Biotechnology
FDA clears vaccine to prevent whooping cough in newborns by giving shot to mother during pregnancy
Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, August 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a vaccine for use in the third trimester of pregnancy to prevent whooping cough in newborn infants. The vaccine, called Boostrix, is made by […]
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Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths among U.S. seniors in 2021, health officials say
Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths and nearly 700,000 hospitalizations among adult Medicare recipients in 2021, the Health and Human Services Department said in a new report published Friday. The reduction in hospitalizations due to vaccination saved more than $16 billion in medical costs, according to the HHS report. A 10% increase in vaccination […]
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U.S. will display people arriving from Uganda for Ebola as East African nation battles outbreak
Medical practitioners wander inside of the Ebola isolation portion of Mubende Regional Referral Healthcare facility, in Mubende, Uganda, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. Hajarah Nalwadda | AP The U.S. will rout and display travellers for Ebola at five selected airports if they have traveled in Uganda within just a few months prior to their arrival, federal […]
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How polio came back to New York for the first time in decades, silently spread and left a patient paralyzed
A research assistant prepares a PCR reaction for polio at a lab at Queens College on August 25, 2022, in New York City. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images When a young adult in a New York City suburb visited an emergency department in June after experiencing weakness in their lower legs, the shocking […]
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Monkeypox eradication unlikely in the U.S. as virus could spread indefinitely, CDC says
The monkeypox virus is unlikely to be eliminated from the U.S. in the near future, according to a report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week. The CDC, in a technical brief, said the outbreak is slowing as the availability of vaccines has increased, people have become more aware of how […]
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Ohio reports third U.S. death of person with monkeypox who had underlying health conditions
A Northwell Health staff member holds the monkeypox vaccine, at Cherry Grove on Fire Island, New York, where monkey pox vaccines were administered on July 14, 2022. James Carbone | Newsday | Getty Images Health authorities in Ohio reported the death of an adult male who had monkeypox, the third fatality in the United States […]
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A single dose of monkeypox vaccine provides some protection against infection, CDC says
Los Angeles, CA – August 10: Luis Garcia, a registered nurse, prepares Monkeypox virus vaccine at St.John’s Well Child & Family Center on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 in Los Angeles, CA. Irfan Khan | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images People at risk for monkeypox who have not received a single dose of vaccine are […]
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Covid vaccination linked to slight increase in menstrual cycle, NIH study confirms
A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images Covid-19 vaccination is linked to a slight increase in the length of a women’s menstrual cycle, delaying the beginning […]
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Biogen to pay $900 million to settle allegations it paid doctors kickbacks to prescribe multiple sclerosis drugs
A Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Brian Snyder | Reuters Biogen will pay $900 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the company gave doctors kickbacks to encourage them prescribe its drugs, the Justice Department announced on Monday. A former Biogen employee turned whistleblower, Michael Bawduniak, sued the pharmaceutical company in 2012 on behalf of […]
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Pfizer asks FDA to authorize omicron Covid booster shots for kids ages 5 to 11
Jack Wasserman, 6, receives a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters Pfizer on Monday asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize its new Covid booster shots that target the omicron BA.5 subvariant for children ages 5 to 11. Pfizer’s application to the FDA […]
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