OTC Birth Control; Abortion Access a Public Health Emergency? Monkeypox Cases Surge
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. HRA Pharma, a subunit of Perrigo, has submitted an application to the FDA to potentially be the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill. President Biden is considering declaring a public health emergency over the current state of abortion access, though White House officials are debating whether the […]
This Is Your Brain And Body On ‘Hot Girl Walks’
The latest exercise craze on TikTok doesn’t require any exorbitantly priced equipment, but it does require a healthy dose of self-confidence. This spring, seemingly everyone on the app ― or at least the youths ― has been talking about “Hot Girl Walks.” Advertisement Coined by Mia Lind while taking her daily stroll around the neighborhood […]
Philly Yanks Mask Mandate; No Vax for Tots Until June? Man Has COVID for 505 Days
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The World Health Organization strongly recommended use of Pfizer’s oral antiviral treatment nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) for high-risk patients in a new statement, calling it the “best therapeutic choice for high-risk patients to date.” Just a few days after reinstating it, Philly is pulling the plug on its […]
Adios COVID Funds; Death After Xenotransplant; What’s ‘Deltacron’?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Democrats took $15.6 billion in COVID relief funding off the table in order to get the $1.5 trillion federal spending bill passed by the House of Representatives. (New York Times) Observers decried Russia’s bombing of a maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine. (BBC News) The […]
OSHA Ups Hospital Inspections; IDSA Slams Florida Vax Policy; A Perilous Kyiv Escape
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court to reinstate a vaccine mandate for federal employees, arguing that the need for the mandate has increased now that more workers are headed back to their offices. (Politico) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it will be […]
COVID Vaccine Flops; Heat Wave Threatens West; Hand Sanitizer Vapor Warning
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Participation award for developing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate goes to CureVac — the German company announced interim trial results and suggested variants were to blame for the 47% efficacy. An extended and potentially lethal heat wave is threatening more than 40 million Americans in western parts […]
U.S. Hits 600K COVID Deaths; Brazil’s Iffy Drug Cocktail; STDs Reach New High
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. As of Wednesday at 8 a.m. EDT, the unofficial U.S. COVID-19 toll reached 33,486,925 cases and 600,287 deaths, up 11,626 cases and 327 deaths from yesterday. And while daily cases and deaths have drastically declined, new and dangerous variants could set back the U.S.’s progress on […]
Moderna Wants Boosters for All, Too; 30% of HCPs Unvaxxed; Masks Work. Here’s Proof
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Moderna is getting in on the “boosters for all” game, applying to the FDA for emergency use authorization for a booster dose of its vaccine for all adults. A decision on Moderna’s EUA application may come as early as this week. (Reuters, New York Times) New […]
FDA to OK Booster for All Adults; Stopping Suicide Contagion; Monkeypox in Maryland
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Pfizer has applied for FDA emergency use of its COVID-19 pill, known as Paxlovid, in high-risk outpatients; the drug combines a novel antiviral with HIV-treatment ritonavir, cutting the risk of hospitalization and death by 89%, the company says. (CNBC) In other good news for Pfizer, the […]
Antiviral Pill Almost 90% Effective; ‘Boostermania’ Not Slowing; COVID Death Gene
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Pfizer announced that its oral antiviral reduced the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% in a study of patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 symptoms. “Boostermania” continues to outpace the rate of new COVID vaccinations. (NPR) As of Thursday at 8 a.m. EDT, the unofficial […]