FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will spend Friday weighing whether a coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson should be approved for emergency use. The expert panel is expected to endorse the vaccine, meaning that the United StatesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The most widely prescribed antidepressants in the United States don’t appear to increase the risk of the deadliest type of stroke, according to a new preliminary study. It examined the association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and intracerebral hemorrhage. This is whenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In a hopeful turnaround during a long pandemic, U.S. nursing homes that were once the epicenter of coronavirus infections are now seeing both cases and deaths fall steeply as the country’s vaccination rollout starts to take hold. From late December to early February,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hungry for good news on the pandemic? One epidemiologist believes Americans might reach herd immunity to the new coronavirus as soon as late spring. That’s the view held by Suzanne Judd, a professor with the school of public health at the University ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Need a COVID-19 vaccine? Your neighborhood pharmacy may soon have one on hand. Pharmacies across the United States are joining the coronavirus vaccination effort, as part of the Biden administration’s push to reach herd immunity as quickly as possible in this country. FederalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Protective immune system antibodies that develop after being infected with COVID-19 last for at least a few months, a new study suggests. And reinfection does seem to be relatively rare. That could have big implications for public health and societies, including allowing peopleContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A single-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson completely prevented hospitalizations and deaths in a large clinical trial, a new review released Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found. What would be the third vaccine to be authorized in theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — During the pandemic, people with asthma have worried that their respiratory condition might raise their risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19, but new research findings should calm their fears. After analyzing data from 57 studies that included a total of overContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden marked the unthinkable milestone of half a million Americans lost to coronavirus with a somber, candlelit ceremony at the White House on Monday night. “The people we lost were extraordinary,” Biden said. “They span generations. Born in America, immigrated toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — While more than 57 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been given in the United States and many Americans eagerly await their turn to get a shot, not everyone wants one. Vaccine skepticism isn’t new, but you may be able to persuadeContinue Reading