Apr 02, 2021

The development of the first covid vaccines may have seemed to occur at a dizzying pace. After all, scientists identified a new virus and created vaccines to protect against its most severe effects wi...

Apr 01, 2021

WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Existing smokers or users of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) report increased use during the initial COVID-19 lockdown, according to a study p...

Apr 01, 2021

WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer Inc. announced Wednesday that its COVID-19 vaccine is safe and remarkably effective in children as young as 12 years. In a news release issued b...

Apr 01, 2021

Manufacturer to seek expanded EUA as soon as possible Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced the results of a phase III trial that found the mRNA-based BNT162b2 Covid-19 vaccine 100% effective at pr...

Apr 01, 2021

Could a decades-old antidepressant be a secret weapon against covid? A few scientists think so, after two small studies showed that fluvoxamine, typically prescribed for obsessive-compulsive disorder,...

Apr 01, 2021

A new poll of attitudes toward covid vaccinations shows Americans are growing more enthusiastic about being vaccinated, with the most positive change in the past month occurring among Black Americans....

Mar 31, 2021

TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As COVID-19 cases begin to rise again across America, President Joe Biden on Monday called on governors to bring back state mask mandates. Just hours ear...

Mar 31, 2021

TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 mitigation efforts were associated with a dramatic decrease in rates of common respiratory viral infections, according to a study published online ...

Mar 31, 2021

NACI recommends against using vaccine in adults under 55 years old Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) recommended against using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine in adults...

Mar 30, 2021

FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For COVID-19 long-haulers, neurologic symptoms are common, with 81 percent experiencing brain fog and 85 percent with fatigue, according to a study published...

Mar 30, 2021

Brain fog, headache and altered smell/taste most frequently reported The widely reported death of the founder of a nationwide chain of steak houses last week put the spotlight on prolonged neurolog...

Mar 29, 2021

MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In new joint guidelines issued by bone health experts, recommendations are presented for managing osteoporosis therapy in the context of COVID-19 vaccination...

Mar 29, 2021

MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Seven in 10 adults in their 50s, 60s, and 70s are now ready to get vaccinated against COVID-19 when a dose becomes available to them or have already been vac...

Mar 29, 2021

MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Black race and Hispanic ethnicity are associated with increased odds of COVID-19 positivity, although the association is substantially mediated by socioecono...

Mar 29, 2021

MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Faces masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfecting wipes are among the types of COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) that Americans can deduct as a medica...

Mar 29, 2021

Worker infections declined dramatically after 2 doses of mRNA vaccine Reports from hospitals in California, Texas, and Jerusalem offer reassuring evidence that infections are extremely rare among h...

Mar 29, 2021

Orange. Eucalyptus. Lavender. Peppermint. Doctors at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Seattle Children’s Hospital will use scents like these to treat children who lost their sense of smell to c...

Mar 29, 2021

One November night in a Missouri prison, Charles Graham woke his cellmate of more than a dozen years, Frank Flanders, saying he couldn’t breathe. Flanders pressed the call button. No one answered, s...

Mar 26, 2021

The latest installment of the #PWChat series centered around the status of mental healthcare in the United States. Below are the highlights from the chat. You can read the full transcript here, b...

Mar 26, 2021

The former top White House coronavirus adviser under President Donald Trump, Dr. Deborah Birx, has joined an air-cleaning company that built its business, in part, on technology that is now banned in ...