Thanksgiving Weekend Brought New COVID-19 Concerns: the Omicron Variant
MONDAY, Nov. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Hopes for an easing of the pandemic were dealt a major setback over the Thanksgiving weekend, with news that a variant first spotted in southern Africa carries a multiplicity of mutations that might make it re…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Livtencity for Posttransplant Cytomegalovirus
MONDAY, Nov. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug for treating posttransplant cytomegalovirus (CMV) that has not responded to available antiviral treatments, the agency announced Tuesday.Livten…
Learn MorePhysician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Nov. 22 to 24, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou…
Learn MoreKraft Recalls Powdered Drinks Over Metal, Glass Concerns
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Kraft Heinz Co. announced that it is recalling certain lots of Country Time Lemonade, Tang, Arizona Tea, and Kool-Aid powdered drinks because they may contain small pieces of metal or glass.The company also…
Learn MoreCVS Health, Walmart, and Walgreens Played Role in Opioid Crisis: Ohio Jury
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — CVS Health, Walmart, and Walgreens contributed to opioid overdoses and deaths in two Ohio counties, a federal jury in Cleveland found Tuesday.The first jury verdict in an opioids case came in the closely wa…
Learn MoreU.S. COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations on the Rise Just Before Thanksgiving
TUESDAY, Nov. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Federal health officials are imploring Americans to get vaccinated as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations start to climb just ahead of the holidays.There has been an 18 percent increase in the seven-day avera…
Learn MoreAs Vaccine Deadline Passes, 95 Percent of Federal Workers Have Gotten Shots
TUESDAY, Nov. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. government worker compliance with the COVID-19 vaccination mandate had reached 95 percent as of Monday, which was the deadline set by the Biden administration.”Already 95 percent of USG [federal governme…
Learn MoreBiden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
TUESDAY, Nov. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday that the Biden administration will spend $1.5 billion to tackle a health care worker shortage in underserved communities.The money from the COVID-19 recovery prog…
Learn MoreAmerican Heart Association, Nov. 13-15
The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held virtually this year from Nov. 13 to 15 and attracted participants from around the world, including cardiovascular specialists, surgeons, and nurses as well as other health care professiona…
Learn MorePfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Provides Full Protection to Adolescents
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine provides long-term protection in youth ages 12 to 15 years, according to data from a company clinical trial that included more than 2,000 participants.In a com…
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