Law enforcement and public health officials say a surge in counterfeit versions of drugs that help with weight loss like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) may be the worst since counterfeit er… Read More
In a unique initiative, the city of Zurich in Switzerland has implemented a program offering free COVID-19 testing to its residents. Launched in September and scheduled to run until December… Read More
Pfizer on Wednesday said it will set the US price for its Covid-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid at nearly $1,400 per five-day course when it moves to commercial sales after government stoc… Read More
HONOLULU — In hindsight, researchers saw more limitations to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and proning, therapies initially touted as helpful for COVID patients in int… Read More
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*(CNN) — The first signs of respiratory virus season are just starting to show in the United States, but experts stress the importance o… Read More
WASHINGTON — All U.S. infants at birth should be automatically enrolled in public health coverage, and “universal eligibility” should be given up to age 26 years, accor… Read More
Yet again, there’s a new COVID variant on the scene, but experts say there’s no cause for concern.
For the 2-week period ending October 14, the CDC projects that the HV.1 vari… Read More
TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas… Read More
HONOLULU — As suspected, patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) had particularly bad outcomes if they had coexisting pulmonary hypertension (PH), an analysis of t… Read More