Lower Dose of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Works Well in Young Children
MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A smaller dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine safely triggers a strong immune response in children as young as 5 years, the company announced Monday morning.”Over the past nine months, hundreds of millions of…
Learn MoreFDA Panel Says Yes to Pfizer Booster Shots for People 65+
MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended a third Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for all Americans aged 65 years or older, as well as for those deemed to …
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 Sept. 13 to 17, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted so…
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 Sept. 13 to 17, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted so…
Learn MorePfizer Recalls All Lots of Chantix Due to Potential Carcinogen
FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer is expanding the recall of its antismoking drug Chantix (varenicline), the company announced Friday.The nationwide recall of all Chantix 0.5-mg and 1-mg tablets was prompted because they may contain le…
Learn MoreFDA Advisory Panel to Hold Meeting Today on COVID-19 Booster Shots
FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisors are meeting today to consider whether it is safe and effective for Americans to receive a third “booster” dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
The FDA poste…
CDC: In 16 States, 35 Percent or More Residents Now Obese
THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — On Wednesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that 16 states now have at least 35 percent of their residents who are obese, a number that has nearly doubled since 2018.The CDC …
Learn MoreGovernment Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As severe cases of COVID-19 rise and demand surges for monoclonal antibody treatments, the U.S. government is ordering more from two key suppliers.The Biden administration has also taken over distributing t…
Learn MoreNIH Spending Nearly $470 Million on ‘Long-Haul COVID’ Study
THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. National Institutes of Health is spending nearly $470 million to study the long-term effects of COVID-19, the agency announced Wednesday.NIH has awarded a “parent” grant to New York University (NYU…
Learn MoreHospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The cost of providing hospital care for unvaccinated Americans has reached $5.7 billion in just three months, CBS News reported.Between June and August, about 287,000 people who were not vaccinated were hos…
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