Tue, 21-Oct-2025

US FDA suggests yearly doses of Covid-vaccine shots

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The US FDA wants to streamline the nation’s Covid-vaccine policy. The regulator suggests giving healthy persons one dose yearly. Some small children could also receive two doses annually. In an effort to streamline the nation’s Covid-vaccine policy, the US FDA on Monday suggested giving healthy persons one dose of the most recent updated Covid-19 injection … Read more

Top 1K US monkeypox cases

California, New York, and Illinois have more than 150 confirmed cases. There are now more than 11,000 monkeypox cases worldwide. The World Health Organization is meeting this month to discuss how to curb the virus’s spread. There have been more than 1,000 verified instances of monkeypox and orthopoxvirus in the U.S. The Centers for Disease … Read more

Telehealth clinics still offer abortion pills out of state despite Roe v. Wade

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Abortion pills might be delivered to your home or a lawful address in a neighboring state. Telehealth clinics, such as Just The Pill and Choix, are able to prescribe the medication via online consultation. A photo ID and selfie are necessary to verify your identity in order to receive the medications. After the Supreme Court … Read more

Viruses that could save millions of lives

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TBILISI: It may seem strange after a pandemic that has killed millions and turned the world upside down, but viruses could save just as many lives. In a petri dish in a laboratory in the Georgian capital Tbilisi, a battle is going on between antibiotic-resistant bacteria and “friendly” viruses. This small nation in the Caucasus … Read more

Israel approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 drug for people with weakened immune systems

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JERUSALEM – The Israeli Ministry of Health on Tuesday approved the administration of AstraZeneca’s Evusheld COVID-19 drug to people with weakened immune systems. The antibody drug, which includes two injections of two types of long-acting antibodies given at the same time, is only authorized for those who are not currently infected or have not recently … Read more

Pfizer seeks US approval of Covid vaccine for children under 5

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WASHINGTON: Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they are seeking emergency authorization from US health regulators for use of their Covid vaccine for children aged over six months and under five years. If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizes the two-shot regimen, it will become the first Covid vaccine available to this age group in … Read more

Selling Gutka, flavoured tobacco will now lead to a 10-year jail term

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The use of Gutka, flavoured tobacco and paan masala is quite common these days. Even people are addicted to these supari stuff. But, now, selling Gutka and paan masala will be considered a punishable offence under sections 324 and 328 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), leading to even a 10-year jail term for manufacturers … Read more

US approves usage of Hydroxychloroquine as #COVID19 medicine: Trump

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US President said, a drug currently used as an antimalarial, hydroxychloroquine would be made available almost immediately to treat coronavirus. According to the details, Trump, speaking at a news conference, pointed to efforts on Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental antiviral drug Remdesivir and the generic antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine, saying he had called on the U.S. Food and … Read more