March 15, 2022 — The CEO of vaccine maker Pfizer made news over the weekend when he said people who have already gotten three shots of his company’s COVID-19 vaccine will need a fourth dose. Albert Bourla, PhD, said data the company has submitted to the FDA — but has not yet released publicly — … Read more
“The difficulty with eating disorder patients is they don’t often present in a crisis, and they are generally not underweight, so it’s not often visible what is going on. You need to get to the thought processes behind the mental illness and that definitely takes longer than 10 minutes,” she says. Source link
A charity says a biobank library of human tissue is needed so experts can try to cure tinnitus. Source link
A UK study aims to find out who will benefit most from a pill designed to treat Covid-19. Source link
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has said that only three in 10,000 lateral flow tests would show a false positive and that the government is confident that the tests are accurate. From Tuesday 11 January, any asymptomatic person who has tested positive for coronavirus will no longer have to take a PCR test to confirm their … Read more
The rule change will take effect across the UK within days, the UK Health Security Agency says. Source link
The most vulnerable should be prioritised for further doses instead, says Prof Sir Andrew Pollard. Source link
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Addictive opioid painkillers aren’t the only option for patients seeking relief following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee reconstruction, researchers say. As the United States wrestles with skyrocketing rates of opioid abuse and drug overdose deaths, the findings may come as good news. After … Read more
Oct. 14, 2021 — Almost 100 million Americans were unvaccinated in July 2021, a number that is now is down 34% to about 66 million, President Joe Biden said Thursday. These numbers and others are evidence that federal efforts announced this summer, including vaccine requirements, are working, he said “We’re making important progress … but … Read more
Prof Dame Sarah Gilbert says immunity from two doses of a Covid vaccine is “lasting well”. Source link