Crohn Disease, Comorbidities Up Risk for Severe Pneumococcal Disease
Receipt of PCV13 alone or in combination with PPSV23 predicts fivefold reduced risk for SPD compared with no vaccination
Biden Signs Orders to Expand Health Care Access
Reopened Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollment period will run from Feb. 15 to May 15
FDA: All Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers From Mexico on ‘Import Alert’
Large number of hand sanitizers from Mexico have tested positive for methanol contamination
Metformin Use for T2DM May Reduce COVID-19 Mortality
Odds of contracting COVID-19, COVID-19-related mortality higher for individuals with diabetes
Many Adults Do Not See Link Between Racism, Poorer Health
Findings revealed in national survey of U.S. adults with family incomes of less than $125,000
Aspirin Use Tied to Longer Bladder, Breast Cancer Survival
However, aspirin use in older adults not tied to incidence of various cancer types
COVID-19 Antibody Treatments Exceed Expectations in Early Trials
Eli Lilly and Regeneron asking regulators to expand authorization of their drugs based on the new findings
Adverse Drug Reactions Linked to Hydroxychloroquine Up in 2020
ADRs associated with hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine more than doubled in 2020 versus 2018 and 2019
Retired Doctors, Nurses Will Be Approved to Give COVID-19 Vaccine, White House Says
During press briefing, White House COVID-19 Response Team also addressed new mutant variants of coronavirus that have been surfacing
U.S. Government to Increase Vaccine Deliveries to States
The United States ranks fifth in the world in the number of doses administered relative to the country's population
