Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. New research shows that adults who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 rarely die from the disease, although the odds of severe outcomes and death are higher in older adults and in those with compromised immune systems and underlying conditions. Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 is highly effective at […]

Deborah Meaden swears on This Morning We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The 62-year-old who ran a multimillion-pound family holiday business before she sold her stake, […]

A small, open-label, randomized trial of patients with chronic pain from hip and knee osteoarthritis in the Netherlands shows that adding duloxetine to usual care doesn’t significantly improve clinical outcomes. The results, published on Jan. 6 in Arthritis & Rheumatology, also showed duloxetine did not affect outcomes for a subgroup of patients who had symptoms of centrally sensitized pain, according […]

Although allergies are normally associated with the spring and fall, it may feel like allergy season never left this winter. From cold fronts to rainy days and back to warmer days, an allergy expert at Baylor College of Medicine explains that it is not uncommon for frequent weather changes to worsen people’s allergy symptoms. “People who have allergies, sinusitis, asthma […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) today recommended that 12- to 17-year-olds in the United States should get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot “at least 5 months after a primary series under the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization.” The […]

Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. Health authorities in California, Texas, and Kansas have reported cases of “flurona,” in which people have seasonal flu and COVID-19 at the same time. The first known case was detected in Israel, but until this week no cases had been reported in the United States. In […]

Photo: KPMG Global The quickest way for a hacker to harm a healthcare provider organization is to target patient information, and many hackers focus on databases that support electronic health records. The Internet of Things has amplified the number of attack vectors to target the functioning of hospitals, physician practices, outpatient centers and other facilities. But it also creates a […]

Ricky Tomlinson criticises Boris Johnson in speech We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The actor has lived in Liverpool nearly his whole life, but perhaps one […]

Biden fails to deliver on COVID promises as need for testing surges Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich discusses the Biden administration’s failure to deliver at-home COVID tests on ‘Special Report.’ An official from the World Health Organization told a press conference Tuesday that another COVID-19 variant has infected a dozen people in France and has been on the […]

Across the globe, SARS-CoV-2 causes significant morbidity and mortality. In the aftermath of the discovery of a novel SARS-CoV-2 strain belonging to the Pango lineage B.1.1.529, outbreaks have spread rapidly worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 as a Variant of Concern (VOC) due to possible changes in viral characteristics and designated it as “Omicron.” Omicron contains […]