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Omicron BQ variants resistant to antibody treatments are becoming dominant in U.S.
Omicron subvariants resistant to key antibody treatments will soon make up a majority of new Covid infections in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Omicron subvaria...
Healthy infants face considerable risk of RSV hospitalization: study
Even healthy infants face a considerable risk of hospitalization from respiratory syncytial virus, according to a large European study published Thursday. Dutch and British scientists, in a study publ...
Mindfulness meditation reduces anxiety as much as common antidepressant drug: study
Mindfulness meditation is as effective at reducing anxiety as a commonly prescribed antidepressant, according to a study published in a major journal on Wednesday. The study, led by researchers at Geo...
Kentucky rejects anti-abortion constitutional amendment
Counter-protestors hold signs in front of a rally encouraging voters to vote yes on Amendment 2, which would add a permanent abortion ban to Kentuckys state constitution, on the steps of the Kentucky ...
Novavax (NVAX) Q3 earnings
In this photo illustration a silhouette of a man holding a medical syringe and a vial seen displayed in front of the Novavax logo on a screen. Cezary Kowalski | Lightrocket | Getty Images Novavax post...
We’re increasing price targets on 3 of our stocks, including 2 crushing the boarder market
Following our price target changes on eight Club holdings last month, we’re updating three more Tuesday to reflect their recent quarterly earnings reports and outlooks. Eli Lilly (LLY): Club pri...
Flu hospitalization rate highest in a decade, kids and seniors most at risk
The U.S. is facing the highest flu hospitalization rates in more than a decade with children and the elderly most at risk, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Flu and respirat...
Pfizer releases data showing omicron boosters are better than old shots
A health worker administers a dose of Pfizer covid-19 vaccine to a man at the Sanford Civic Center. With the emergence of the Omicron covid-19 variant in numerous countries, including the United State...
Magic mushroom compound psilocybin can help treat depression, study finds
The naturally occurring psychedelic compound psilocybin can significantly reduce symptoms of depression, according to data from the largest trial of its type ever conducted. David Buzzard – medi...
Moderna (MRNA) Q3 earnings 2022
A vial of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, September 8, 2022. Ha...
Eli Lilly CEO on guidance cut, potential obesity drug, Alzheimer’s study
Eli Lilly (LLY) CEO David Ricks on Tuesday expressed optimism around the drugmaker’s innovation pipeline Tuesday, a stance we share despite the Club holding’s cluttered quarterly report is...
Pfizer CEO reveals growth plan as company faces up to $18 billion revenue hit
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla talks during a press conference with European Commission President after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at the factory of US pharmac...
Long Covid is affecting women more than men, national survey finds
A woman receives a dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a sport stadium during the coronavirus disease pandemic, in Vina del Mar, Chile, April 22, 2021. Rodrigo Garrido | Re...
Omicron subvariants resistant to key antibody treatments are increasing
Two omicron subvariants that are resistant to key antibody treatments are on the rise in the U.S., according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1....
FDA sees limits to omicron-booster studies from Columbia, Harvard
The Food and Drug Administration said two studies this week showing that the new omicron boosters weren’t that much better than the old shots were too small to come to any real conclusions. Scie...
Omicron subvariants show resistance, putting some people at risk
Emerging omicron subvariants are resistant to key antibody treatments for HIV patients, kidney transplant recipients and other immunocompromised people, making them particularly vulnerable to Covid th...
How organ donation works in the United States
There are more than 100,000 people in the United States waiting for an organ transplant, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, known as UNOS. “I was born Type 1 diabetic,” sai...
People who had mild Covid had increased risk of blood clots: UK study
A patient receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at Sparrow Laboratories Drive-Thru Services in Lansing, Michigan, December 27, 2021. Emily Elconin | Reuters People who caught mild cases of Co...
Ivermectin — once touted as a Covid treatment by conservatives — doesn’t improve recovery much, clinical trial finds
Ivermectin, a drug once touted by conservatives as a treatment for Covid, does not meaningfully improve the recovery time for people with mild to moderate cases, according a large clinical trial publi...
Jim Cramer says to buy shares of Danaher on the dip
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday advised investors to add Danaher to their shopping lists for next week after it reported third-quarter results. “You’re now getting a chance to buy one of...
CDC is discussing using oral polio vaccine for first time in 20 years to stop New York outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering using the oral polio vaccine for the first time in more than 20 years to stop an outbreak in the greater New York City metropolitan area t...
CDC to protect access to free Covid vaccines for uninsured kids
A child is administered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine. Mayela Lopez | Reuters The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took a major step Wednesda...
Millions could lose health insurance when Covid emergency ends
Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the coronavirus disease (...
White House Covid czar calls on seniors to get omicron booster now
White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha addresses the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S. July 25, 2022. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters A top White House health official...
Omicron BA.5 is declining as emerging variants gain ground: CDC data
The U.S. faces at least seven different versions of Covid-19 omicron as the nation heads into winter when health officials are expecting another wave of viral infections. Although the omicron BA.5 var...
U.S. extends Covid public health emergency
A medical worker collects a swab sample from a woman at a COVID-19 testing site in New York, the United States, March 29, 2022. Wang Ying | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images The U.S. has extended the ...
omicron shots substantially boosted BA.5 antibodies in early human data
Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Thursday said their new omicron boosters substantially increased protective antibodies against the dominant omicron B...
WHO calls for more international aide to prevent Ebola from spreading beyond Uganda
The World Health Organization is working with Uganda to prevent a deadly Ebola outbreak in the East African nation from spreading to neighboring nations, the global health agency’s chief said on...
Risk of Covid death almost zero for people who are boosted and treated, White House Covid czar says
People who stay up to date on their vaccines and receive treatments when they have breakthrough infections face almost no risk of dying from Covid-19, a top health official said on Tuesday. Dr. Ashish...
U.S. is tracking omicron subvariants but booster should protect
The U.S. is tracking several coronavirus omicron subvariants that more easily evade immunity, but the new booster shots should protect against them, a top health official said on Tuesday. Health offic...
Poliovirus found in Brooklyn and Queens sewage, New York health officials say
Polio virus particle, computer illustration. Kateryna Kon | Science Photo Library | Getty Images New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has extended the state of emergency declared in response to the spread of po...