As states await the promise of a renewed federal pandemic response and expand the number of Americans who qualify for a shot, some governors are trying to scale up their covid vaccine operations — and smooth out the kinks — with the help of the private sector. In Washington state, Starbucks, Microsoft and Costco are […]
Infectious diseases experts are seeing an unusual trend when it comes to influenza, and other respiratory and gastrointestinal viruses. For the first time, many viral infections other than COVID-19 are being suppressed. “Viruses, like influenza, which causes flu, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) that causes bronchiolitis and parainfluenza that causes croup, we’re seeing really low rates […]
CDC director predicts COVID-19 vaccine distribution will increase dramatically by late March CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky details the status of coronavirus vaccine production and distribution on ‘Fox News Sunday’ Straining to handle record numbers of COVID-19 patients, hundreds of the nation’s intensive care units are running out of space and supplies and competing to […]
Australia’s medical regulator has formally approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, with the first doses expected to be administered in late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) granted provisional approval for the Pfizer product, making it the first COVID-19 vaccine to get the green light in Australia. “I note this […]
PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE) January 22, 2021– Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced that Opdivo (nivolumab) 240 mg (injection for intravenous use) every two weeks or 480 mg every four weeks in combination with Cabometyx (cabozantinib) 40 mg once daily tablets was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first-line treatment […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Friday his government could impose stricter restrictions on travelers at any moment in response to new, likely more contagious variants of the coronavirus—possibly making it mandatory to quarantine in a hotel at their own expense when they arrive in Canada. Trudeau said at a news conference that such measures could […]
(HealthDay)—The incidence and prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension are increasing in Wales, corresponding to increasing body mass index (BMI) in the population, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in Neurology. Latif Miah, M.B.B.Ch., from Swansea University in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study from 2003 to 2017 to characterize […]
Becoming a parent often brings great joy, but not always. Parenthood also entails challenges, stress and, for some people, it can trigger depression. A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that male postnatal depression is more common in men who are insecure in their relationship with their partner. Depression affects around 10-12 per […]
Each time Ethan Brown uncoils his six-foot-five frame and snaps the rowing–machine handle to his chest, the Concept2 rower jumps back a couple inches. This action would seem more violent if Brown, 49, the founder and CEO of Beyond Meat, weren’t so consistent and methodical, slowly propelling the rower across the warehouse he converted into […]
After a toddler swallowed six tiny-but-powerful magnets, two of them became stuck in his throat, adhering to each other and pinching his tissue, according to a new report of the case. The 3-year-old swallowed the magnetic beads while his older sister was babysitting him, according to the report, published Jan. 19 in The Journal of […]
