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CDC Issues Proposed Changes to Opioid Painkiller Guidelines
drugs.com
February 10, 2022
Proposed changes to voluntary federal guidelines for prescribing opioid painkillers emphasize that doctors should first try other treatments for acute and chronic pain.
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Keep Wearing Masks a While Longer, CDC Director Says
drugs,com
February 09, 2022
Many states are already dispensing with mask mandates, but the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control...
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Recommendations Simplified for Pneumococcal Vaccination
drugs.com
January 27, 2022
A new policy has simplified the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) pneumococcal...
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Risk for Diabetes Increased for Pediatric Patients With COVID-19
drugs.com
January 21, 2022
Patients aged younger than 18 years with diagnosed COVID-19 have an increased...
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After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
drugs.com
January 21, 2022
Your heart is in an incredibly vulnerable state if you've suffered a heart attack or are fighting heart failure...
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COVID Cases Surge Again in U.S. Nursing Homes
drugs.com
January 17, 2022
Residents of nursing homes have been a particularly at-risk group throughout the pandemic, and the advent of the fast-spreading...
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HealthLynked Updates its Covid-19 Tracker Application to Include Omicron Variant Cases
prnewswire
January 14, 2022
Company continues to improve tracking of COVID-19 cases across the United States to better inform users.
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CDC Advises N95s as Best Masks Against Coronavirus
drugs.com
January 14, 2022
In a departure from its prior advice on face masks, new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control...
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Overall Breast Cancer Incidence Decreased From 1999 to 2018
drugs.com
January 13, 2022
The incidence of breast cancer decreased overall from 1999 to 2018, but incidence increased among women aged 20 to 39 years and for non-Hispanic...
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The C.D.C. now recommends that people stay ‘up to date’ with Covid vaccine boosters.
FirstWordPharma
January 06, 2022
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday said it was not changing its definition of "full vaccination" against COVID-19, but the agency adjusted its emphasis on the appropriate regimen...