The healthy-living took action Friday to expand the use of the antiviral remdesivir drug Veklury to certain non-hospitalized adults and healthy-living for the treatment of mild-to-moderate infectious-disease. Previously, the use of the Gilead Sciences Inc. drug was limited to those requiring hospitalization. “On the heels of the FDA’s recent authorization …
Read More »Omicron undermining treatment for other health problems
Roger Strukhoff was being treated for intestinal bleeding at a hospital outside chicago” target=”_blank”>Chicago<. Normally, the 67-year-old would have been sent to the intensive care unit. But Strukhoff said it was overrun with infectious-disease, and the staff instead had to wheel a heart monitor into his room and quickly administer …
Read More »Biden admin awards $103M from American Rescue Plan to fight health care worker burnout
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced Thursday that the joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden administration< burnout. Money will go toward promoting mental-health” target=”_blank”>mental health< The multi-year awards will support proven strategies for health care providers, education” target=”_blank”>academic institutions< through three programs, and …
Read More »Japan widens COVID restrictions due to omicron
Restaurants and bars will close early in Tokyo and a dozen other areas across world-regions beginning Friday as the country widens infectious-disease restrictions due to the omicron variant, which has caused cases to surge to new highs in metropolitan areas. The restraint, which is something of a pre-state of emergency, …
Read More »Thyroid disease: The symptoms and what to know
January is endocrine in the U.S. The thyroid gland is located in the front of the neck and helps send out hormones to control activities in the body, like breathing and pumping blood. It also helps children’s bodies to develop as they grow up and controls weight. THYROID CANCER: WHAT …
Read More »Omicron slowing in these states, officials say
As the infectious-disease continues to spread, officials in several states across the country have reported the surge is showing signs of slowing. In us-regions, COVID-19 infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>infection< “We are continuing to turn the corner against the winter surge thanks to New Yorkers getting vaccinated, boosted and masking up,” Gov. Kathy …
Read More »Cervical cancer: What are the signs and symptoms?
January marks cancer Awareness Month. cancer” target=”_blank”>Cervical cancer<. The agency reports that more than 300,000 women die from cervical cancer every year and that an estimated 570 000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer around the world in 2018. CHRIS EVERT’S OVARIAN CANCER DIAGNOSIS: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT PREVENTIONc The …
Read More »13-year-old boy dies from suspected fentanyl overdose death while at school, raising alarm
A us-regions school continued to decontaminate the building after a 13-year-old student died after he reportedly ingested fentanyl at the school last week, according to multiple media reports, sparking new calls for schools to be equipped with Narcan in cases of such drug overdoses. Fox 61 in Hartford, us-regions, reported …
Read More »Models predict wave of omicron deaths
The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe infectious-disease” target=”_blank”>disease<deaths in the U.S. are climbing and modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the wave subsides in mid-March. The seven-day rolling average for daily new COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. has been trending upward since …
Read More »400M free N95 masks to be distributed by Biden administration
As the infectious-disease continues to infect across the country, the joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden administration< to Americans next week. The executive said that the masks will come from the government’s Strategic National Stockpile, which has more than 750 million available. BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF FREE N95 MASKS Three …
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