Jun 03, 2021

WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There is a new clinical trial underway to assess the safety and effectiveness of mixing different types of booster shots in adults who have been fully vacci...

Jun 03, 2021

WEDNESDAY, June 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in adults 18 years and older, the World Health Organization says. The agency's emergency use a...

Jun 03, 2021

Claims analysis finds high disease and economic burden among Medicare recipients In general age 65 was a tipping-point for increased hospitalizations and mortality among Americans with Covid-19, but ...

Jun 03, 2021

Modeling study shows non-pharma interventions beneficial until at least 75% vaccine coverage As of May 29, the U.S. hit a 41% Covid-19 vaccination rate—but despite this positive trajectory, peo...

Jun 03, 2021

Restrictions on empirical use of antimicrobials warranted, researchers say Bacterial co-infections and secondary infections appear rare among patients hospitalized with Covid-19, according to findi...

Jun 02, 2021

TUESDAY, June 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a decrease in cardiac-related calls to emergency medical services (EMS) and a corresponding increase in out-of-hospita...

Jun 02, 2021

TUESDAY, June 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Campers and staff who are fully vaccinated will not need to wear masks at summer camps, unless it is required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial...

Jun 02, 2021

The second Covid vax in line for a biologics license from the FDA One week after Moderna touted 100% efficacy for its Covid-19 vaccine among adolescents, the manufacturer announced that it has begu...

Jun 01, 2021

Most screened athletes had subclinical infection, study found Myocarditis can be confirmed in one of two ways, endovascular biopsy or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR); the first option is i...

Jun 01, 2021

Caveats: Same-day testing, comprehensive safety measures required A randomized study published in Lancet Infectious Diseases suggested ways that people can attend live music and other cultural events...

May 27, 2021

Reports of post-vax myocarditis fall under CDC scrutiny; mRNA-1273 shows 100% efficacy for teens Moderna, Inc. became the second manufacturer to announce 100% efficacy for its Covid shot among adoles...

May 27, 2021

Short-term benefit may need back-up from long-term, sustainable solutions From million-dollar lotteries in Ohio to free beers in New Jersey and Connecticut, more and more local governments and busi...

May 26, 2021

TUESDAY, May 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine fully protects children aged 12 to 17 years, the company announced Tuesday. In a clinical trial that included more than 3,700 ...

May 25, 2021

MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nurses who worked in the intensive care unit (ICU) during the COVID-19 pandemic have high levels of moral distress, burnout, anxiety, and depression, according...

May 25, 2021

MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 symptom exacerbation is the leading cause of early acute-care hospital reencounters (ACHEs) after COVID-19 hospitalization, according to a study publi...

May 25, 2021

MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer than 30,000 new COVID-19 cases are now being reported daily in the United States, with deaths as low as they have been since last June. Infection and ...

May 25, 2021

MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- India is struggling with thousands of cases of deadly fungal infections in COVID-19 patients and those who have recovered from the disease. Nearly 9,000 cas...

May 25, 2021

MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Two doses of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are effective against the coronavirus variant first identified in India, according to a new report fr...

May 25, 2021

MONDAY, May 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The COVID-19 death toll in Latin America and the Caribbean has surpassed 1 million, Johns Hopkins University data show. The region has only 8 percent of the...

May 24, 2021

FRIDAY, May 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccines approved for use in the United States and Europe show protection against all of the more infectious coronavirus variants known to be circling the glob...