Flu cases already up 23 percent this season: Walgreens
Oct 20, 2021
The significant increase shown by the company’s analysis of its own data reflects the historically low levels of flu last year as people stayed home, wore masks and got a record number of flu shots...
15 million COVID-19 vaccine doses wasted in U.S. since March 1
Sep 02, 2021
Reasons why doses may be marked as wasted include a cracked vial, an error diluting the vaccine or a freezer malfunction.
First biosimilar approved for macular degeneration, other eye conditions
Sep 23, 2021
A iosimilar to Lucentis has been approved to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration, macular edema and myopic choroidal neovascularization.
First U.S. omicron case reported in California
Dec 01, 2021
The patient was a traveler, apparently from the San Francisco area, who returned from South Africa on Nov. 22.
Family availability impacts formal, informal dementia care
Sep 08, 2021
“The development of a care system that integrates informal with formal care has been considered essential for a sustainable healthcare system, especially one providing dementia care,” the authors...
2019 to 2020 saw 1.5-year decline in U.S. life expectancy at birth
Jul 21, 2021
Mortality due to COVID-19 had the biggest effect on decline in life expectancy for both men and women, all races examined.
Fauci tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms
Jun 16, 2022
The infectious disease specialist is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots.
Peripheral neuropathy observed in patients with ‘long COVID’
Mar 14, 2022
Prolonged small-fiber neuropathy after mild infection was the most common scenario in a small sample of referred patients with WHO-defined long COVID.
Exercise, pollution may have interactive effect on brain volumes
Dec 09, 2021
Exposure to air pollution may counter the beneficial effects of physical activity on structural brain volumes.
Moderna asks FDA to approve its booster shot for all adults
Nov 18, 2021
The Moderna booster is half the dose of the initial vaccination series: 50 mcg versus 100 mcg.