Senators reach tentative deal on $10 billion in additional Covid funding, Romney says March 31, 2022 Mitt Romney said he and Chuck Schumer reached a deal on $10 billion in Covid aid, less than half of what the Biden administration wanted. ...
CIA Director William Burns tests positive for Covid after meeting with Biden, but is not considered a close contact March 31, 2022 Burns, who is fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19, last met with President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning. from Health and Scien...
Biden warns U.S. won't have enough Covid vaccine shots this fall if Congress fails to pass funding March 30, 2022 However, Biden said the U.S. currently has enough vaccine supply to ensure people ages 50 and older can get their fourth doses. from Healt...
Next decade will transform health care more than past century: Johnson & Johnson CEO March 30, 2022 Johnson & Johnson's new CEO Joaquin Duato says in his first interview that AI in medicine will lead to innovations including real-ti...
Why Delta Air Lines' health chief thinks the airplane mask mandate will soon be lifted March 30, 2022 The U.S. airplane and airport mask mandate will likely be lifted on April 18 or "shortly thereafter," according to Delta's chi...
Watch live: Biden speaks about fight against Covid as more contagious omicron BA.2 gains ground March 30, 2022 President Joe Biden will give an update on the U.S. fight against Covid-19 and receive his second vaccine booster shot. from Health and Sc...
Top FDA official says fully vaccinated Americans may need more Covid shots this fall March 29, 2022 Dr. Peter Marks said the U.S. might need to switch to a different vaccine that targets specific variants of Covid. from Health and Science...
More contagious omicron BA.2 subvariant now dominant in the U.S., CDC says March 29, 2022 The more contagious omicron subvariant, BA.2, is now the dominant version of Covid in the U.S., at nearly 55% of sequenced Covid cases, acco...
FDA authorizes fourth Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine doses for people age 50 and older March 29, 2022 The FDA made the decision without consulting its committee of independent vaccine experts. from Health and Science https://ift.tt/6kpIHFL ...
Delhi logs 90 new Covid-19 cases, no fresh deaths reported March 28, 2022 Delhi logs 90 new Covid-19 cases, no fresh deaths reported from India Today | Top Stories https://ift.tt/yQYza8f https://ift.tt/Fudqe4A ...
Hong Kong faces 'tough balancing act' as it looks to ease some border restrictions, official says March 28, 2022 Hong Kong intends to ease a travel ban on flights from nine countries, including the U.S. and U.K. and Australia from April 1. from Health...
Watch live: Biden discusses proposed tax on ultra-rich and defense spending in 2023 budget March 28, 2022 from Health and Science https://ift.tt/vjyUEik https://ift.tt/w0PyuAa https://ift.tt/JThrApW
Most medical debt is coming off credit reports. Here’s what to do if yours doesn’t March 28, 2022 Equifax, Experian and TransUnion recently announced that starting July 1, they will remove nearly 70% of medical debt from credit reports. ...
China is shutting down Shanghai in two phases to control Covid March 27, 2022 China's biggest city of Shanghai began a two-stage lockdown Monday as authorities try to control the country's worst Covid-19 outbre...
Stem cells may finally offer a cure for Type 1 diabetes March 26, 2022 Diabetes effects 537 million people globally, but there's been no promising cure. Now, stem cells may finally offer a way to create new ...
Most detailed image of the Sun in 50 years: European probe clicks closest-ever image of our star March 25, 2022 Most detailed image of the Sun clicked in 50 years from India Today | Top Stories https://ift.tt/hrUaJPN https://ift.tt/KRcZgBS https:/...
Google Search will soon let you book checkups and other medical appointments March 24, 2022 The company announced the feature at its sponsored health event The Check Up. from Health and Science https://ift.tt/vwQast7 https://ift....
Moderna wants to give FDA ‘flexibility’ in deciding eligibility for 4th Covid shot, CEO says March 24, 2022 "You have people that are younger adults that have comorbidity factors, and they might need [a] sooner fourth dose to protect them,&quo...
Omicron 'stealth' variant BA.2 is spreading rapidly in China March 24, 2022 As mainland China battles its worst Covid-19 outbreak since early 2020, local governments increasingly say the new omicron BA.2 variant is t...
Why don't kids get Covid badly? Scientists are unraveling one of the pandemic's biggest mysteries March 24, 2022 One of the enduring mysteries of the Covid-19 pandemic is that children have been spared by the virus, for the most part. from Health and ...
Singapore to ease Covid measures, reopen borders and drop outdoor mask mandate March 23, 2022 Singapore will ease most of its Covid restrictions including outdoor mask mandates from next week, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced ...
Omicron BA.2 subvariant will soon dominate in U.S., but Fauci doesn't expect another surge March 23, 2022 Data from Walgreens, which conducts testing at its pharmacies nationwide, shows BA.2 as the dominant variant at 51% of all positive Covid ca...
