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NEW YORK – The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting – and then taking down – an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus can spread from person to person...
DATE: Sept. 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close contact with an infected person should get tested. The Centers...
DATE: Sept. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a goal no...
DATE: Sept. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON (AP) – A panel of government health advisers said Friday there’s no clear evidence that a harder-to-crush version of the painkiller OxyContin designed to discourage abuse actually...
DATE: Sept. 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day. Eli Lilly...
DATE: Sept. 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infect...
DATE: Sept. 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK – Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Experts think last year’s outbreak of vaping...
DATE: Sept. 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
It’s still too soon to try to make genetically edited babies because the science isn’t advanced enough to ensure safety, says an international panel of experts who also mapped a pathway for any...
DATE: Sept. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. The timeline raised concern among public health experts about an...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
New studies confirm that multiple types of steroids improve survival for severely ill COVID-19 patients, cementing the cheap drugs as a standard of care. An analysis of pooled results from seven...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
Mental health therapists’ caseloads are bulging. Waiting lists for appointments are growing. And anxiety and depression are rising among Americans amid the coronavirus crisis, research suggests. In...
DATE: Sept. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results. The 15-minute test from...
DATE: Aug. 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health
