FDA could OK Pfizer's booster shots for all adults this week (HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve Pfizer's COVID booster shots for all American adults as early as Thursday. Nov 17, 2021 0 1
White House to spend billions to boost COVID vaccine supply (HealthDay)—The Biden administration plans to invest billions to partner with industry to expand the nation's ability to produce coronavirus vaccines, ensure domestic supply and help poor nations in their vaccination efforts. Nov 17, 2021 0 1
Atrial fibrillation significantly increases a person's risk of serious complications and death from COVID-19 A new study from researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that patients with atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart arrhythmia in adults, are at significantly higher risk to experience serious ... Nov 17, 2021 0 22
Zeroing in on melanoma's molecular spread The secret to melanoma's metastatic spread could be a complex natural pathway it hijacks—one which may be a therapeutic target in combination with other targeted therapies and immunotherapies, according to new research ... Nov 17, 2021 0 25
How herpes checks into the nervous system for life Herpes type 1 is sealed with a kiss for a lifetime. More than half of U.S. adults are carriers of HSV1 (herpes simplex virus type 1) which hibernates in the peripheral nervous system and can never be eradicated. Nov 17, 2021 0 193
Covax hits 500 mn COVID-19 vaccine dose deliveries The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines has now delivered more than 500 million doses around the world, figures showed Wednesday. Nov 17, 2021 0 1
Novavax asks EU drug regulator to OK its COVID vaccine The European Union's drug regulator said it received an application from Novavax to authorize the American biotechnology company's coronavirus vaccine, a request that could significantly boost the continent's vaccine supplies ... Nov 17, 2021 0 2
Air pollution does not increase the risk of getting infected but does increase the risk of getting sick from COVID-19 Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with a higher risk of developing COVID-19 among those people who get infected, shows a study led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported ... Nov 17, 2021 0 34
US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health officials say is tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and a more dangerous drug supply. Nov 17, 2021 13 57
FDA approves high-tech sound wave surgery for common Parkinson's symptoms The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved an incisionless form of brain surgery to treat advanced Parkinson's disease after successful testing at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and other sites. Nov 17, 2021 0 13