FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Approving EUA for Pfizer Covid-19 Vax
Unblinding concerns and vaccinating special populations remain issues WASHINGTON — The FDA had...
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Unblinding concerns and vaccinating special populations remain issues WASHINGTON — The FDA had...
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Peer-reviewed data reported in NEJM Peer-reviewed findings from a multinational trial of Pfizer’s...
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At least two vaccines could get federal emergency use authorizations this month. Nursing home and assisted living residents will be among the first to receive inoculations. Here’s a guide on how that rollout may proceed.
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But early missteps leave some questioning findings Interim results showed the Oxford-AstraZeneca...
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Only 113 cases were reported between early-June and mid-July Confirmed cases of Covid-19 among...
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women with type 2 diabetes or obesity who are...
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Black gynecologic oncology patients with COVID-19...
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People with a “significant history”...
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a sign that the COVID-19 pandemic is entering...
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Research adds support to previous findings, but should not be generalized to older age groups...
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Health authorities urge patients with history of allergic reactions to steer clear U.K. health...
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With two vaccines against coronavirus disease poised for release within weeks, experts say they expect attitudes to shift dramatically from hesitancy to “Beanie Baby”-level urgency.
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Contact tracing for COVID-19 in a Latino immigrant community has some unique challenges. But as public health officials in Telluride, Colorado, are showing, using resources from inside those communities can help track and contain the coronavirus.
Read MoreDec 9, 2020
As America enters a dark winter with no national directives against COVID-19, Washington, Missouri, faced the same dilemma numerous other communities are grappling with: enact restrictions to curb the pandemic or leave people to their own will? Then a local 13-year-old died.
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Small Italian study supports rooming-in and breastfeeding during pandemic New moms with Covid-19...
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Authorities are ordering early closures — generally around 10 p.m. — to curb the spread of COVID-19. But will the coronavirus observe this curfew?
Read MoreDec 7, 2020
Hospitals across the country are struggling as staffers get infected with the coronavirus. It’s especially tough for small, rural hospitals, where even one doctor out sick can upend patient capacity.
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Prince George’s County in Maryland is taking action after a coronavirus outbreak left veteran public health worker Chantee Mack dead and several colleagues with lasting medical problems. But some staffers say more still needs to be done to keep public health workers on the front lines of the COVID fight safe.
Read MoreDec 6, 2020
COVID-19’s “long haulers” — patients with lingering effects of the disease — have joined the ranks of Americans with preexisting conditions. For those shopping for health coverage on the individual market, here’s help navigating an uncharted insurance landscape.
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Hospitals are in better shape now than in the spring, with more knowledge of how to handle COVID-19 and bigger stockpiles of protective equipment. Still, nurses worry about staffing shortages and unfilled jobs.
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