SUNDAY, Jan 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The time to upgrade your mask is now. In a departure from its prior advice on face masks, new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges properly fitted N95 or KN95 masks as the best protection against COVID-19, rather thanContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A program to offer high-quality face masks to Americans is being weighed by the Biden administration as a way to help slow the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. “We’re in the process right now of strongly considering options,” White House Covid-19Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Kelly Fucheck woke up one summer Sunday ready to spend a quiet morning at home with her husband, Glen. Their toddler, Tomas, had spent the night at grandma’s house. She picked out a pair of comfy pants, but when she triedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Parents of children with moderate-to-severe asthma may have a much-needed treatment option: A new trial finds that an injected monoclonal antibody drug called dupilumab significantly reduces a child’s odds of serious asthma attacks and improves lung function. “We were not surprised, because dupilumabContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The United States’ first overdose prevention centers have opened in New York City in the Manhattan neighborhoods of East Harlem and Washington Heights. People will be able to bring their drugs and use them under the supervision of trained staff members who willContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A settlement that gives protections to Sackler family members who own Purdue Pharma should be rejected, a group of states told a federal judge on Tuesday. The settlement was reached in thousands of lawsuits against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma for its role inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — Not everyone can sing like a nightingale. When some of us try to carry a tune, we sound like Bob Dylan imitating Elmer Fudd. Still, no matter the sound, experts say we should limber up our larynxes more often. According toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — With a special advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting Friday to decide on the need for COVID vaccine booster shots, new data shows Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines maintaining strong levels of protection against severe illness. The data tracked theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. National Institutes of Health is spending nearly $470 million to study the long-term effects of COVID-19, the agency announced Wednesday. NIH has awarded a “parent” grant to New York University (NYU) Langone Health, which will in turn make awards to moreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In an assertive offensive against a resurgent COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new efforts at pressuring tens of millions of U.S. government workers to get vaccinated against the illness or face disciplinary action. “Many of us are frustrated withContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You probably can’t fool Fido. New research indicates dogs may know whether you mean to withhold a treat or you’re doing so by accident. This suggests dogs have a least one aspect of something known as Theory of Mind — an ability toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — All Amazon warehouse workers must wear masks as of Aug. 9, whether or not they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19, the company says. Previously, only unvaccinated employees had to wear masks. The policy change announced Friday was made due to “the concerning spread ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A preventive monoclonal antibody injection for people at high risk for developing severe COVID-19 after exposure to the coronavirus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The first dose of Regeneron’s cocktail must be injected within 96 hours of exposureContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Israelis who are over the age of 60 and fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be offered booster shots, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday. The announcement comes amid increasing infections and indications that the vaccine’s efficacy fades over time, the Associated Press reported.Continue Reading