(CNN) Even if they get a breakthrough infection, vaccinated people don't get as sick with Covid-19, two different teams of researchers reported Thursday. Both studies show the vaccines strongly prote

(CNN) Drugmaker Pfizer said Friday its experimental pill designed to fight coronavirus reduced the risk of hospitalization and death for high-risk patients taking part in a trial of the drug. The com

A doctor spread COVID misinformation and renewed her license with a mouse click toggle caption R. Kellman/Screenshot from Rumble For much of the pandemic, Dr. Lee Merritt has appeared on talk shows

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When the letter arrived with the logo of a noted university in the corner, Veronica Reyes Ibarra expected good news. She called her boyfriend, her mom and her sisters over: “You guys, look what I got,

A woman holds a small bottle labeled with a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Vaccine" sticker and a medical syringe in front of displayed Novavax logo in this illustration taken, October 30, 2020. REUTERS/Dado R

The HPV vaccine can only prevent an infection, it cannot rid the body of the virus once it has been caught. The viruses are so widespread that immunisation has to be aimed at children before they beco

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson has become a living testament to advances in medicine that have turned human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from a death sentence into something that can be manag

If you are anything like me, you think of the climate emergency a lot. Possibly every waking hour. Perhaps you experience the psychological tension caused by feeling trapped between the truth of clima

This story contains discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know may be struggling with suicidal thoughts, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255. The COVID-19 pandemic tr

By Ernie Mundell & Robert Preidt, HealthDay News Many people pop a zinc supplement at the first sign of a cold, and there’s new evidence supporting the habit. Australian researchers found that the s

Photo credit: Hearst Owned Photo credit: Hearst Owned Jim’s wife, Peggy*, had to drag him “kicking and screaming” to their first country western dancing lesson. “I really didn’t want any part of it.

The NHS vaccination programme to prevent cervical cancer has so far stopped thousands of women from developing the disease and experiencing pre-cancerous changes to cells, a study has found. In the f

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — As Colorado's top health officials release additional details on their plan to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11, Children's Hospital Colorado shares details on diagnoses that

An experimental COVID-19 treatment pill called molnupiravir being developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics LP, is seen in this undated handout photo released by Merck & Co Inc and obt

Imagine taking a bite of your favorite candy only to taste garbage. The rich, bold flavor of coffee is replaced with cigarette smoke. One woman from the D.C. area says that's what she is experiencing

Millions of Americans are unknowingly ingesting water that includes “an invisible toxic cocktail” of cancer-linked chemicals, a new survey of the nation’s tap water has found. The Environmental Worki

Hospitals in Colorado are being allowed to turn away patients as the state experiences its worst Covid surge in a year. An order signed Sunday by Gov. Jared Polis gives health care professionals the

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for COVAXIN® (developed by Bharat Biotech), adding to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated by WHO for the preventi

On 3 November 2021, the Technical Advisory Group for Emergency Use Listing listed the Bharat Biotech BBV152 COVAXIN vaccine against COVID-19 for emergency use. The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Expe

COVID-19 infection during pregnancy can be associated with severe maternal morbidity.1 In the United States, 1 COVID-19 vaccine has been approved and 2 have been authorized for use for pregnant women.

Like most other kids with covid, Dante and Michael DeMaino seemed to have no serious symptoms. Infected in mid-February, both lost their senses of taste and smell. Dante, 9, had a low-grade fever for

Have you ever noticed that when people get older their personalities change? That often mental diseases start surfacing during the old age? Why is it so? There may be an evolutionary answer to these

Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) recommendation that children 5 to 11 years old be vaccinated against COVID

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a new antibody drug for COVID-19 that could significantly improve protection for people at the highest risk: those with compromised im

In July, Taylor Davis told FOX 5 Atlanta she went to the Emory Decatur Hospital ER for a head injury, waited seven hours and was never seen. Weeks later, she was billed $700. Adamant it was a mistake

Last Friday, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was given emergency use authorization by the FDA for children ages 5 to 11. Shots are expected to begin this week. Despite this moment having been ant

The sooner most cancers are discovered, the better the odds they can be successfully treated. Mayo Clinic participated in research on a test that can detect more than 50 cancers. Doctors call it a ga

Among COVID-19–like illness hospitalizations among adults aged ≥18 years whose previous infection or vaccination occurred 90–179 days earlier, the adjusted odds of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 among

As congenital syphilis cases soar in the state, especially among infants of color, health officials wonder what it will take to get the public’s attention. This story originally appeared on Public He

Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitled Our Changing Planet to show and explain the effects of climate change and what is being done about it

‘The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processing’. With this title, a commentary published in 2009 presented a new paradigm to relate diet and health. It proposed that food processing has

Allergan, an AbbVie company, announced FDA approval of pilocarpine HCl ophthalmic solution 1.25% (VUITY) for the treatment of presbyopia, commonly known as age-related blurry near vision, in adults.

Story by Heidi Perez-Moreno, for UNC Media Hub Photos by Lucas Pruitt, Graphic by Stephanie Mayer RALEIGH — In short breaks throughout her work shift, Donna Cranford will find time to sort through s

Wanted: Used Crutches, Walkers And Canes As Supply Chain Shortages Grow In Utah, South Carolina, Kentucky and elsewhere, hospitals are requesting donations of gently used medical equipment. Axios: H

“The U.S. capitalist rulers and their government should be compelled to rapidly expand the production and distribution of enough vaccines to immunize billions of working people around the world agains