the first option is i...

Jun 01, 2021

Caveats: Same-day testing, comprehensive safety measures required A randomized study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases suggested ways that people can attend live music and other cultural events...

May 27, 2021

Short-term benefit may need back-up from long-term, sustainable solutions From million-dollar lotteries in Ohio to free beers in New Jersey and Connecticut, more and more local governments and busi...

May 27, 2021

Reports of post-vax myocarditis fall under CDC scrutiny; mRNA-1273 shows 100% efficacy for teens Moderna, Inc. became the second manufacturer to announce 100% efficacy for its Covid shot among adoles...

May 26, 2021

TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine fully protects children aged 12 to 17 years, the company announced Tuesday. In a clinical trial that included more than 3,700 ...