New Drug Halves Death Rate in Those With Severe COVID, Maker Claims: An experimental medication for critically ill COVID patients has worked so well that the drug’s maker announced Monday it has stopped its clinical trial early and will apply for emergency use authorization. Read more Philadelphia Becomes First USContinue Reading
Breakthrough CAR-T Therapy May Shrink Solid Tumors: An immune system-based treatment that has shown its mettle against blood cancers might prove useful in battling tumors, early trial data show. Read more Could COVID Infection After 50 Leave You Vulnerable to Shingles? Researchers found those 50 and older who were infectedContinue Reading
Medicare limits coverage of Aduhelm to patients in clinical trials. The latest decision is meant to protect Alzheimer’s patients while gathering more data on whether the pricey medication actually helps slow thinking declines, agency officials said. Read more U.S. life expectancy declined again in 2021. Life spans fell for twoContinue Reading
Is the CDC in crisis? Former agency heads debate its future. A handful of former directors say they support a sweeping review of the agency that’s been ordered up by current director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. Read more Experimental pill may fight antibiotic-resistant UTIs. The new pill, called tebipenem HBr, workedContinue Reading
FDA panel meets to craft future COVID vaccine strategy: The panel will hear from experts about whether boosters or new vaccines will be needed going forward. Read more Biden launches national COVID research initiative: Scientists from numerous federal agencies will examine the nature and impact of long COVID, a constellationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States and Canada are investigating a multistate outbreak of norovirus illnesses linked to raw oysters from Canada. Restaurants and retailers should not serve or sell these potentially contaminated raw oysters, which were harvested in the south and central parts of BaynesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you have heart failure, there’s good news and bad news on how much it would help you to cut back on salt. New research finds that while it doesn’t prevent death or hospitalization among patients, it does appear to improve their qualityContinue Reading
How sleepless nights widen your waistline. People who don’t get enough sleep tend to eat more, new research shows, and all those extra calories wind up precisely where most people don’t want it: around the belly. Read more No sign that COVID vaccine in pregnancy ups birth defect risk. AContinue Reading
Test positive for COVID? Here’s how to get your free meds. The U.S. government’s Test to Treat Locator website can show you if there’s somewhere in your community where you can get tested for free and pick up your prescription at the same time.Read more High expectations from parents isContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Check your cupboards for any SKIPPY peanut butter, since you may need to throw the jar out. Skippy Foods LLC has announced a recall of a limited number of jars of certain lines of its peanut butter products because they may contain aContinue Reading