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By the time Jon Kostas was 25, he was desperate to beat his alcohol addiction. He had started drinking at age 13 and had cycled through different treatments—going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, taking pharmaceutical medications, and trying in-patient rehab—but nothing worked. Ever since 2015, however, when he took part in a clinical trial that combined … Read more

Taking the antiviral treatment Paxlovid can reduce a person’s chances of getting seriously ill from COVID-19. But while seniors tend to get impressive protection from the pills, younger people derive little benefit, finds new research. In a study published Aug. 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers in Israel provide valuable real-world data … Read more

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was 73% effective in protecting children younger than 5 as Omicron spread in the spring, the company announced Tuesday. Vaccinations for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers opened in the U.S. in June after months of delay. Only about 6% of youngsters ages 6 months through 4 years had gotten at least one dose … Read more

LANSING, Mich. — State and federal agencies are investigating an unknown illness that’s sickened dogs in northern Michigan and killed at least 30 canines in one county after they exhibited signs of a parvo-like illness. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said it’s working with local animal control shelters, veterinarians, the Michigan State … Read more

Moderna Inc. completed its filing to request U.S. clearance for a booster shot that targets the latest Omicron COVID variants, a move to provide more protection against the persistent coronavirus. In a statement, the company said it had wrapped up the submission for emergency authorization for the company’s bivalent COVID booster vaccine that targets the … Read more

Erinn Baldeschwiler, a 48-year-old with metastatic breast cancer, is struggling with anxiety and depression as she nears the untimely end of her life. “The last thing I want is to be terrified and scared and anxious, especially when I pass,” she says. She knows that no treatment can change the outcome of her disease. But … Read more

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was not prepared for COVID-19. After more than two years, it still isn’t. The CDC’s response to COVID-19 has been widely criticized as slow, confusing, and mostly ineffective. Now, the agency is taking a long, hard look at itself. On Aug. 17, CDC director Dr. Rochelle … Read more

Regular physical activity may help protect you from severe COVID-19—and could even keep you from getting infected, according to a research review published Aug. 22 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. “It’s time to consider exercise as medicine,” says co-author Yasmin Ezzatvar, a doctor of physical therapy and a nursing instructor at Spain’s University … Read more

Some of us look at a treadmill, sigh dramatically, and declare: “You couldn’t pay me to go to the gym.” Others, however, can be bribed into working out with small amounts of obscure cryptocurrencies. Those in the latter crowd are the target audience for move-to-earn apps, which reward users with cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens (NFTs, which … Read more

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease official, will step down from heading the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in December, he said in a statement released on Aug. 22. Fauci, 81, said he would also leave his role as chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden. But Fauci, who has … Read more