WHO vaccine experts said Wednesday that an interim analysis of clinical trial data from two Chinese COVID-19 vaccines showed they demonstrated “safety and good efficacy”, but that more data was needed. The Chinese firms Sinovac and Sinopharm, whose COVID jabs are already being used in several countries, have submitted data in applications for the World Health Organization’s emergency use listing […]
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Children as young as 12 years old may soon be eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine after the company said that it completely prevented COVID-19 illness in a clinical trial. On Wednesday, Pfizer announced in a press release that their Phase 3 trials in adolescents aged 12 to 15 "demonstrated 100% efficacy and robust antibody responses," even "exceeding those recorded […]
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Mother-son moments! Lea Michele welcomed her and Zandy Reich’s baby boy in August 2020 and has been sharing sweet shots of him ever since. When Us Weekly confirmed the little one’s arrival, a source shared, “Everyone’s happy and healthy, and they’re extremely grateful. He’s been an easy baby so far.” The Glee alum went on to post a black-and-white photo […]
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FILE PHOTO: The word “COVID-19” is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoBRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organisation on Tuesday backed an idea to create an international treaty that would help the world deal with future health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic now […]
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FDA Approves Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe) to Reduce LDL-C in Hyperlipidemia and Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Morristown, N.J. March 31, 2021 — Althera Pharmaceuticals, a company focused on heart health, today announced the FDA approval of Roszet (rosuvastatin and ezetimibe) tablets, as an adjunct to diet, for treatment of elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in adult patients with primary non-familial hyperlipidemia […]
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Hilary Duff The actress and husband Matthew Koma confirmed that their new baby girl, Mae James Bair, joined the family on March 24, sharing a black-and-white photo of the family of four (Koma, daughter Banks, who is seen helping her mama hold up baby Mae in the tub, and son Luca) in awe of their newest addition. “Mae James Bair- […]
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Bartenders were pouring Old-Fashioneds at a bar with a bullet hole straight through the wood. Servers in corsets and fishnet stockings roamed the room, passing an old piano that, twice a week, fills the building with ragtime tunes. It was a Friday evening at the Diamond Belle Saloon on the main drag in Durango, Colorado. Outside, a man in boots, […]
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An inside source is telling Page Six that Meghan Markle is planning a home birth for her second child, revealed to be a baby girl during that jaw-dropping Oprah interview. Due in early summer, Markle hopes to welcome her daughter at the gorgeous $14.5 million estate in Montecito, Calif., that she and Prince Harry bought last year after quitting their […]
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Taking progestogens – steroid hormones – during pregnancy could reduce the risk of preterm birth in high-risk single baby pregnancies, research has shown. Although these compounds have been in use for some time, results of individual clinical trials investigating their effectiveness in preventing preterm birth have been conflicting, and so further evaluation of the research evidence was needed. University of […]
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Thirty minutes into a Zoom interview about their years-long battle to keep their son Whitney Dafoe alive, Janet Dafoe shoots her husband Ron Davis an anxious glance. Whitney, 37, suffers from a severe case of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) — an incurable disease that can leave its victims in a state of crippling fatigue and exhaustion. It's been 12 […]
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