Children from ethnic and racial minorities, with an underlying health condition, and children between the ages of 18 and 20 are more likely to die, the CDC-led research team wrote in a study published Tuesday in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report also showed how unusual it …
Read More »Pfizer says coronavirus vaccine studies show mostly mild to moderate side effects
File photo A man walks past a sign outside Pfizer headquarters in Manhattan Borough on July 22, 2020, in New York City, New York, USA. Ritter / Carlo Alegre (Reuters) – Pfizer Inc. P.F.E.N. Participants mostly showed mild-to-moderate side effects when given placebo in the company’s experimental coronavirus vaccine or …
Read More »Studies suggest that the risk of a heart condition later in life may be higher in adolescents
Thirteen-year-olds, who weren’t very popular with their peers, were at increased risk of developing circulatory disease later in life, according to a new study released Tuesday. This includes a high risk for conditions such as narrowed and hardened arteries and abnormal heartbeats affecting the normal function of the heart and …
Read More »If you’ve just coughed, exercise can cause serious complications, including heart disease.
From images Cloudy chest scans and shortness of breath patients are bound to the ventilator, we are conditioned to think of Covid-19 as a respiratory disease. But it’s not just about the lungs. From the earliest days of the epidemic, doctors were discovering that the novel coronavirus infection could rupture …
Read More »AstraZeneca vaccine trial: NIH ‘very concerned’ about serious side effects in vaccine testing
The head of viral research at the NIH department’s National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Dr. “The highest level of NIH is very worrying,” said Avindra Nath. “Everyone’s hope is on the vaccine, and if you have a big complication the whole thing can get off the rails.” The …
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