Month: May 2021

Q. My son is an elite, 18-year-old right-handed baseball player whose right elbow was injured last week. He was hit by a pitch while batting. The X-rays and an MRI … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:

The survey found big increases over last month in Latinos getting the shot and in unvaccinated people who say they have made an appointment. View original article Contributor: Jan Hoffman

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The first winner of Ohio’s first $1 million Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prize was driving to her family’s home in suburban Cleveland when she received a call about the good news — from Gov. Mike DeWine. A few minutes later Abbigail Bugenske was in her parents’ house screaming so loudly they thought she … Read more

The day Dr. Elizabeth Dawson was diagnosed with COVID-19, she awoke feeling as if she had a bad hangover. Four months later, in February 2021, she tested negative for the virus, but her symptoms have only worsened. Dawson is among what Dr. David Goldstein, head of the National Institutes of Health’s Autonomic Medicine Section, called … Read more

The breakthrough drug that has helped reduce new infections has not made a dent in Mississippi’s HIV numbers, and telehealth appointments designed to increase access have yet to be fully utilized. View original article Contributor: Sarah Fowler

For people eager to put the health crisis behind them, the relief of being vaccinated is being replaced by a new worry. Is immunity a ticking clock? Should they plan a family wedding this fall? Will everyone need booster shots? When? View original article Contributor: Carolyn Y. Johnson

Intelligence officials have told the White House that computer analysis may shed light on the mystery. View original article Contributor: Julian E. Barnes and David E. Sanger

What would you pay for the invention disclosure forms filed by the creators of CRISPR or cancer immunotherapy? View original article Contributor: Kenneth Chang