Category: healthcare

When Should You Get Your Next Covid-19 Booster? How To Decide

With Covid-19 cases on the rise again, you may be wondering when to get your next Covid-19 booster vaccine: now or this Fall when the new updated version is available.

FDA: Kiwifruit Recall Due To Listeria Concerns Affects 14 States

Testing by the Kentucky Department for Public Health of kiwifruit samples on July 7, 2023, found some Listeria monocytogenes.

TikTokers Push Castor Oil As An Eye Remedy, Here Are The Problems

The hashtag #castoroilforeyesight has already had over 3.7 million views on TikTok.

TikTokers Push Castor Oil As An Eye Remedy, Here Are The Problems

The hashtag #castoroilforeyesight has already had over 3.7 million views on TikTok.

FDA: Ice Cream Recall Due To Listeria Outbreak Affects 19 States And DC

A Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to ice cream has so far left two people hospitalized in New York and Pennsylvania, according to the CDC.

What Is ‘Phubbing’? Study Shows How Can It Hurt Your Relationships

Searching for #phubbing on TikTok and other social media platforms will reveal lots of complaints.

Babylon ‘Winding Down’ Operations In Rwanda, Potentially Disrupting Care For 2.8 Million People

The company has received more than $2.2 million in grant funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for its Rwanda program.

What We Know About ‘Eris’ Covid Variant EG.5: The Dominant Stain Driving An Uptick In Cases

A new Covid variant called EG.5 is the most prevalent strain in the U.S., and although it’s causing an increase in cases and hospitalizations, experts don’t believe its symptoms are more severe than previous omicron variants.

Eyeing A Cure: Stem Cell Treatments For Macular Degeneration

A comprehensive review by the University of Nevada investigated dry age-related macular degeneration and the latest investigational therapeutics for treating the disease.

What’s Next In Biologics? Biosimilar Expert Predicts Big Fall Changes

With so many biosimilars in the pipeline, the federal government has its hands full. To better understand what Fall has in store, we spoke with Dr. Sarfaraz Niazi.