Vaccination

Pfizer submits data for 3rd dose approval in US

Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday submitted preliminary clinical data to US health authorities as part of their effort to seek authorization for a third dose of their COVID-19 vaccine for all Americans.

Vaccination

US allows extra COVID vaccine doses for some. Now what?

Americans at high risk from COVID-19 because of severely weakened immune systems are now allowed to get a third vaccination in hopes of better protection, a policy change endorsed Friday by influential government advisers.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

COVID: Oregon issues mask mandate, warns of hospital surge

Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced a statewide indoor mask requirement in Oregon as coronavirus hospitalizations and cases reach record high numbers in the state and health care systems are overwhelmed.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Monthly COVID-19 hospitalization rates peaked in December 2020

(HealthDay)—For adults hospitalized with COVID-19, monthly rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and death peaked in December 2020, according to a study published online Aug. 10 in the Annals of ...

Medical research

Mice treated with this cytokine lose weight by 'sweating' fat

Treating obese mice with the cytokine known as TSLP led to significant abdominal fat and weight loss compared to controls, according to new research published Thursday in Science from researchers in the Perelman School of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Fauci says US headed in 'wrong direction' on coronavirus

The United States is in an "unnecessary predicament" of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation's top infectious diseases expert said Sunday.

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