Tag: Epidemics
Novavax cuts revenue guidance in half, stock tanks in extended trading
In this photo illustration a silhouette of a man holding a medical syringe and a vial seen displayed in front of the Novavax logo on a screen.Cezary K [...]
STD clinics struggle with surge in patients amid outbreak
Dr. Emily Drwiega from the University of Illinois Health and Maggie Butler, a registered nurse, prepare monkeypox vaccines at the Test Positive Aware [...]
New York polio case is ‘tip of iceberg,’ hundreds could be infected
Digitally generated image of 3D molecular model of polio virusCalysta Images | Tetra Images | Getty ImagesHundreds could have polio after an adult in [...]
Biden administration will declare monkeypox a public health emergency
People protest during a rally calling for more government action to combat the spread of monkeypox at Foley Square on July 21, 2022 in New York City.J [...]
Biden to sign executive order to help cover costs for women traveling for abortions
Boxes of the medication Mifepristone used to induce a medical abortion are prepared for patients at Planned Parenthood health center in Birmingham, Al [...]
Health secretary calls on Congress and states to do more to help contain monkeypox outbreak
People wait in line for the monkeypox vaccine at the Balboa Sports Center in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on July 27, 2022.Roby [...]
Pfizer (PFE) earnings Q2 2022
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment pill Paxlovid is seen in boxes, at Misericordia hospital in Grosseto, Italy, February 8, 2022.Jennifer Lorenz [...]
U.S. to release 786,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses
The U.S. will make 786,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses available to local health departments "as soon as possible" after the Food and Drug Admi [...]
WHO declares spreading monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency
Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesThe World Health Organization has activated its highest alert level for the growing monkeypox outbreak, decl [...]
Biden administration considering public health emergency
A Northwell Health staff member holds the monkeypox vaccine, at Cherry Grove on Fire Island, New York, where monkey pox vaccines were administered on [...]
CDC panel recommends Novavax vaccine for adults
In this photo illustration a silhouette of a man holding a medical syringe and a vial seen displayed in front of the Novavax logo on a screen.Cezary K [...]
CDC expects outbreak to grow as vaccine demand outstrips supply
A person arrives to receive a monkeypox vaccination at the Northwell Health Immediate Care Center at Fire Island-Cherry Grove, in New York, U.S., July [...]
Pharmacies risk violating civil rights laws if they deny access to drugs that can be used for abortion, HHS says
The Health and Human Services Department on Wednesday warned U.S. retail pharmacies that they risk violating civil rights law if they deny access to m [...]
Hospitalizations have doubled since May as omicron BA.5 sweeps U.S.
Medical staff treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient Frank Clark in his room on an isolated medical unit floor at Western Reserve Hospital in Cu [...]
HHS says doctors must provide abortions in emergencies
Physicians must provide abortions in medical emergencies under federal law and will face penalties if they decline to offer the procedure in these cas [...]