Omicron's 'stealth' subvariant BA.2 could go 'wild' in Europe before going global, top epidemiologist says March 23, 2022 The rise in cases across the continent is being driven by several causes including the spread of the omicron subvariant, BA.2. from Health...
Moderna Covid vaccine for kids under 6-years-old was up to 44% effective against omicron infection March 23, 2022 Moderna also asked the FDA to authorize its vaccine for children 6- to 11-years-old, the company announced on Wednesday. from Health and S...
AstraZeneca takes stake in a start-up that helps doctors conduct clinical trials virtually March 23, 2022 AstraZeneca has taken a roughly £25 million ($33 million) stake in U.K. health start-up Huma, according to a person familiar with the matter...
60% percent of Gujarat’s daily Covid count from Ahmedabad March 22, 2022 60% percent of Gujarat’s daily Covid count from Ahmedabad from India Today | Top Stories https://ift.tt/f62CmnU https://ift.tt/jghm8l3 ...
Maverick Ventures’ Ambar Bhattacharyya on the future of health care March 22, 2022 Venture capitalist Ambar Bhattacharyya on digital health investment trends and predictions for 2022. from Health and Science https://ift.t...
Pfizer to supply 4 million Covid antiviral treatments to poorer nations through UNICEF March 22, 2022 Pfizer expects to start supplying the antiviral pills, Paxlovid, to UNICEF beginning next month and will continue to do so through the end o...
FDA advisory committee to discuss future of Covid boosters March 21, 2022 An FDA advisory committee will discuss Covid-19 boosters for the coming months, and what factors would make it necessary to update the shots...
Investors see growth opportunity in Femtech devoted to women's health March 21, 2022 Investors see growth opportunity in Femtech as more employers adopt coverage for women's health services and technology from Health an...
Health experts predict uptick in U.S. Covid cases due to new BA.2 variant March 20, 2022 Officials say the new BA.2 Covid variant is about 50% to 60% more transmissible than omicron, but it does not appear to be more severe. fr...
Investing Club: We're trimming one of our big winners with the S&P 500 on a four-day win streak March 18, 2022 We see now as a pretty good level in the overall market to start raising some cash. from Health and Science https://ift.tt/MPfHZJX https:...
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla received $24.3 million in total compensation for 2021 March 18, 2022 Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla received $24.3 million in total compensation for 2021, a 15% increase over the prior year. from Health and Scienc...
UK Covid cases are back on the rise as government scraps travel restrictions March 18, 2022 U.K. Covid-19 cases are rising once again, according to the latest figures from the ONS, just as the government lifts remaining travel restr...
Merck's Keytruda reduced risk of disease recurrence or death in early lung cancer patients by 24% March 17, 2022 Merck plans to submit the data on early stage lung cancer to the FDA as soon as possible. from Health and Science https://ift.tt/H3QfdYE ...
Biden names Dr. Ashish Jha new Covid response coordinator as Jeff Zients leaves March 17, 2022 Jha leads Brown University's School of Public Health and previously headed Harvard's Global Health Institute. from Health and Scie...
Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold more than $400 million of company stock during the pandemic March 17, 2022 Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel has sold more than 2.8 million shares since January 2020 at a total value of more than $408 million. from Heal...
Vaccine inequity will cost the world trillions of dollars, WHO Foundation warns March 16, 2022 The CEO of the WHO Foundation told CNBC that the global economy will lose "trillions of dollars" if more Covid-19 vaccines aren...
Theranos saga returns to courtroom as Holmes' top deputy Balwani set for criminal trial March 15, 2022 Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, Elizabeth Holmes' ex-boyfriend and business partner, is set to face the jury in his criminal fraud tri...
White House says U.S. will run out of money to fight pandemic if Congress doesn't pass Covid funding bill March 15, 2022 The White House is urging Congress to pass $22.5 billion in Covid spending, warning the U.S. is running out of money to fight the virus. f...
Covid cases are rising as omicron's 'stealth' subvariant spreads around the world March 15, 2022 Covid cases are rising in Europe with an increasing number of cases attributed to a "stealth" subvariant of the omicron strain. ...
Vaccine maker stocks rise as China battles worst Covid outbreak since 2020 March 14, 2022 Shares of Moderna, BioNTech, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Novavax rose on Monday as China battles its worst Covid outbreak in two years...
Dr. Gottlieb says China is 'very vulnerable' to omicron subvariant spread despite 'zero-Covid policy' March 14, 2022 "China has a population that's very vulnerable to this new variant," the former FDA commissioner said Monday. from Health an...
Two years into the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci hopes the world will not forget lessons from a 'catastrophic experience' March 14, 2022 Two years after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, public health experts warn not to become complacent. fr...
