Category: Drugs
New COVID-19 vaccine warnings don’t mean it’s unsafe
They mean the system to report side effects is working
GOP Legislators in Missouri Oppose Vaccine Efforts as State Becomes COVID Hotspot
When State Rep. Bill Kidd, from the Kansas City suburbs, revealed that he has been infected by the coronavirus, he wrote: “No, we didn’t get the vaccine . . . We’re Republicans”
Washington state overdose rates on pace to break another record, health officials say.
Health officials urge people to carry naloxone and know overdose signs
Washington state calls on providers to work to boost COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 vaccine trains your immune system to fight SARS-CoV-2.
Delta variant makes it even more important to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if you’ve already had the coronavirus
COVID-19 vaccines generate both antibody and T cell responses – and these responses are much stronger and more consistent than immunity after natural infection.
What should you eat after you’ve been on antibiotics? And can probiotics and prebiotics get your gut back to normal?
There is emerging evidence that combining specific probiotics and prebiotics can increase the beneficial effects of both
Most COVID deaths in England now are in the vaccinated – here’s why that shouldn’t alarm you
One way to imagine the risk is as a rain of differently sized ball bearings falling from the sky . . .
Washington reaches 70% vaccination initiation milestone
Across Washington about 4.3 million people have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.
Delta variant makes it even more important to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if you’ve already had the coronavirus
Immunity after infection is unpredictable while vaccination leads to reliable protection
As Covid Vaccinations Slow, Parts of the US Remain Far Behind 70% Goal
The nation fell just short of the White House’s goal to give at least a first dose to 70% of adults by July 4.
Benjamin Franklin’s fight against a deadly virus
Colonial America was divided over smallpox inoculation, but he championed science to skeptics
Fungal infections worldwide are becoming resistant to drugs and more deadly
Most fungal infections worldwide are caused by a genus of fungi called Candida, particularly the species called Candida albicans.
How Patent Extensions Keep Some Drug Costs High
Many of the granted patents are for minor tweaks, such as combining two drugs into one or altering the dosage — changes that aren’t inventive
Hospitals Start Requiring Workers to Get COVID Shots
“You take care of physically very vulnerable people and you need to protect them. I’m always surprised that there’s a contingent in health care that don’t want to get vaccinated.”
VACCINATION LEVELS UP, COVID-19 RATES DOWN: KING COUNTY MASK DIRECTIVE LIFTS ON JUNE 29
In King County, 70% of residents age 16 and older are fully vaccinated.