Got the vaccine? You’re still not safe…from Covid Scams. According to several reports, criminals and scammers are using scam robocalls, texts and emails to cash in on COVID-19 and playing on people’s ignorance or uncertainty about appointments and next steps. The newest? The Bogus Email Scammers are impersonating FTC Chair Lina Khan in a new
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September 8, 2021 Audience: Health Professional, Pharmacy September 08, 2021 — Wilmington, MA, Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Azurity”) is voluntarily recalling one lot of Firvanq (vancomycin hydrochloride for oral solution), Vancomycin 50 mg/mL Kit (“Firvanq®”) to the consumer level, as some products in the affected lot have been found to incorrectly contain a First Omeprazole (FIRST-PPI)
Following the deaths of both his parents, Jason felt immense pressure to be ‘the man of the house’, and to bottle up his emotions. But, with time, he discovered the healing power of vulnerability What is your most vivid childhood memory? Mine is from 15 May 1997. It was a chilly spring day in Chicagoland.
As the world observes World Suicide Prevention Day this September 10, it aims to raise mental health awareness. It’s important for everyone to understand that even simply talking to someone you trust can help you feel better. However, really opening up especially about a topic like mental illness can be quite hard most especially now with so many restrictions to
Lung function in early infancy may be influenced by the mother’s level of physical activity during pregnancy, results of a study from Sweden suggest. Low-lung function at 3 months of age, as measured by the ratio of time to peak tidal expiratory flow to expiratory time (tPTEF / tE), was more frequent among children whose
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., talks with reporters on her way to the Senate floor for a vote in Washington on Thursday, June 17, 2021. Caroline Brehman | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar revealed Thursday she was diagnosed with Stage 1A breast cancer earlier this year. In a blog post on
Presentation A 39-year-old man went to urgent care complaining of red, blanching patches in a linear configuration on his lower leg. The area was tender to the touch and edematous compared to his other leg. He was also running a slight fever. Although he was typically physically well, he was recently hospitalized with an infection
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Sept. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced enrollment of the first participants in a Phase 1/2 study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a combination vaccine using Novavax’ seasonal influenza and COVID-19 vaccines. The
In December 2020, two novel messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; however, the early trials excluded lactating women, leading to questions about their safety in this specific population. In a recent study, published in the online edition of Breastfeeding Medicine, researchers at University of
Several studies caught our eye at the just-concluded European Respiratory Society’s virtual annual meeting. Among them: more negative findings for ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment; clinical performance of a novel image-analysis system that determines in real time whether lung tissue biopsies collected during surgery contain malignant cells; and insights into just how triple therapy for
A new programme from charity UK Youth offers people from racialised communities a chance to influence mental health policy The coronavirus pandemic has hit us all in some way, but to assume we’ve all been on the same journey wouldn’t be accurate. We’re not all in the same boat, we’re in our own boats sailing
Cannabidiol has become immensely popular in recent years and CBD gummies are among the most enjoyable methods of consumption. These handy little treats are portable, wildly tasty, and easy to use. It’s no wonder so many people love them! Being that CBD gummies are in such high demand, just about every CBD brand manufactures its
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The 2022 update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes from the American Medical Association (AMA) incorporates a series of 15 vaccine-specific codes, including boosters. These codes represent “the model for efficiently reporting and tracking immunizations and administrative services” against the
A migraine aura is usually visual, but can also be a sensory, motor or verbal disturbance. This animation shows what happens when you have a migraine aura. Learn more about Migraines: https://mayocl.in/3cJaHT9 Request an Appointment at Mayo Clinic https://mayocl.in/3cCGzIM Follow Mayo Clinic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mayoclinic/ Like Mayo Clinic on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ Follow Mayo Clinic on
In March, we announced the winners of the inaugural Cancer Research UK–Children with Cancer UK Innovation Awards. Six months on, we caught up with Dr Sam Behjati about how the £1m awards are allowing his team to use big data to chart the origins of an often-fatal type of children’s cancer. Dr Sam Behjati From
toripalimab Treatment for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Coherus and Junshi Biosciences Announce Completion of Rolling BLA Submission to U.S. FDA for Toripalimab for the Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma SHANGHAI, China, and REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd. (“Junshi Biosciences”, HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180) and Coherus Biosciences, Inc. (“Coherus”, Nasdaq:
Be aware of these common gynaecological cancer myths and misconceptions September marks gynaecological cancer awareness month, bringing with it an opportunity to reflect on the ways gynaecological cancer can touch our lives, and the signs and symptoms to be aware of. Each year, more than 21,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with a gynaecological
A new COVID-19 variant is on its way to becoming ubiquitous in the U.S. as it has now penetrated almost all states, according to the latest data from experts. And even though this new strain, called the mu variant, has the hallmarks of being vaccine-resistant, experts are not worried about it yet. What WHO Is
Twenty-six percent of men of color and 20% of White men said they visit their primary care physician less than once a year or never, according to a national survey from the Cleveland Clinic. Additionally, only 35% of Latino men and 31% of Asian men see their primary care physician more than once a year,
Vials of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. Johnson & Johnson via Reuters The World Health Organization condemned wealthy nations for stockpiling coronavirus vaccines, treatments and protective equipment, adding that their failure to fairly distribute those resources is fueling Covid outbreaks worldwide. The criticism from two of the WHO’s top epidemiologists came
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. For the first time since the pandemic started, Idaho activated its “crisis standards of care” in two districts in the northern part of the state due to staffing shortages and a lack of ICU beds; only four of the state’s 400 ICU beds remain open. (Boise
Adapted from Thomas L. McDermitt, “A long-time cancer patient and skeptic.” NOTE AS YOU READ THIS POST: You don’t have to agree with all of this all of the time. But if it generally speaks to you, try to read all or parts of it every day, or have it read to you. Part of the
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) – is not associated with neuroaxonal damage, according to a new study from researchers in Germany. Neurological symptoms have been observed in about one-third of coronavirus cases. However, the full extent of the virus’s impact on the brain
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, mostly causes symptomatic disease in adults rather than in children. In rare cases, mild COVID-19 symptoms such as headache, drowsiness, myalgia, fatigue, fever, and trivial respiratory symptoms appear in children. In adults with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, neurological manifestations such
Two studies presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) virtual meeting should reassure asthma patients and their physicians about their risks from COVID-19. On the one hand, “no evidence of excess deaths was directly attributed to asthma” in a study of Scottish data on hospital admissions and death certificates during the first COVID-19 wave in
Artificial intelligence is set to revolutionise many aspects of cancer diagnosis and treatment – but an AI is only as good as the data used to train it. Here we find out how the OPTIMAM project’s mammogram collection is heralding a new dawn of machine learning based cancer detection Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the
Dementia, the umbrella term for a variety of symptoms affecting memory, thinking and social abilities, is becoming more and more prevalent in the middle of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While cases of this condition are slowly growing, commitment from governments all over the world is waning, leaving a huge number of people standing at the precipice
A simple prediction model may accurately predict aneurysm rupture within 1 year after growth is detected on imaging, new research shows. The “triple-S” prediction model assesses aneurysm size, site, and shape and can be used as a “starting point” to guide treatment and management, investigators note. The model is “ready for clinical use, since