A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel voted Sunday to put “frontline essential workers” and people 75 years of age and older next in line to be eligible to receive a vaccine against Covid-19. That so-called phase 1b group is estimated to include about 49 million people, or nearly 15% of Americans, according to
Month: December 2020
An observational study has launched to evaluate the short- and long-term health outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in children, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), and to characterize the immunologic pathways associated with different disease presentations and outcomes. SARS-CoV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. The study, called the Pediatric Research Immune Network on SARS-CoV-2
Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the Web to help you learn what’s next. Lisa Grabl is president of the locum tenens division of CompHealth, the nation’s largest locum tenens physician staffing company and a leader in permanent and temporary allied healthcare
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. US Army General Gustave F. Perna, chief operations officer for Operation Warp Speed, told reporters in a briefing Saturday morning that the nation is on track to finish distributing 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the first week in January.
When Elsa found out she was pregnant in autumn 2019, she never could have predicted the additional set of challenges she’d face thanks to Covid-19. Here she shares the highs and lows of pregnancy in a pandemic, and raising a newborn in lockdown. After getting married at the end of August 2019, I began my
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine — the second now cleared for emergency use in the United States — was endorsed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday. The panel voted 11-0, with three recusals, to recommend use of Moderna’s vaccine for people aged 18 years
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 18, 2020– Moderna, Inc., (Nasdaq: MRNA) a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of mRNA-1273, Moderna’s vaccine against COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age or older. The Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine is now authorized for distribution and
infigratinib Treatment for Cholangiocarcinoma of biliary tract BridgeBio Pharma And Affiliate QED Therapeutics Announce FDA Acceptance Of New Drug Application For Infigratinib For The Treatment Of Cholangiocarcinoma PALO ALTO, CA – December 1, 2020 – BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company founded to discover, create, test and deliver meaningful medicines for patients with
England’s top medical officer on Saturday announced that the U.K. has identified a new variant of the coronavirus that “can spread more quickly” than prior strains of the virus, leading Prime Minister Boris Johnson to impose fresh restrictions on parts of the nation to control its spread. “We’re learning about it as we go, but
Preschoolers living in impoverished communities who have access to a nurturing home environment have significantly higher intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in adolescence compared to those raised without nurturing care. That is the finding of a new international study conducted by University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers, which examined data from more than 1600
While criteria for contraindication to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are narrow, more observation or possibly delayed vaccination may be necessary in those with a history of severe allergic reactions, CDC staff said on a call with clinicians on Friday. The only individuals who should not receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, such as the recently authorized Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
The 24-hour news cycle is just as important to medicine as it is to politics, finance, or sports. At MedPage Today, new information is posted daily, but keeping up can be a challenge. As an aid for our readers and for a little amusement, here is a 10-question quiz based on the news of the
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused thousands of people to lose jobs or experience other financial struggles that have led to food instability. For many people, this is the first time they’ve had to wonder where their next meal was coming from. The need for meals at food banks and other charities is greater than ever
One in five of us will experience irritable bowel syndrome during our lifetime, yet many of us think medication and lifestyle changes are our only options. But could hypnotherapy be the game-changer? At some point or another, we’ve all experienced an upset tummy. The discomfort, the inconvenience, the embarrassment – but at least it’s temporary.
Only a week after the historic first approval of a Covid-19 vaccine in the US, Moderna has joined Pfizer as the second company with an FDA-approved vaccine for Covid-19. The FDA Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee’s lengthy pre-authorization review of the Moderna vaccine, which is officially called mRNA-1273, is available on YouTube. The vaccine
Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. As expected, the US Food and Drug Administration granted Moderna an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine today. The vaccine becomes the second authorized for emergency use in the United States, and will likely increase the number of vaccine doses
New data from The Health Survey for England uncovered that 19% of women screened positive for a possible eating disorder when questioned about their relationship with food According to charity Beat, eating disorders are complex mental illnesses that can involve restricting or avoiding food, bulimia, binge eating, and anorexia. As with all experiences, eating disorders
Kids and Covid: Finding definitive answers for myriad questions — should schools stay open, are masks enough to keep them safe, how do children mostly contract the virus — have been contentious questions for months. One study found they are not the asymptomatic carriers as once thought; another went further, pointing out that one child
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Now that the first COVID-19 vaccine has been authorized for use in the United Kingdom and the United States, healthcare workers are in the first priority group to be eligible for vaccination. Medscape asked doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers what
This content originally appeared on Low Carb Yum. Republished with permission. In Japan, hamburger steak is called “hamburg” or “hambagu.” This is more of a western-style food – it’s not traditional Japanese food – that families in Japan love to cook. Even though it has the word hamburger in it, it doesn’t have the same texture
Researchers have developed a detailed model of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission in New York and Seattle, USA. They found the risk of transmission is a combination of the place and the behavior of people who visit it. Several strategies have been put in place to curb the transmission of COVID-19, the
ublituximab Treatment for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia TG Therapeutics Initiates Rolling Submission of Biologics License Application to U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Ublituximab in Combination with Umbralisib as a Treatment for Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia NEW YORK, Dec. 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) today announced that the Company has initiated a rolling submission
South San Francisco, CA — December 14, 2020 — Genentech, a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a shorter two-hour infusion time for Ocrevus® (ocrelizumab), dosed twice-yearly for those living with relapsing or primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) who have
The Department of Health and Human Services on Friday published a sweeping new report on the state of the U.S. Covid-19 outbreak, releasing data that was previously available only to government employees. The new “community profile report” uses data collected by various agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in the HHS
One consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is that more families are putting off their children’s preventive care visits, causing pediatric providers to worry about missed vaccines. In a recent study published in Pediatrics, researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital evaluated changes in measles vaccination rates from before the pandemic to this summer, when return for clinical
Fruits and vegetables are very beneficial to a healthy diet. Read on to learn more: How many servings a day? 2 ½ cups of vegetables/day and 2 cups of fruit/day 1-2 servings of fruit daily and 3-5 servings of vegetables daily – some raw and some cooked Variety (hint: eat the rainbow). Challenge yourself to
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital physicians say the best and most reliable drug for the illness is cheap, familiar, and has all the glamour of a Bayer aspirin. It’s dexamethasone, the steroid workhorse that’s been around longer than most of the doctors who prescribe it. “I love the irony that one of the
U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Richard Stayskal beams as he points to a paper heart stapled to a 2×4 in his home under construction. It’s one of hundreds of “thank you” notes and drawings sent to the service member from across Moore County, North Carolina. “I don’t, usually, get too emotional about a lot of
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