In the first nine months of the pandemic, around 116 million babies were born worldwide, according to Unicef estimates. This left researchers scrambling to answer a critical question: Could the virus be transmitted through breast milk? Some people assumed it
Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News [UPDATED at 5 p.m. ET] States have tried with limited success to get covid vaccines to people of color, who have been disproportionately killed and hospitalized by the virus. Use Our Content It can be
States have tried with limited success to get covid vaccines to people of color, who have been disproportionately killed and hospitalized by the virus. Starting Thursday, Vermont explicitly gave Black adults and people from other minority communities priority status for
As the Biden administration ramps up its coronavirus vaccination effort, CMS has taken steps to encourage more providers to administer the doses, including increasing the reimbursement rate for Medicare patients. The new rate, announced Monday, is about $40 per dose, meaning
Martha Gallagher, a 75-year-old retired school nurse, wanted to volunteer for the Delaware Medical Reserve Corps to administer covid-19 vaccines. She knew Delaware might need more vaccinators and thought, “Why not do something to help get the vaccine out?” Plus,
Satsuma Pharmaceuticals fell short in a Phase 3 study testing its treatment for migraine headaches, a clinical trial failure widely expected to spark the end of the program and the company. Instead, Satsuma now has a new plan that
Novavax has made public some of the details of its January contract with the Canadian government to supply millions of doses of its coronavirus vaccine candidate if approved by the country’s regulator.Though key details such as price per dose
Health care workers have faced COVID-19 head-on for almost a year, and while surges in illness challenged hospital staff, diligent and hard-working nurses that make a big difference in battling the pandemic. Taylor Wheeler, an ICU nurse at Aurora BayCare
We hear it all the time. Phrases like “be present”, “stay in the moment”, “be in your body”, but what does that actually mean? If you’re feeling disconnected from your body for any reason, it can be difficult to imagine
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Giving blood thinners to COVID-19 patients soon after they’re hospitalized could reduce their risk of dying. That’s the conclusion of a new study that analyzed