[ad_1] Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto | Getty Images Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech on Thursday said their new omicron boosters substantially increased protective antibodies against the dominant omicron BA.5 subvariant for adults in the first direct human data released to the public on the new shots. The study looked …
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[ad_1] CNN — Days after federal officials announced the largest fentanyl seizure in New York City history, an even greater quantity of the highly addictive substance has been found, authorities say. Two people have been arrested and charged with multiple drug and firearm charges in connection to the seizure on …
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[ad_1] Covid vaccines prevented at least 330,000 deaths and nearly 700,000 hospitalizations among adult Medicare recipients in 2021, the Health and Human Services Department said in a new report published Friday. The reduction in hospitalizations due to vaccination saved more than $16 billion in medical costs, according to the HHS …
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[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a controversial new drug designed to slow the progress of Lou Gehrig’s disease, a victory for patients and advocates despite limited evidence that the drug is effective. The drug, from the Massachusetts-based Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, joins only a handful of drugs approved by the …
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