CDC warns of dangerous infection risk with EzriCare eye drops
Feb 01, 2023
THe agency warns that EzriCare Artificial Tears eye drops may be behind one death and dozens of bacterial infections.
Poor oral health tied to greater severity of COVID-19
Oct 14, 2021
A subgroup analysis suggests that poor oral health may increase the severity of COVID-19 in patients with cardiovascular diseases.
CDC: Although season not over, flu activity is slowing down
Jan 16, 2024
So far this season, the flu has caused at least 14 million illnesses, 150,000 hospitalizations and 9,400 deaths.
Humor therapy may aid depression, anxiety
Jun 28, 2023
Participants in studies in the literature review included older people in nursing homes, people with Parkinson’s disease and retired women, among others.
Migraine may increase subsequent dementia risk
Oct 05, 2022
A large study of Korean patients shows consistently higher risk across dementia types.
Antibody levels after COVID-19 vaccination inversely linked to body weight
May 23, 2022
An inverse correlation was sustained for up to six months following two doses of BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) in a small cohort of healthy young and middle-aged adults.
Vaccination offers partial protection for postacute phase of COVID-19
May 31, 2022
Individuals with breakthrough infection have an increased risk for death and postacute sequelae compared with contemporary controls.
Rebound of COVID-19 symptoms rare after nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment
Jun 16, 2022
Only 0.8% of 483 patients with mild-to-moderate SARS-CoV-2 at high risk for severe disease progression had rebound.
About 3 g/day of omega-3 fatty acids may lower blood pressure
Jun 08, 2022
A review shows that 2 to 3 g/day may be the optimal intake associated with both systolic and diastolic blood pressure reductions.
Fourth mRNA COVID-19 vaccine immunogenic, safe
Mar 24, 2022
Vaccine efficacy 30% for BNT162b2(Pfizer) and 11 percent for mRNA-1273 (Moderna) against any SARS-CoV-2 infection.