Moderna Asks FDA to Approve Its Booster Shot for All Adults
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Moderna asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to allow emergency use of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine booster for all adults aged 18 years and older.Currently, the booster is approved for…
Learn MoreCDC: More Than 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New government data confirm what many have suspected: The pandemic has prompted a record number of drug overdose deaths, with more than 100,000 Americans succumbing to addiction as COVID-19 raged across the…
Learn MoreCDC Investigating Case of Monkeypox in Traveler From Nigeria
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A case of monkeypox in a traveler who returned to the United States from Nigeria is being investigated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maryland Department of Health.The infect…
Learn MoreWhite House to Spend Billions to Boost COVID-19 Vaccine Supply
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration plans to invest billions to partner with industry to expand the nation’s ability to produce COVID-19 vaccines, ensure domestic supply, and help poor nations in their vaccination eff…
Learn MoreFDA Could Approve Pfizer Booster Shots for All Adults This Week
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for all American adults as early as Thursday. That would make tens of millions more Americans eligible for the bo…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Virtual Reality System to Ease Back Pain
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A three-dimensional (3-D) virtual reality system to treat back pain was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday. The EaseVRx system is a prescription device for at-home use that combine…
Learn MorePfizer Asks FDA for Emergency Approval of Its COVID-19 Antiviral Pill
TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer announced Tuesday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of its new antiviral pill in people at high risk for severe COVID-19.”With more than 5 million dea…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Baby Spinach
TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Ten people in seven states have been sickened in an Escherichia coli outbreak linked to baby spinach, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.The agency said people should not eat, sel…
Learn MoreSalmonella Outbreak Linked to Salami Sticks Rises to 31 Cases in 10 States
TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Ten new illnesses in a Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled salami sticks bring the total number to 31, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says.Two more states have reported cases, increasi…
Learn MorePfizer COVID-19 Pill to Be Made, Sold Cheaply in 95 Poor Countries
TUESDAY, Nov. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. announced Tuesday that it has reached an agreement for its promising COVID-19 antiviral pill to be made and sold cheaply in 95 developing nations.The countries included in the licensing deal are m…
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