Mar 25, 2021

Six months after it was controversially hailed by Trump administration officials as a “breakthrough” therapy to fight the worst effects of covid-19, convalescent plasma appears to be on the ropes....

Mar 24, 2021

New research was presented at ENDO 2021, the virtual annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, from March 20-23. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerged from the conference. ...

Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep problems and a high level of burnout are associated with increased odds of COVID-19 among health care workers (HCWs), according to a study published o...

Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials called the results of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial into question early Tuesday, saying the company may have used outdated da...

Mar 24, 2021

TUESDAY, March 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Health care workers may be increasingly receptive to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a research letter published online March 23 in JAMA Network Open. ...

Mar 24, 2021

Interim phase III results show 79% efficacy in preventing symptomatic disease; 100% in preventing severe disease AstraZeneca reported that its vaccine — AZD1222 — has a 79% efficacy in preventi...

Mar 24, 2021

In North Carolina, the nation’s leading tobacco producer, any adult who has smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime can now be vaccinated against covid. Use Our Content It can be republi...

Mar 24, 2021

As you surely know, this country’s covid vaccination effort has been plagued by major birth pangs: registration snafus, poor communication, faulty data and a scant supply of vaccine — all exacerba...

Mar 23, 2021

MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For adults aged 65 years and younger living with children, there was no evidence of an increased risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SA...

Mar 23, 2021

MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- At three months after COVID-19 disease, patients have normalized thyroid function, but subacute thyroiditis may be present, according to a study presented at...

Mar 23, 2021

MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was 79 percent effective in protecting against COVID-19 infection in a large U.S. clinical trial, the company announced Mond...

Mar 23, 2021

MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 is associated with increased risks for preeclampsia, preterm birth, and other adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to a review published online Mar...

Mar 23, 2021

Black race, certain MS treatments may also be factors Multiple sclerosis (MS) disability and older age were among risk factors for a more severe clinical course of Covid-19 in MS patients infected ...

Mar 23, 2021

Is Vit D over 40 ng/mL protective against Covid? Covid-19 infection was significantly linked with vitamin D levels among Black patients, with risk increasing as vitamin D levels decreased — howev...

Mar 23, 2021

Social distancing, other infection controls still needed to achieve herd immunity Vaccinating those most vulnerable to Covid-19 will not be sufficient to reach herd immunity if social distancing, m...

Mar 23, 2021

[UPDATED at 1 p.m. ET] For employees of small businesses in Montana suddenly laid off during the covid-19 pandemic, maintaining health insurance coverage could be a struggle.   This story al...

Mar 23, 2021

A Senate committee grilled federal officials about the shortage of vaccines to protect Americans against a pandemic virus. Two months later, the U.S. public had lost interest in the virus, and million...

Mar 22, 2021

FRIDAY, March 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A "loan" of 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be sent to Mexico (2.5 million doses) and Canada (1.5 million doses), the White House sa...

Mar 22, 2021

It’s been a long, dark winter of covid concerns, stoked by high post-holiday case counts and the American death tally exceeding 530,000 lives lost. But with three vaccines — Pfizer-BioNTech, Moder...

Mar 22, 2021

LONG BEACH — On a recent Thursday afternoon, Rhianna Alvarado struggled to don her protective gloves, which were too big for her petite hands. With her mom coaching her every move, she edged clo...