Apr 09, 2021

Disclaimer: The thoughts and ideas in this post are Dr. Tuchler's alone and do not represent Kaiser Permanente’s positions, strategies, or opinions.   A tsunami is building. Even a...

Apr 09, 2021

THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- California researchers are testing whether an oral vaccine offers similar or better protection than current COVID-19 shots. The capsule-delivered vaccine...

Apr 09, 2021

THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In the six months after COVID-19 infection, there is considerable neurologic and psychiatric morbidity, according to a study published online April 6 in The...

Apr 09, 2021

THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As new coronavirus cases soared across the Upper Midwest on Wednesday, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that a highl...

Apr 09, 2021

THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new clinical trial will investigate whether people who are highly allergic or have a mast cell disorder are at higher risk for a sudden allergic reaction ...

Apr 09, 2021

The fingerstick test is available by prescription WASHINGTON — A home antibody test for Covid-19 received an emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA. The Symbiotica Covid-19 Self-Collect...

Apr 09, 2021

Risk was greater than reported in influenza patients Roughly a third of Covid-19 patients had a neurologic or psychiatric diagnosis in the six months following treatment in one of the first large ret...

Apr 09, 2021

CORONA, Calif. — Antonio Espinoza loved the Los Angeles Dodgers. He loved them so much that he was laid to rest in his favorite Dodgers jersey. His family and friends, including his 3-year-old son, ...

Apr 09, 2021

For sports fans across the country, the resumption of the regular sports calendar has signaled another step toward post-pandemic normality. But for the athletes participating in professional, collegia...

Apr 08, 2021

WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Receiving the COVID-19 vaccine during the third trimester of pregnancy might confer passive immunity to the newborn, according to a study published online ...

Apr 08, 2021

WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), two peaks were identified, which followed COVID-19 peaks by two to five weeks, a...

Apr 08, 2021

WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Americans' trust in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declined during the COVID-19 pandemic, an opinion poll finds. Researchers fr...

Apr 08, 2021

WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A funeral assistance program that will provide up to $9,000 to cover the burial costs of every American who died of COVID-19 will be launched next week by ...

Apr 08, 2021

WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There is a "possible link" between the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine and rare blood clots, but the benefits of the vaccine still outweigh the risks, the Eur...

Apr 08, 2021

COVIDVax Model estimates death risk based on 10 predictors Prioritizing Covid-19 vaccinations based on predictors of mortality from the disease was estimated to prevent significantly more deaths than...

Apr 08, 2021

European regulator still argues that vaccine’s benefits outweigh risks The safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) concluded that AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, AZD1222, has a ...

Apr 08, 2021

Last May, Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest nonprofit hospital system in Texas, laid off 1,200 employees and furloughed others as it braced for the then-novel coronavirus to spread. The can...

Apr 08, 2021

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana’s covid-19 vaccine distribution is among the most efficient in the nation, but closer examination reveals a patchwork of systems among counties and tribal governments...

Apr 07, 2021

Study findings suggest efficacy in patients with mild disease Finger-stick point-of-care testing for Covid-19 antibodies using lateral flow assays (LFA) proved to be highly effective for identifying ...

Apr 06, 2021

TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Mass COVID-19 vaccinations may help combat the pandemic by protecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, according to a new study. Researchers analy...