Medical
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Why COVID Vaccines are Falsely Linked to Infertility
There’s no evidence that the new vaccines against COVID-19 cause infertility, yet that’s a worry that’s been cited by some health care workers as a...
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Common Diabetes Meds Tied to COVID-19 Complication
People using these medications for diabetes are at risk of a potentially fatal complication called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and it now appears...
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Research Shows Why COVID Pneumonia Is More Deadly
Unlike regular pneumonia, COVID-19 pneumonia spreads like many "wildfires" throughout the lungs, researchers say.
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Recall: Pet Food Blamed in Death of 70 Dogs
The announcement expands upon a recall first issued on Dec. 30 by Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. At the time, the company said that at least 28 dogs...
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Breast Cancer Blogs You Need to Read
Doctors and people living with breast cancer recommend the best blogs to read, from personal stories to practical content.
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Best Books for Breast Cancer
Books are a great way to understand a new diagnosis, like breast cancer. We spoke to people who have it and doctors who treat it to find out what...
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Most Wuhan COVID Survivors Still Have Health Issues
The study from China involved more than 1,700 patients first diagnosed with the virus in Wuhan between January and May, and then followed to June...
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'Brown Fat' May Help Your Health, Even if You're Obese
A special calorie-burning type of body fat appears to help protect against an array of chronic ailments, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes...
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Even Mild COVID Can Leave 'Long-Haul' Illness
The study, of patients at one Irish medical center, found that 62% said they had not returned to "full health" when they had a follow-up...
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Feds Authorize $3 Billion to Boost Vaccine Rollout
The news comes days after President-elect Joe Biden said he planned to release all available doses of vaccine after he takes office on Jan. 20. The...
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Biden Unveils National 5-Point COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy
The President-elect aims to set up 100 mass vaccination clinics by late February and use FEMA to mobilize thousands of workers to give vaccines....
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More Transmissible Variant Could Dominate by March, CDC Warns
Modeling predicts the US will see rapid growth of a highly transmissible new strain of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in the UK. Medscape Medical...
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New Trump Administration Policies for FDA Under Fire
The Trump administration's attempts in its final days to revise FDA policies have drawn criticism from watchdog groups and former commissioner...
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White House Being Deep Cleaned Before Inauguration
Because of COVID-19 outbreaks that occurred at White House events under President Donald Trump, the federal government is spending more than...
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Pandemic Screen Time: Will Blue Light Glasses Help?
As people in lockdown spend more time staring at laptops and other digital screens, they're ordering more blue light glasses, despite a lack of...
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Billions of Years Old, Lithium Still Has a Promising Future
The story behind "the most effective medication in psychiatry" is one of both serendipity and dogged persistence, but its utility is far...
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Smart Contact Lens Targets Vision Improvement
The device, which is like a smartphone in the eye, took home an award at the year's biggest tech conference, but it's not quite ready for prime...
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Biden's Federal Boost to Vaccine Rollout Is Critical to Speeding Inoculations
President-elect Joe Biden's plan to boost the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, including by spending $20 billion to create mass vaccination centers,...
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Biden Chooses Ex FDA Chief Kessler to Help Lead US Vaccine Drive
US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen David Kessler, the ex-head of the FDA, to help lead the COVID-19 vaccine push, his transition team said on...
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In-Person K-12 Classes Don't Fuel COVID-19 Outbreaks, Study Says
At the beginning of December 2020, COVID-19 cases in counties with in-person schooling were similar to the rates in counties with only virtual...
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Expanded Vaccine Rollout in US Spawns a New Set of Problems
The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many...
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HHS Will Drop Buprenorphine Waiver Rule for Most Physicians
HHS intends to expand use of buprenorphine in treatment for opioid use disorder by easing a requirement that has often been cited as an...
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FDA Welcomes Sotagliflozin Data for Heart Failure in Diabetes
The FDA says data from two pivotal trials can be used to help support a new drug application for the dual SGLT1/2 inhibitor, according to a...
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Baby Gets Cancer From Mother During Birth: First Report
For the first time, transmission of cancer via the birth canal has been documented: the mothers had cervical cancer, the infants later developed...
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Deep South Falls Behind in COVID Vaccine Drive
In Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina, less than 2% of the population had received its first dose of a vaccine at the start of the...