The Medical Minute: What parents should know about the new Pfizer authorization
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Nov. 2 gave emergency authorization for use of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine on children as young...
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
By Marshall Allen
This story was co-published by ProPublica and NPR’s Shots blog in 2017. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for...
Drinking 2 or more cups of coffee daily may double risk of heart death...
Research Highlights:
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day was associated with twice the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people...
Wake Up Refreshed
Ready, set, go! Just as you would set off at the starting line of a race, this hectic pace is how mornings begin for...
Anxiety disorders will affect nearly 1 in 3 adults
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Anxiety is one of the most common mental health disorders in the U.S., according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Almost a third...
Learn How to Protect Yourself from Medicare Fraud
More than 65 million people in the United States were enrolled in Medicare as of February 2023, with more people becoming eligible and enrolling...
For Black Women with Breast Cancer, Knowledge is Power (Webinar Series Starts October 27)
When she was diagnosed in 2015 with triple-negative breast cancer in her 30s, Tiah Tomlin-Harris of Atlanta discovered there was a lot she didn't...
Clinical trial shows testing saliva for COVID-19 is as reliable as nasal swab
As the highly transmissible Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 surges in the United States and around the world, rapid and accessible...
New study identifies most effective face-mask practices to reduce spread of infection
Findings from a new study published today provide guidance for increasing the effectiveness of face masks to reduce the spread of respiratory infectious pathogens including SARS-CoV-2....
COVID-19’s Endlessly Shifting Landscape: Harvard Experts Weigh In
Experts from the Harvard Medical School-led Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, or MassCPR, respond to ongoing questions about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amy Barczak, assistant professor...
