FDA: Watch out for compounded ketamine … Nasal vaccine for COVID-19 worked in trial … Herbal extra Sailuotong improves aspects of MCI … Non-melanoma skin cancer kills more than melanoma
Health experts weigh in with opinions on coming flu season
By
John Hall
Oct 10, 2023
Though the original COVID-19 drama appears to have waned, infectious disease and medication management experts are guarded heading into this fall’s flu season.
CDC: Fewer nursing home residents in South, Southeast up to date on COVID-10 vaccines
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 10, 2023
Residents of long-term care communities in the South and Southeast are less likely to be up to date on COVID-19 vaccines, according to a report released Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and...
APIC: Healthcare workers should be required to vaccinated against COVID-19
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 10, 2023
A coalition of organizations led by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (APIC) sent a letter Friday encouraging state leaders to require healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19....
Clinical briefs for Friday, Oct. 6
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 06, 2023
COVID-19 procedures slowed heart attack responses … “Good” cholesterol linked to dementia … Faulty antibiotics can increase antimicrobial resistance, study finds … Proton pump inhibitors up dementia...
FDA OKs updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine as Moderna eyes flu, COVID-19 combo shot
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 05, 2023
As COVID-19 continues to circulate, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted an updated emergency use authorization for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. The new vaccine will be available...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Oct. 5
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 05, 2023
Graphene oxide can make amyloid peptides in Alzheimer’s less toxic … SGLT2 inhibitors among diabetes meds that may prevent Parkinsons, study says … Bioprinted skin can speed up wound healing …...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, Sept. 14
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 14, 2023
Fast-acting oral vaccines on the horizon, study says … Fewer antibiotics prescribed for conjunctivitis with standards in place … Flu shot lowered risk for related hospitalizations … 70% of Americans...
CDC: Everyone over 6 months should get new COVID-19 vaccine
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 13, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended that everyone over 6 months old receive the updated COVID-19 shots approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Monday.
COVID-19, flu shots at same time safe and effective, study says
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 11, 2023
A new study looked at how healthcare workers fared after having a COVID-19 vaccine, a flu shot or both. It found that taking both wasn’t linked to a lower immune response or to more frequent adverse...