FDA could approve Pfizer booster shots for all adults this week
Nov 17, 2021
More than 30 million Americans already have gotten booster shots.
FDA questions strength of Johnson & Johnson booster shot data
Oct 13, 2021
The agency says a key test used by the company to measure immune response from booster shot six months after the original shot was likely not sensitive enough.
Immune response may vary with choice of COVID-19 booster
Dec 16, 2021
All seven vaccines tested boosted immunity following two doses of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19; six of seven did so following two doses of BNT162b2.
Scientists spot clues to why omicron infections are milder
Jan 03, 2022
More than a dozen research groups have been observing the omicron variant in lab settings using animals this past month.
Trials show promise for intravitreal faricimab in retinal disease
Feb 02, 2022
Faricimab was noninferior to aflibercept for visual acuity gains in neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.
Model predicts impact of food choices on life expectancy
Feb 16, 2022
A change to the optimized diet at age 60 years from a typical diet is estimated to increase LE by 8 years for women and 8.8 years for men, while 80-year-olds could gain about 3.4 years.
Meat intake after diagnosis not tied to colon cancer outcomes
Mar 02, 2022
The postdiagnosis intake of unprocessed red meat or processed meat was not linked with a recurrence or mortality risk in patients with stage III colon cancer.
Red meat tied to higher risk for ischemic heart disease
Aug 06, 2021
A meta-analysis shows a higher heart disease risk is tied to higher consumption of both processed meat and unprocessed red meat.
Cancer risk lower with less meat consumption
Mar 08, 2022
The risk was 10% lower among fish eaters and 14% lower among vegetarians versus those eating meat more than five times per week.
Fat mass negatively linked to bone mineral density
Feb 14, 2022
The negative association of fat mass index with body mass index was stronger in men than in women.