HEALTH

Pfizer asks FDA to greenlight new omicron booster shots which could arrive this fall

Pfizer asks FDA to greenlight new omicron booster shots which could arrive this fall

The U.S. is one step closer to having new COVID-19 booster shots available as soon as this fall.

On Monday, the drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech… Read more

Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine wins EU approval

Bavarian Nordic monkeypox vaccine wins EU approval

Danish biotechnology company Bavarian Nordic said on Monday the European Commission had given permission for its Imvanex vaccine to be marketed as… Read more

NC Health Plan Resumes Coverage of Transgender Surgeries

NC Health Plan Resumes Coverage of Transgender Surgeries

The North Carolina state employee health plan will resume coverage of gender affirming treatments for transgender employees, the state treasurer… Read more

How to Increase Antioxidants in Breast Milk

How to Increase Antioxidants in Breast Milk

The study is led by the experts Maria J. Rodrguez-Lagunas and Anna Vallverd-Queralt and it is part of a program of Internal Research Promotion (FRI)… Read more

EU urges second COVID-19 boosters for people ages 60 to 79

EU urges second COVID-19 boosters for people ages 60 to 79

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The European Union said Monday it's “critical” that authorities in the 27-nation bloc consider giving… Read more

Mindfulness meditation reduces pain by separating it from the self

Mindfulness meditation reduces pain by separating it from the self

For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but neuroscientists have only recently been able to test… Read more

Beijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback from residents

Beijing appears to retract vaccine mandate after pushback from residents

The Chinese capital Beijing appears to have backed off a plan to launch a vaccine mandate for entry into certain public spaces after pushback… Read more

US allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizers COVID-19 pill

US allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizers COVID-19 pill

Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that’s intended to expand… Read more