Health
-
New A.L.S. Treatment Lacks Evidence of Benefit, F.D.A. Panel Finds
By a narrow margin, a federal panel of independent medical experts concluded Wednesday that there is not yet enough evidence…
-
Ivermectin Does Not Reduce Risk of Covid Hospitalization, Large Study Finds
The anti-parasitic drug ivermectin, which has surged in popularity as an alternative treatment for Covid-19 despite a lack of strong…
-
Covid Vaccines Did Not Protect Adolescents as Effectively During the Omicron Surge
In yet another twist to the debate over how best to protect children against the coronavirus, researchers reported on Wednesday…
-
Sinovac Boosters Provide Key Protection for Older People, New Study Finds
Two doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine offered older people only a moderately high level of protection against severe disease and…
-
Moderna to Seek Authorization of Its Coronavirus Vaccine for Young Children
WASHINGTON — Moderna said on Wednesday that it would seek emergency authorization of its coronavirus vaccine for children younger than…
-
Brain Implant Allows Fully Paralyzed Patient to Communicate
In 2020 Ujwal Chaudhary, a biomedical engineer then at the University of Tübingen and the Wyss Center for Bio and…
-
High Death Rate in Hong Kong Shows Importance of Vaccinating the Elderly
The first time the Omicron variant breached Hong Kong’s coronavirus defenses, in late 2021, the city stamped it out, cementing…
-
‘Stealth’ Omicron Is Stealthy No More: What’s Known About the BA.2 Variant
As the Omicron coronavirus surge subsides, researchers are keeping an eye on a highly transmissible subvariant known as BA.2. Although…
-
Flu Vaccine Was Not Very Effective This Season, the C.D.C. Says
This season’s flu vaccine has offered little to no protection against getting a mild or moderate case of influenza, the…
-
Masking did help protect children from the virus last fall, according to a C.D.C. study.
More and more American school districts have dropped mask mandates in recent weeks as coronavirus cases plunged across the United…