FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid treatment pill, the first oral antiviral drug cleared during the pandemic
The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Wednesday to Pfizer’s Covid treatment pill, a major milestone that promises to…
Laws shield hospitals from families who believe loved ones contracted covid as patients
After Amanda Wilson lost her son, Braden, 15, to covid-19 in early 2021, she tried to honor his memory. She…
C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for Health Care Workers
Given that health care workers are tested frequently, are largely vaccinated, and must be masked, “the chances of causing a…
Airline industry pushing CDC to cut breakthrough Covid quarantine time
Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Airlines flight traveling from Ronald Regan National Airport to MinneapolisSaint Paul…
Flexibility may maximize the potency of peptides used to treat Type 2 diabetes
A little wiggle room might be just what the doctor ordered. New research suggests that the peptides -; short chunks…
All Anyone Wants for Christmas Is a Covid Test
When Amir Blumenfeld was deciding what to buy for a Secret Santa gift exchange, he landed on something practical: an…
Biden wishes he thought about ordering 500 million at-home Covid tests 2 months ago
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Medals of Honor ceremony in Washington, December 16, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters…
Exploring why children have milder COVID-19 infections compared to adults
A study recently published in the journal Nature has revealed that an activated pre-exposure innate interferon response in airways together…
How Exercise May Affect Our Alcohol Consumption
People who work out regularly and are aerobically fit tend to guzzle a surprising amount of alcohol, according to a…
Omicron variant has lower risk of hospitalization, studies suggest
A health worker packages a coronavirus swab test at a Testaro Covid-19 testing site in the Goodwood district of Cape…