Month: December 2020

Support networks with other men can help fend off the loneliness and isolation many men experience. View original article Contributor: Andrew Reiner

She’d just quit drinking, but could that really have anything to do with these disturbing symptoms? View original article Contributor: Lisa Sanders, M.D.

The U.K. became the first western country to authorize the use of a COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 1, when its medicines regulator gave the greenlight to the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech. The U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) gave the authorization at record speed, just three weeks after Pfizer published the … Read more

Every winter is a bit of a roulette wheel when it comes to influenza. Flu vaccines work, but aren’t 100% effective in preventing disease, so it’s always a challenge convincing people to get their flu shots. And while the symptoms are generally bearable, infections can become more severe and even deadly among people who are … Read more

Pfizer and BioNTech say they’ve won permission Wednesday for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first coronavirus shot that’s backed by rigorous science — and a major step toward eventually ending the pandemic. The move makes Britain one of the first countries to begin vaccinating its population as it tries to … Read more

A generic vaccine image. We are currently receiving lots of updates and seeing regular news stories on COVID-19 vaccines as well as articles on vaccines in general. There is a lot of interest in how they are made, approved and rolled out to the public. You may have seen mentions of the Joint Committee on … Read more

Transition co-chair and former surgeon general are said to be among top candidates for health team View original article Contributor: Amy Goldstein

The most common symptoms of covid-19 are fever, a dry cough or shortness of breath, but there are other indications you could need to be tested. View original article Contributor: Angela Fritz

Pediatricians and other health experts called for children to be enrolled in vaccine trials earlier and now worry that the window for immunizing kids before the beginning of the next school year has closed. View original article Contributor: Meryl Kornfield

Transition co-chair and former surgeon general are said to be among top candidates for health team View original article Contributor: Amy Goldstein