Healthy Living

AstraZeneca trials show antibody drug more than 80% effective at preventing COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccine maker AstraZeneca announced Thursday that its antibody drug is more than 80% effective at reducing risk of severe disease or death. 

FDA plans to authorize Pfizer boosters for all adults before week's end: reports

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to authorize booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for all adults before an influential U.S. advisory panel meets on Friday. 

Pfizer asks US regulators to authorize experimental COVID-19 pill

Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Tuesday to authorize its experimental pill for COVID-19, setting the stage for a likely launch this winter of a promising treatment that can be taken at home. COR

US premature births decline in 2020, March of Dimes report says

Premature births declined by 0.1% in 2020, according to a new report. 

Man hospitalized with seizures discovers tapeworm was in brain for decades

A man hospitalized with mysterious seizures and an "altered mental status" had tapeworms living in his brain for decades, according to researchers. 

Pfizer will let other companies make its COVID-19 pill

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill, a move that could make the treatment available to more than half of the world’s population.

As the US races to vaccinate kids against COVID-19, some countries hold back

The U.S. is at the forefront of the race to vaccinate young children

Syphilis cases on the rise in the US: What to know

Health care professionals are reportedly sounding the alarm as syphilis cases are on the rise in the U.S.

11-year-old girl catches gonorrhea from swimming in hot spring

An 11-year-old Austrian girl was reportedly infected with gonorrhea after bathing in a popular thermal pool while on vacation in Italy. 

'Learning trap' study reveals why children may be better learners than adults

Because children explore more than adults, this helps them learn better than grown-ups, according to a recent study.