Most additional doses of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine administered about six months after the primary series resulted in mild-to-moderate side effects, according to an initial analysis released Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study period occurred when mRNA
Pfizer initiated a Phase 2/3 study of an investigational oral antiviral with a low dose of ritonavir to prevent COVID-19 illness, the company announced Monday. The treatment is aimed to slow viral replication after exposure to tamp down symptomatic disease and infection
Put down the pack and pick up a snack. A new study from the University of Minnesota found that quitting smoking leads to a poor diet, potentially leading to weight gain. The new study found that the opioid system — the brain
The World Health Organization is developing a team of about 20 scientists who will be tasked with uncovering the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak– and officials warned that time could be running out, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal reported
A diet rich in dairy fat may be linked to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers say. In a new Swedish cohort study published in the journal Plos Medicine, international experts challenged the view that full-fat dairy options should be avoided due
A pregnant Idaho woman’s baby did not survive after she went into labor earlier this month while in a medically induced coma because of the coronavirus, according to a report. The baby was expected to be the third child for Kimberly Rangel
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky denied overruling an agency advisory committee that had reportedly refused to endorse Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots during a White House briefing Friday afternoon “I want to be very clear that I
Methamphetamine-involved overdose deaths nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019 in the United States, according to a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) study. The deaths involving the stimulant sharply rose during that time among people ages 18 to 64, the NIH National
A group of researchers is calling for greater caution in the use of paracetamol during pregnancy. Paracetamol, commonly known as acetaminophen or APAP, is the most common drug ingredient in America, according to The Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition. FERTILITY DOCTOR’S UNIQUE WAY OF
A group of researchers is calling for greater caution in the use of paracetamol during pregnancy. Paracetamol, commonly known as acetaminophen or APAP, is the most common drug ingredient in America, according to The Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition. FERTILITY DOCTOR’S UNIQUE WAY OF
A new study of how physical activity impacts the metabolism of humans suggests that increasing levels of activity may bring diminishing returns in energy expenditure. This is due to “compensatory responses in non-activity energy expenditures,” international researchers wrote in the study, published