MONDAY, May 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Aging potheads are now past 50 and still puffing away, but new research shows that many don’t disclose this to their doctors. Folks who use marijuana for medical reasons are more likely to tell their doctors about it than recreational users. Still, justContinue Reading
Congo Ebola Outbreak Declared Over The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is over, according to the country’s health officials and the World Health Organization. The declaration was made after 42 days with no new cases since the last survivor tested negative and was discharged fromContinue Reading
Brazil Second Country to Record More Than 400,000 COVID Deaths After 100,000 COVID-19 deaths in just one month, Brazil has become the second country in the world to record more than 400,000 deaths from the disease. April was the country’s deadliest month of the pandemic, with thousands of deaths daily,Continue Reading
COVID-19 Pill Could be Available Later This Year: Pfizer CEO A pill to treat COVID-19 is being developed by Pfizer and could be available by the end of the year, company CEO Albert Bourla says. In March, Pfizer launched an early-stage clinical trial of a new antiviral drug for theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — CBD is all the rage, and millions of people are turning to it for a host of reasons, including pain relief. But despite CBD’s popularity and widespread use, new research finds it’s actual benefits are less clear. The bottom line? CBD — andContinue Reading
$100 Savings Bonds for Young People in West Virginia Who Get COVID-19 Shot Teens and young adults in West Virginia will receive a $100 savings bond if they get a COVID-19 shot, Governor Jim Justice says. The offer to people aged 16 to 35 is an attempt to boost theContinue Reading
Hand-washing by Health Care Workers, Everyday Americans Is on the Decline Rates of hand-washing spiked early in the coronavirus pandemic but have since declined, new research shows. A new study found that staff at one Chicago hospital were 100% compliant with hand hygiene rules (soap and sanitizer) just after theContinue Reading
FDA Holds Meeting the Review Merits of Approved Cancer Drugs For the first time in a decade, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will hold a meeting to consider revoking approvals of several cancer drugs that have not been shown to extend or improve life. Drugs from Merck, Roche andContinue Reading
Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Effective Against New NYC Variant, Two Studies Show The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines protect against serious illness and death from the coronavirus variant first identified in New York city, two new studies show. The B.1.526 variant was first detected in November and accounted for nearlyContinue Reading
COVID-19 Vaccines Safe for Pregnant Women: Study A new study adds to growing evidence that the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant women. It included more than 35,000 pregnant women in the U.S. who received either of the vaccines, and found that their rates of miscarriage, prematureContinue Reading