Category: pharma

P.1 Variant, Dominant Strain In Brazil, Reported In New York

It was just a matter of time before the P.1 variant, first found in Brazil, would make its way around the U.S. and land in New York.

Rising Anti-Asian American Violence Didn’t Start With The Covid-19 Pandemic

Recent attacks on older Asian Americans and the Atlanta, Georgia, mass shooting are only the tip of the iceberg.

How CVS And Walgreens Help Biden Get To 200 Million Covid-19 Shots

News President Joe Biden will introduce a new goal to vaccinate more Americans after exceeding his goal of injecting 100 million Covid-19 shots puts drugstore chains Walgreens and CVS Health in the spotlight.

Miami Beach Declares State Of Emergency Due To Spring Break Crowds, Announces 8 PM Curfew

The city of Miami Beach declared a state of emergency on Saturday due to spring break crowds that have intensified in the past week, with the concern that such maskless, partying crowds could trigger super spreader events, leading to an increase in cas…

Announcer Blames Type 1 Diabetes For Making Racial Slur About Girls Basketball Team

Racism is not typically a symptom or a complication of diabetes.

Pediatric ER Visits For High-Powered Swallowed Magnets Skyrocketed After U.S. Lifted Sales Ban In 2016

The old saying, that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, could never be more relevant in relation to a study published earlier this week in the Journal of Pediatrics describing an alarming spike in visits to pediatric emergency departments…

Covid-19 Outbreak At Mar-A-Lago Suspends Service At Trump’s Resort

Planning on getting some food from the Mar-a-Lago à la carte Dining Service this weekend? Well, the coronavirus may force you to make alternative plans.

FDA: Did This Alkaline Water Brand Cause 5 Cases Of Liver Failure?

Five infants and young children who consumed “Real Water” alkaline water ended up being hospitalized with acute non-viral hepatitis.

Covid-19 mRNA Vaccines Are Not ‘Gene Therapy,’ As Some Are Claiming

Here are the differences between the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines and gene therapy.

Clear Masks Enhance Patient Communication And Build Trust, Study Finds

A new study in JAMA found that clear face masks enhanced communication and trust between medical providers and patients.