Swedish study on COVID vaccines and DNA misinterpreted
CLAIM: A Swedish study shows that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine changes recipients’ DNA.AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The study tested whether the vaccine’s...
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CDC Recommends Novavax, the 4th COVID Vaccine to Be Authorized
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday for adults who haven't been vaccinated yet. The official...
InnovationRx: General Catalyst’s New Healthcare Fund; Plus: Covid Boosts Diabetes Risk
Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to LinkedinInnovationRx is your weekly digest of healthcare news. To get it in your inbox,...
Singaporean TikTok user turns honeymoon COVID-19 diagnosis into clever song in viral video
A Singaporean woman who contracted COVID-19 during her honeymoon uploaded a video to TikTok on Monday of her performing a...
BA.5 variant will keep Massachusetts at a COVID-19 plateau through the summer, experts predict
As the BA.5 variant of the coronavirus spreads rapidly around the country, it carries a clear message that no one...
Arizona weekly COVID-19 update adds 18,135 cases, 66 deaths
COVID-19 cases in Arizona continue to rise because of highly contagious subvariants, and a higher percentage of tests came back...
Chinese Women Turn to Skateboarding to Lower COVID Tension
Some women in China are finding out they do not have to be skilled like 15-year-old Olympic champion Nishiya Momiji...
Kathy Hochul launches Cuomo probe, findings unlikely until after election
Gov Kathy Hochul on Wednesday initiated an independent probe of the Cuomo administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic — but...
Drug Overdose Deaths Rose More Among Black and Indigenous Americans During COVID-19 Pandemic
As COVID-19 consumed the U.S. in 2020, another health crisis was also raging: the drug overdose epidemic. Nearly 92,000 people...
Statement from NIH and BARDA on the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
News ReleaseWednesday, July 20, 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine be...