Two more members of the FDNY have recently passed away due to 9/11-related illnesses. This tragic development brings the total number of first responders who have succumbed to these illnesses…
ATLANTA — Georgia can resume enforcing a ban on hormone replacement therapy for transgender people under 18, a judge ruled Tuesday, putting her previous order blocking the ban on hold after a federal appeals…
The Georgia ban on hormone therapy for minors can resume, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, after a federal appeals court upheld a similar Alabama law last month. The state’s ban…
LONDON/CHICAGO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A highly mutated COVID variant called BA.2.86 has now been detected in Switzerland and South Africa in addition to Israel, Denmark, the U.S. and the…
Mask mandates are being reintroduced due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations caused by variant EG.5. Various institutions such as Kaiser Permanente in California, Rutgers University in New…
Belief in misinformation about key health issues persists among a good chunk of adults, with false claims about COVID-19, vaccines and reproductive health garnering a substantial amount of support, a…
Nursing > Nursing — Includes support for trainees, faculty positions, and NPs launching practices by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today August 11, 2023 The Biden Administration announced new funding…
A new coronavirus variant, EG.5, now accounts for the largest proportion of Covid infections in the U.S., according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Over a two-week…
Topline Moderna and BioNTech shares both cratered to their lowest price in years Monday as the companies behind the most widely-circulated mRNA Covid-19 vaccines grapple with investor disappointment with crashing…
Eli Lilly's experimental drug donanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer's by 60% for patients in the earliest stages of the brain-wasting disease, according to trial data presented at a medical meeting…
Meeting Coverage > AMA — Association needs to move from passive support to proactive protection, delegate says by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today June 11, 2023 CHICAGO -- How…
Infectious Disease > COVID-19 — After widespread use for more than a year, Paxlovid gains full agency blessing by Ian Ingram, Managing Editor, MedPage Today May 25, 2023 The FDA…
SciCheck Digest Dozens of studies support the use of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which have a good safety profile and work well in preventing severe disease and death. Yet, citing…
Covid is no longer a global public health emergency, the World Health Organization said Friday. The WHO issued the declaration more than three years ago, on Jan. 30, 2020. WHO…
Special Reports > Features — State laws may have changed, but federal EMTALA requirements have not, says HHS secretary by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today May 2,…
The original COVID-19 vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna no longer are authorized in the U.S., the Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday, April 18. Now, both companies’ newer…
There’s a 27.5% chance a pandemic as deadly as COVID-19 could take place in the next decade as viruses emerge more frequently, with rapid vaccine rollout the key to reducing…
Vaccines are biological preparations that help to provide immunity against infectious diseases. They work by introducing a weakened or dead form of a disease-causing organism, or a piece of its…
A federal judge in Texas has invalidated a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which required that preventive care services, including mental health screenings, mammograms, and colonoscopies, be…
Geneva – The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that it is no longer recommending additional COVID-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults as the benefit was marginal. For…