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Could This Newly FDA Approved Eye Drops Replace Reading Glasses?
People who suffer from age-related blurred near vision now have the option to use Vuity, a first-of-its-kind drug that can ... Read more
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2.3 Million Pounds of Meat Recalled for Possible Listeria
Alexander & Hornung, a Michigan-based company, has issued an expanded voluntary recall for 2.3 million pounds of meat products. The ... Read more
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Pfizer’s Antiviral Pill for Covid Has Excellent Results
New data recently released by Pfizer demonstrates that Paxlovid, the antiviral pill the company created to treat Covid patients, can ... Read more
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Pfizer Booster Is Effective Against Omnicron
Researchers at the Sheba Medical Center in Israel found that Pfizer’s booster is highly effective in protecting against the omicron ... Read more
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Pfizer’s Booster Works Against Omicron Variant
Pfizer is confident that its booster shot will help protect people against the omicron variant. Lab tests that have not ... Read more
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Substance Users in NYC Have Two Safe Spaces to Inject Themselves
There are now two supervised injection sites in NYC. The new centers in East Harlem and Washington Heights were already ... Read more
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16- and 17-year-olds Should Get Pfizer’s Booster
An emergency use authorization has made it possible for 16- and 17-year-olds to receive a third dose of the Pfizer ... Read more
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New Antibody Drug Available for Those with Compromised Immune Systems
The FDA has announced that Evusheld, an antibody drug, is now available under emergency use authorization to help people with ... Read more
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Some Americans Will Have Medical Debt Wiped From Credit
The three major credit reporting companies, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, will no longer include paid medical debt in their credit ... read more
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Natural Gas Used to Heat Homes Contains Some Harmful Chemicals
A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology has found that several dangerous cancer-causing chemicals are present ... read more
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Uterine Cancer Claims Many Black Lives
Instances of endometrial cancer, also known as uterine cancer, are on the rise, especially among Black women. Cancer of the ... read more
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Babies and Toddlers Get COVID-19 Shots
The CDC has approved Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for America’s youngest citizens. Children as young as six months will ... read more
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