Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Are masks coming back? The Delta variant has some different officials rethinking precautions.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN, APOORVA MANDAVILLI, SHAWN HUBLER, JILL COWAN AND ANA FACIO-KRAJCER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3ApFgbw

Are masks coming back? The Delta variant has some different officials rethinking precautions.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN, APOORVA MANDAVILLI, SHAWN HUBLER, JILL COWAN AND ANA FACIO-KRAJCER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3Ac8lqL

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Masks Again? Delta Variant’s Spread Prompts Reconsideration of Precautions.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN, APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND SHAWN HUBLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3AaSKaQ

‘It’s Tough to Get Out’: How Caribbean Medical Schools Fail Their Students


By BY EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2TgoavS

Monday, June 28, 2021

Three Studies, One Result: Vaccines Point the Way Out of the Pandemic


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI, CARL ZIMMER AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gZl8Fp

Worried by the Delta variant, W.H.O. officials urged vaccinated people to keep wearing masks.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3x79Ep4

Mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines provides strong protection, according to a preliminary study.


By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3dmaB54

Juul to Pay $40 Million to Settle N.C. Vaping Case


By BY SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3hifflL

Pfizer and Moderna Vaccines Are Likely to Produce Long-Lasting Immunity, Study Suggests


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3qtxCbi

Sunday, June 27, 2021

Helping Drug Users Survive, Not Abstain: ‘Harm Reduction’ Gains Federal Support


By BY ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2U6Eboa

Saturday, June 26, 2021

As Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3wZ2jrs

Friday, June 25, 2021

Is the Forced Contraception Alleged by Britney Spears Legal?


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2U0WjQu

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Is the Forced Contraception Alleged by Britney Spears Legal?


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3zSSLjA

New Therapy for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Improves Survival


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3qqBcTv

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Heart Problems After Vaccination Are Very Rare, Federal Researchers Say


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3wRoq2R

Musical Chairs? Swapping Seats Could Reduce Orchestra Aerosols.


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2SleVtN

C.D.C. advisers are expected to discuss rare heart problems in vaccinated younger people.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35MUZDm

There’s a ‘Severe Blood Shortage’ in the U.S., Red Cross Says


By BY JESUS JIMÉNEZ from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3xFNo5e

C.D.C. advisers are expected to discuss rare heart problems in vaccinated younger people.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3xNyYA2

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

The Delta Variant: What Scientists Know


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2SkhtIF

Monday, June 21, 2021

Many Alzheimer’s Experts Say Use of Aduhelm Should Be Sharply Limited


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2TSOAUm

Younger adults are less likely to get vaccinated than their elders, new C.D.C. studies say.


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3vG6cjy

Without access to health care, undocumented immigrants turn to expensive, unproven cures.


By BY AMY MAXMEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gJgnzK

Sunday, June 20, 2021

Why make a virus more transmissible? To learn how to fight it.


By BY CARL ZIMMER AND JAMES GORMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gFNzrO

Some people should get antibody tests after vaccination. You’re probably not one of them.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3j2UfSa

Wondering if the Vaccine Worked? Get the Right Test, at the Right Time


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3wLPwZf

Brazil reported one of the highest Covid death tolls in the world.


By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3cTyOPI

Wondering if the Vaccine Worked? Get the Right Test, at the Right Time


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2UkEpZ3

Without access to health care, undocumented immigrants are turning to expensive, unproven cures.


By BY AMY MAXMEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35B7mlX

Desperate for Covid Care, Undocumented Immigrants Resort to Unproven Drugs


By BY AMY MAXMEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gF9UEs

Thursday, June 17, 2021

Parents and caregivers reported mental health issues more often than others during the pandemic, a C.D.C. study says.


By BY DANIEL E. SLOTNIK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2SGPp2o

A Pill to Treat Covid-19? The U.S. Is Betting on It.


By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gDUgJz

Wednesday, June 16, 2021

CureVac’s mRNA vaccine reaches an efficacy level of just 47 percent in a clinical trial.


By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2S4aRhB

CureVac’s Covid-19 Vaccine Disappoints in Clinical Trial


By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2TBzX7Y

CureVac’s mRNA vaccine reaches an efficacy level of just 47 percent in a clinical trial.


By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2S3JZhJ

Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Scientists Report Earliest Known Coronavirus Infections in Five U.S. States


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gtchvw

The virus appeared in five U.S. states sooner than thought, scientists reported.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3iIJuV2

Scientists Report Earliest Known Coronavirus Infections in Five U.S. States


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2TwdQ2L

Many Post-Covid Patients Are Experiencing New Medical Problems, Study Finds


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3xmEzgz

Distorted, Bizarre Food Smells Haunt Covid Survivors


By BY DEBORAH SCHOCH from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3xqt5bR

Many Post-Covid Patients Are Experiencing New Medical Problems, Study Finds


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gpBUgz

Monday, June 14, 2021

‘Flying Treats’: Can Dogs and Cats Snack Safely on Cicadas?


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2SxdnwZ

How the Virus Unraveled Hispanic American Families


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN AND LAUREN LEATHERBY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35mcH06

Novavax Offers U.S. a Fourth Strong Covid-19 Vaccine


By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2U8zjPD

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Judge dismisses Houston hospital workers’ lawsuit over vaccination mandate.


By BY SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3wrhWI4

Saturday, June 12, 2021

F.D.A. Still Lacks a Permanent Chief, Despite Pressing, Weighty Problems


By BY SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3pMFTqr

Friday, June 11, 2021

The C.D.C. is investigating nearly 800 cases of rare heart problems following immunization.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35bu9V7

How to Reopen Offices Safely


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/35ab7hP

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Three F.D.A. Advisers Resign Over Agency’s Approval of Alzheimer’s Drug


By BY PAM BELLUCK AND REBECCA ROBBINS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3veBqOD

The C.D.C. urges parents to get childhood vaccinations up to date following a steep decline last year.


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/356vLPW