As emergency physicians, my husband and I were determined to protect ourselves, our teens, and society as a whole with the latest monovalent COVID vaccine, which the CDC recently recommended for all Americans aged 6 months and more. I realized we were in for some turmoil, however, when my 78-year-old mother arrived for her appointment …
Medicine By Marc Lallanilla Published October 26, 2023, 3:45 p.m. ET For people suffering from a COVID-19 attack, the antiviral Paxlovid has been a godsend. The drug became the go-to antiviral treatment during the pandemic after the Food and Drug Administration granted it emergency use authorization in December 2021. Now there is a new antiviral …
People living with HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, are at increased risk of COVID-19 reinfection, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Looking at COVID-19 and HIV infections in Chicago, CDC researchers determined that reinfection rates were consistently higher among people who were HIV-positive than among those who …
Sign up for The Brief, the Texas Tribunes’ daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date on the most essential Texas news. A sweeping ban on COVID-19 vaccination mandates for employees of private businesses in Texas passed the Texas Senate on Friday, although medical facilities would be allowed to adopt other policies to help reduce …
Trays of chocolate babka bread await baking at Grand Bakery in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, March 15, 2021. San Francisco Chronicle/Hurst/Getty Images For the past seven years, Sam Tobis has learned the ins and outs of running the Bay Area’s oldest kosher bakery, from holding all-night challah sessions to delivering food to bar mitzvahs and …