Tuesday, August 31, 2021

F.D.A. Fully Approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine, a First for a Covid-19 Shot


By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Y5FzcC

180 cases are traced to a church camp and conference that didn’t require vaccinations or testing, the C.D.C. says.


By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gRajEZ

Loopholes Leave Gaps in Mandated Coverage for Mental Health


By BY REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3t3rqbB

An Experimental H.I.V. Vaccine Fails in Africa


By BY STEPHANIE NOLEN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38pIuz1

Monday, August 30, 2021

New data confirm Pfizer and Moderna vaccines bring a small risk of heart problems, especially for boys and younger men.


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gIgz1O

A study confirms a small risk of blood clots after vaccines, but not as high as the risk Covid brings.


By BY BENJAMIN MUELLER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3sWEoYn

Demand Surges for Deworming Drug for Covid, Despite No Evidence It Works


By BY EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3ku3yK0

Sunday, August 29, 2021

What to Know About Boosters if You Got the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine


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

Friday, August 27, 2021

How the Delta Variant Infiltrated an Elementary School Classroom


By BY SABRINA IMBLER AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jo4Jvf

The Delta variant doubles the risk of hospitalization by the Alpha variant, a study finds.


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

A new study found half of hospitalized Covid patients had lingering symptoms one year later.


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

Thursday, August 26, 2021

The Biden administration is being criticized for falling short on its pledge to provide vaccines to the world.


By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38haNPX

A new study found half of Covid patients had lingering symptoms one year later.


By BY PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2URT9PN

The Biden administration is being criticized for falling short on its pledge to provide vaccines to the world.


By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38goC14

Breakthrough Covid Cases: Uncommon and Often Mild, but Not Always


By BY EMMA GOLDBERG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3BaFuTp

A study finds that myocarditis is more common after Covid than after vaccination.


By BY EMILY ANTHES AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/38cuRTw

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Study finds that myocarditis is more common after Covid than post vaccination.


By BY EMILY ANTHES AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3gyPNZA

Heart Problem More Common After Covid-19 Than After Vaccination, Study Finds


By BY EMILY ANTHES AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jgzySE

Second Dose of J. & J. Vaccine Gives Strong Boost, Company Reports


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

Second Dose of J. & J. Vaccine Gives Strong Boost, Company Reports


By BY CARL ZIMMER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3ybFpg9

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Vaccines prevented fewer infections as Delta emerged, federal researchers find.


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

Overweight Adults Should Be Screened for Diabetes at 35, Experts Say


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

Caught in the Crossfire Over Covid’s Origins


By BY RONI CARYN RABIN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3goo0ec

Monday, August 23, 2021

F.D.A. Fully Approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s Vaccine, a First for a Covid-19 Shot


By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE AND NOAH WEILAND from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3jb52cP

5 Questions About Booster Shots, Answered


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3kou3Ro

Seeking Early Signals of Dementia in Driving and Credit Scores


By BY PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2XKH5kh

For Some College Students, Remote Learning Is a Game Changer


By BY AMANDA MORRIS AND EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3kg8CBF

The U.S. Is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty


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

Sunday, August 22, 2021

The U.S. Is Getting a Crash Course in Scientific Uncertainty


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

Good, but Not Great: Taking Stock of a Big Ten University’s Covid Plan


By BY KENNETH CHANG from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3B0bGbP

Saturday, August 21, 2021

‘Nursing Is in Crisis’: Staff Shortages Put Patients at Risk


By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3y0qHsx

Thursday, August 19, 2021

Nursing Homes Face Dilemma: Vaccinate Staff or Don’t Get Paid.


By BY MATT RICHTEL from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3kbGpfd

Biden says some Americans will be eligible for booster shots in September.


By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE AND APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3AZL62N

Early data hint at a rise in breakthrough infections in the U.S.


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

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

What to Know About Boosters if You Got the Johnson & Johnson Vaccine


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3j0ZBgF

Richard Sackler Says Family and Purdue Bear No Responsibility for Opioid Crisis


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3y3Lprb

Vaccines’ protection against virus infection is waning, C.D.C. studies suggest.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3z0Yz9Y

Early data hint at a rise in breakthrough infections in the U.S.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3k2YEnm

Vaccine Effectiveness Against Infection May Wane, C.D.C. Studies Find


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3mez5lZ

Vaccines’ protection against virus infection is waning, C.D.C. studies suggest.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2W7OXvh

Some Americans will be eligible for booster shots beginning in late September, federal officials say.


By BY SHARON LAFRANIERE AND APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3AOZDOA

Early data hint at a rise in breakthrough infections in the U.S.


By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3AT1DoW

Tuesday, August 17, 2021

In a handful of U.S. states, early data hint at a rise in breakthrough infections.


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

In a Handful of States, Early Data Hint at a Rise in Breakthrough Infections


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

Sacklers Threaten to Pull Out of Purdue Pharma Opioids Settlement


By BY JAN HOFFMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2VUG7S9

Racial Inequities Persist in Health Care Despite Expanded Insurance


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

Breathing Machine Recall Over Possible Cancer Risk Leaves Millions Scrambling for Substitutes


By BY JOSHUA BROCKMAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3sr4C4U

This Breast Cancer Gene Is Less Well Known, but Nearly as Dangerous


By BY SUSAN BERGER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3z13Dv6

This Breast Cancer Gene Is Less Well Known, but Nearly as Dangerous


By BY SUSAN BERGER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3sobcJs

Monday, August 16, 2021

Babies and toddlers spread the virus in homes more easily than teenagers, a study finds.


By BY EMILY ANTHES from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3sp9doz