Novavax Seeks Approval for Vaccine in Needy Countries First
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, Aug. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) Novavax said Thursday that it has applied for emergency use approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in India, Indonesia and the Philippines. Later this month, it will seek the World Health Organization review required to be in the COVAX global vaccine program, the Associated Press […]
New Enzyme Therapy OK’d for Pompe Disease
The FDA approved avalglucosidase alfa-ngpt (Nexviazyme) on Friday as a new enzyme replacement therapy for Pompe disease. Avalglucosidase alfa is an intravenous drug that targets the M6P receptor, and is indicated for late-onset disease for those ages 1 year and older. In patients with the disease, which is marked by dysfunction of the lysosomal enzyme […]
Teens’ Heart Risk From COVID Far Exceeds That of Vaccination: Study
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Teens have a far greater risk of heart inflammation from COVID-19 than from the vaccines that protect against it, new research shows. “Comparative risk can complicate decisions for parents in such highly charged health debates,” said lead author Mendel Singer, vice chair for education […]
Some Missouri Residents Getting COVID Shots in Secret, Fearing Loved Ones’ Ire
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Some Missourians are sneaking off to get COVID-19 shots because their family and friends would disapprove, a doctor says. “They’ve had some experience that’s sort of changed their mind from the viewpoint of those in their family, those in their friendship circles or their […]
AHA News: Dementia Can Complicate Heart Recovery and Treatment
Latest Alzheimer’s News FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Dementia is a thief. It steals a person’s memory, their ability to reason, to live independently. As people age and face more medical challenges, it also robs them of something even more basic to survival – the ability to participate in their […]
Opioid Overdoses Rose by a Third During Pandemic – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 Opioid overdose-related visits to U.S. emergency departments rose by nearly one-third during the COVID-19 pandemic last year. That’s the key finding in a new analysis of data from 25 emergency departments in Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. “COVID-19, and the disruptions […]
Premature Delivery Raises Odds for Cerebral Palsy
Latest Neurology News FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) Extremely premature babies have a much higher risk of cerebral palsy and other neurological conditions than full-term infants, a large Israeli study affirms. Cerebral palsy — the name for a group of lifelong conditions that affect movement and coordination — is the most common […]
White House Reverses Policy Limiting U.S. Nursing Home Fines
Latest Senior Health News FRIDAY, July 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) The Biden administration has reversed a Trump policy that limited the size of fines that U.S. nursing homes could be slapped with for violating safety standards. The Trump policy was adopted in 2017 and prevented the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services […]
Regulators Pressure AirBnB, Vrbo After Another Child Dies in Elevator Accident
Latest Healthy Kids News FRIDAY, July 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) The death of another child between a residential elevator’s inner and outer doors had prompted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to call on Airbnb and other vacation rental platforms to alert customers to the danger. The request comes less than two […]
‘Superbug’ Candida Auris Fungus Spreads in US – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, July 23, 2021 An untreatable “superbug” fungus is spreading in a Washington, D.C., nursing home and two Dallas-area hospitals, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. There were 101 Candida auris cases at the nursing home and 22 cases at the hospitals from January to […]