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FDA OKs Pfizer COVID booster for 65 and over, those at high risk
Emerging evidence shows that booster doses of the Pfizer vaccine cause front-line immune defenders — called binding antibodies — to roughly triple...
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FDA approves Abbott’s Portico valve for TAVR
The approval, based largely on the recently published PORTICO-IDE trial, is for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis at ‘high or...
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Call for a move or boycott of big Texas cancer meeting
“I think that if Texas officials understood that when they pass laws inhospitable to women, we will not hold a major conference about women’s...
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COVID-19 claims more than 675,000 U.S. lives, surpassing the 1918 flu
In some ways, the United States has failed to learn from the mistakes of the past.
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Moderna vaccine more effective than Pfizer and J&J
“Understanding differences in [vaccine effectiveness] by vaccine product can guide individual choices and policy recommendations regarding vaccine...
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Patient risk-benefit thresholds for antibiotic use in dermatologic surgery vary widely
“This is the first study to evaluate patient preferences in a rigorous way.”
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FDA panel backs Pfizer's COVID booster for 65 and older, those at high risk
This followed an earlier 16-2 vote by the panel rejecting a booster dose for Americans age 16 and over.
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‘Empathy fatigue’ in clinicians rises with latest COVID-19 surge
It is not shameful for clinicians to acknowledge that they experience emotions such as frustration, anger, sadness, and anxiety, said Dr. Mona...
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New Moderna vaccine data ‘support’ booster shot after 8 months
There is still a lot of debate in the medical community about the need for boosters.
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Three ‘bad news’ payment changes coming soon for physicians
The proposed rule for physician payments contained three big payment negatives, although there were some positive notes too.
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COVID wars, part nine: The rise of iodine
Plus: Justice for vaccination, a gut feeling about travel, and your inner braniac.