BPCA-Funded Studies Have Racial, Ethnic Diversity

(Reuters Health) – Studies and clinical trials funded by the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) generally enroll youth from a variety of racial and ethnic groups at proportions at or above their representation in the population, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on 10,918 participants enrolled in 33 BPCA-funded studies of medical devices […]

Novavax vaccine: When will Novavax be approved in the UK?

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South Africa Suspends J&J Vaccine Rollout After US Pause

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa has suspended the rollout of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, its health minister said on Tuesday, after U.S. federal health agencies recommended pausing its use because of rare cases of blood clots. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the pause there was expected to be a matter […]

Ariel Young's Finally Home After Horrific Britt Reid Crash

Earlier this week, former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was charged with a felony for driving while intoxicated, and on the same day we learned the 5-year-old victim of his car crash would finally get to go home. But Ariel Young still has a long journey to recovery ahead of her. Related story […]

US health experts meet on paused J&J COVID vaccine

A group of medical experts convened by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was set to hold a meeting on the J&J COVID vaccine on Wednesday, and might recommend new restrictions on its use. During the live-streamed event, the experts are expected to provide an update on the safety of the shot, […]

Turkey logs highest daily COVID-19 infections, deaths since pandemic started: data

FILE PHOTO: Nurses carry Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in coolers to apply them at Dr. Feriha Oz Emergency Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Umit BektasANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey recorded 62,797 new coronavirus cases and 279 deaths in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Wednesday, registering the highest daily death […]

How to reduce blood pressure – 10 tips for healthy BP

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France sticks to plan to give J&J vaccine to over-55s

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain France is sticking to its plan to give over-55s the Johnson & Johnson vaccine suspended in the US and South Africa over rare blood clots, a government spokesman said Wednesday. Gabriel Attal also reaffirmed the government’s confidence in the AstraZeneca jab as an “essential tool” in the fight against Covid-19, hours […]