The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to two companies selling over-the-counter products labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) without receiving the agency’s approval to do so.
Men who have stable coronary artery disease who also take Viagra may live longer and also have a decreased risk of having a new heart attack compared to those who suffer from the disease but do not take the erectile dysfunction drug, according to the findings of a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is beginning to reduce coronavirus transmission in Los Angeles County, said the top public health official there this week, though warned that the county still has a long way to go before herd immunity is achieved.
Pfizer has begun a U.S.-based clinical trial examining the safety and tolerability of an oral antiviral therapeutic against the virus causing COVID-19 disease, the company announced Tuesday.
A small study estimating the health consequences of prolonged shelter-in-place orders amid the coronavirus pandemic suggested Americans gained about 1.5 pounds every month.
A 104-year-old Iowa woman who was a child during the 1918 flu pandemic has officially received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, per local reports.
A combination monoclonal antibody cocktail produced by Regeneron and Roche has shown to reduce hospitalization or death in COVID-19 patients by as much as 70%, a press release posted Tuesday said.
AstraZeneca may have provided an incomplete view of the efficacy data related to its COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) said on Tuesday.
Retired surgeon Dr. Hooman Noorchashm warned "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Monday that while the coronavirus vaccine should be viewed as a medical miracle, applying a "one-size-fits-all" approach, as many experts are, could cause more harm to some patients.
Early findings out from a specialist veterinary hospital in England suggested domestic cats and dogs infected with the highly transmissible U.K. coronavirus variant developed heart issues amid a winter-time variant-fueled surge.
Low-dose aspirin could help keep coronavirus patients off of ventilators, decrease their chances of requiring admission to the intensive care unit and lower the risk of in-hospital death, according to the findings of a new study.
New York City health officials on Monday said there is no evidence yet to back concerns that a coronavirus variant first detected in the city threatens to reduce vaccine efficacy, leads to reinfection or inflicts more severe disease.
A case of a concerning coronavirus variant that was first identified in Brazil has been detected in Utah for the first time, according to data from the Centers for Diease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The White House said that an average of 2.5 million Americans are receiving COVID-19 vaccine doses per day, with this weekend marking the first time the number crept over 3 million for two consecutive days.
The first 12 months of the pandemic represent a lost year for many in the largest group of grandparents in U.S. history. Most of the nation’s some 70 million grandparents are in the fourth quarter of their lives, and the clock has kept running.
Researchers say there is mounting evidence suggesting that hearing loss and other auditory issues are strongly associated with COVID-19 infection, according to a systematic review.