Egg freezing, IVF and surrogacy: Fertility benefits have evolved to become the ultimate workplace perk March 14, 2022 From egg freezing to IVF, staff are increasingly enjoying a suite of fertility perks as companies explore new ways to attract staff and boos...
Pfizer planning to submit data on 4th Covid shot soon, while working on vaccine for all variants March 11, 2022 Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla appeared on CNBC exactly two years after Covid was declared a pandemic by the WHO on March 11, 2020. from Health ...
Jones Soda unveils cannabis-infused sodas, syrups and gummies under new Mary Jones brand March 11, 2022 Jones Soda is launching a line of cannabis-infused sodas, syrups and gummies under a new brand, Mary Jones. from Health and Science https:...
Covid was declared a pandemic two years ago and now we're finally moving on — but public health experts say it's not over March 10, 2022 The world's battle against Covid-19 has been largely sidelined as economies reopen and governments look to move beyond their "pande...
Moderna CEO Bancel's golden parachute soared by hundreds of millions over the pandemic March 10, 2022 The bulk of Bancel's golden parachute comes in $922.5 million in stock, based on Moderna's share price as of Dec. 31, 2021. from H...
U.S. extends airplane mask mandate through April 18 March 10, 2022 The U.S. is extending a requirement that masks are worn on planes, trains and other forms transportation until the middle of next month. f...
Op-Ed: NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Chokshi says Covid pandemic has left U.S. with new epidemic of loneliness March 09, 2022 from Health and Science https://ift.tt/ATgDSjL https://ift.tt/BLU78xn https://ift.tt/gXbfzo0
U.S. far from normal with Covid deaths 10 times higher than seasonal respiratory viruses, report says March 07, 2022 Covid is still causing an "intolerable" level of death that is far higher than the toll of common seasonal viruses, according to a...
Moderna reaches preliminary agreement to build Covid vaccine manufacturing plant in Africa March 07, 2022 Moderna could fill Covid vaccine doses at the Kenya facility as early as 2023 subject to demand, according to the company. from Health and...
New Jersey governor: 'I certainly hope we're done forever' with mask mandates in schools March 07, 2022 "It feels very much like we are on that road from pandemic to endemic," New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy told CNBC. from Health and S...
India logs 5,921 new Covid-19 cases, 289 deaths March 05, 2022 India logs 5,921 new Covid-19 cases, 289 deaths from India Today | Top Stories https://ift.tt/l8yh1bN https://ift.tt/3ZwdtAU https://if...
New Jersey will end omicron public health emergency, NYC to lift indoor vaccine mandate March 04, 2022 New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said the public health emergency declared in response to omicron will end on Monday. from Health and Science h...
CVS files to trademark its pharmacy and health clinics in the metaverse March 04, 2022 CVS Health looks to patent its stores as well as sales of virtual goods including prescription drugs, wellness, beauty and personal care pro...
More than 90% of U.S. population can ditch facemasks under CDC Covid guidance March 03, 2022 Less than 10% of the U.S. population now lives in areas where facemasks are recommended when indoors in public places, according to the CDC....
Rising oil prices could hit cigarette demand as smokers pay more at the pump March 03, 2022 Rising prices at the gas pump will likely hurt cigarette demand, according to Barclays analyst Gaurav Jain. from Health and Science https:...
What's next for Pfizer, Moderna beyond their projected $51 billion in combined Covid vaccine sales this year March 03, 2022 Market analysts are debating what future Covid vaccine demand will look when Covid becomes an endemic, seasonal virus. from Health and Sci...
Supreme Court lets GOP Kentucky attorney general defend state's restrictive abortion law March 03, 2022 The Supreme Court has yet to rule on a Mississippi case that could end abortion protections guaranteed by Roe v. Wade. from Health and Sci...
WHO says war in Ukraine will increase Covid transmission, putting large numbers of people at risk of severe disease March 02, 2022 "Infectious diseases ruthlessly exploit the conditions created by war," said Dr. Bruce Aylward, a senior advisor at the WHO. fro...
People who test positive for Covid can receive antiviral pills at pharmacies for free, Biden says March 01, 2022 The administration will launch hundreds of sites nationwide at CVS, Walgreens and Kroger as well as community health centers, a White House ...
Biden says U.S. will deploy new Covid vaccines within 100 days if another variant emerges March 01, 2022 "I cannot promise a new variant won't come, but I can promise you we'll do everything within our power to be ready if it does,&...
Indian scientists use Mangalyaan to look into Sun's atmosphere March 01, 2022 Indian scientists use Mangalyaan to look into Sun's atmosphere from India Today | Top Stories https://ift.tt/JIj5S3N https://ift.tt/...