WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A California judge has ruled against local governments that sued drug companies for billions of dollars to recover their costs of dealing with the opioid epidemic. In a tentative ruling issued Monday, Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson rejected the plaintiffs’ claimsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday backed the emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine among kids ages 5-11. First, the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel voted unanimously to recommend the approval. Hours later, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed offContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An infection that can disable and kill stalks the land, but a brand-new vaccine offers hope that almost everyone, kids included, can evade it. After scientific testing, a nationwide rollout of the vaccine begins. Sound familiar? As the U.S. government gears up toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-third of older U.S. adults visit at least five different doctors each year — reflecting the growing role of specialists in Americans’ health care, a new study finds. Over the past 20 years, Americans on Medicare have been increasingly seeing specialists, researchersContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government’s COVID-19 vaccination program for children ages 5-11 will be ready to roll on Nov. 8, the White House said Monday. On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines for the 28 million American children who fall into thisContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has delayed a decision on whether to approve emergency use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in 12- to 17-year-olds until at least January, the company announced Sunday. That’s because the agency told the company on Friday that itContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms. Psaki said she was last in contact with President Joe Biden on Tuesday at the White House, where they wore masks and stayed moreContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the emergency use of a smaller dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, paving the way for 28 million kids across the country to get their shots. These youngest AmericansContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Think you don’t need to get a COVID-19 vaccination because you’ve been infected by SARS-CoV-2 in the past? Think again. A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that “those who were unvaccinated and had a recent infectionContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Coronavirus cases have plunged by 60% since mid-September’s Delta-driven peak, U.S. health officials said earlier this week. But with winter on the way, they warned that Americans still need to protect themselves and others against COVID-19. “We are now heading in the rightContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There are two ways that HIV patients’ bodies can keep the virus under control after they stop antiretroviral therapy, a new study shows. The findings could point to ways to help people with HIV keep the virus in remission without having to keepContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — ADHD medications are increasingly being prescribed to older adults, and they may cause a short-term spike in the risk of heart attack, stroke and arrhythmias, a large new study suggests. Stimulant medications, such as Ritalin, Concerta and Adderall, are commonly used to treatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A cheap and widely available antidepressant drug called fluvoxamine may reduce COVID-19 patients’ risk of serious illness requiring hospitalization, according to a new study. The trial included almost 1,500 unvaccinated outpatients in Brazil. All of the patients tested positive for infection with SARS-CoV-2Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Why do some people refuse to get vaccinated or wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19? The biggest driver of that decision is a belief that the virus poses no threat to them, a new international study suggests. The researchers said theirContinue Reading