Tag: health care
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Novavax Joins Alternative Second Shot Vaccine Trial
Vaccine developer Novavax is taking part in a clinical trial testing effects of different Covid-19 vaccines in first and second immunizations.
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Growing Your Health Care Business in 2021
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollout gets underway, however, businesses can reassess their growth strategies and redefine their objectives.
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Mobile App to Track Fat, Sugar Consumption
A mobile app is being created that allows users to record their eating of saturated fat and added sugar in near real time to better gauge health effects.
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Coupons, Vouchers Used for Few Prescription Drugs
An analysis of customer transactions shows discounts from suppliers are used for only a small fraction of prescription drugs on the market.
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Carb-X Funds Vaccine Against Resistant Staph Infections
An international consortium is funding a vaccine to prevent increasingly resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections found in health care facilities.
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Mental Health Requests Rise During Pandemic
An analysis of health records shows requests for mental health services increased markedly during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Trial Shows Home Mosquito Device Cuts Malaria Cases
A clinical trial shows homes installed with devices that attract then kill mosquitos have fewer malaria cases than homes with standard preventions.
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Novavax Providing 1.1B Vaccine Doses to Global Group
Novavax, developer of a vaccine to prevent Covid-19 disease, is providing 1.1 billion doses of its vaccine for distribution to lower resource regions.
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Infographic – States Reporting SARS-CoV-2 Variants
The most widespread variant so far in the U.S. is B.1.1.7, first discovered in the U.K.
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Infographic – U.S. Covid-19 Shots on the Rise
Despite daily fluctuations, the trend shows a growing number Americans injected with one of the two vaccines authorized so far.