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COVID bivalent booster better vs. recent Omicron subvariants: Pfizer
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
An ongoing phase 2 trail shows the vaccine offered the strongest protection in people older than 55 years.
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RBX2660 shows promise in breaking the cycle of recurrent C. difficile
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
“Even when you expand the patient population to make it more generalizable, we’re still seeing both a high cure rate and a high success rate.”
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Risk factors ID’d for acute pancreatitis from weight-loss drugs
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
“With obesity being such a global issue, there are many patients on these GLP-1 agonists.”
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Death of son reinforces flu vaccination message
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
‘It was too late to start antivirals, so I gave him advice on symptomatic treatment,’ said the father, who is also a doctor. said.
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FDA authorizes updated COVID boosters to target newest variants
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
The agency cited data to support the safety and efficacy of this next generation of mRNA vaccines targeted toward variants of concern.
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Hearing aids available in October without a prescription
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
The devices will be sold over the counter in pharmacies, other retail locations, and online.
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Many saw ‘meaningful’ weight loss from 12-week online program
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
The program is not yet available for widespread use by others, but that’s the goal.
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More evidence that COVID-19 started in Wuhan marketplace
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
“Now I realize it sounds like I just said that a once-in-a-generation event happened twice in short succession, and pandemics are indeed rare.”
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Neuroscientist alleges irregularities in Alzheimer’s research
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
“This hypothesis has been the central dominant thinking of the field.”
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At-home colorectal cancer testing and follow-up vary by ethnicity
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
Researchers examined disparities by patient ethnicity in colorectal cancer test ordering by physicians and follow-up colonoscopy rates.
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Roe v. Wade: Medical groups react to Supreme Court decision
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- Damian McNamara, MA
“The grievous inequities that exist in this country will grow and expand unchecked without safe access to legal abortion.”
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FDA authorizes COVID vaccines in kids as young as 6 months
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
The data show that the “known and potential benefits” of the vaccines outweigh any potential risks, the agency said.
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Biden boosts LGBTQIA+ protections, bans conversion therapy
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
The executive order also addresses efforts to strengthen federal data collection in this population to counter homelessness, housing insecurity,...
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Blood test aims to measure COVID immunity
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
This test, researchers say, is faster, can scale up to test many more people, and can be adapted to detect viral mutations as they emerge in the...
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At-home colorectal cancer testing and follow-up vary by ethnicity
- Author:
- Damian McNamara, MA
Researchers examined disparities by patient ethnicity in colorectal cancer test ordering by physicians and follow-up colonoscopy rates.