Moderna Booster May Wane After 6 Months, Company Says
Moderna reported today the first data on how well its currently authorized vaccine and booster hold up against the Omicron…
Risdiplam Gets Prority Review for Presymptomatic Spinal Muscular Atrophy
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for risdiplam for…
Pfizer and BioNTech Start Studies of an Omicron-Specific Vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech announced today that they have started testing an Omicron-specific COVID-19 vaccine in healthy adults. While data show…
Medtronic’s SCS Therapy Approved for Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Medtronic’s Intellis rechargeable neurostimulator and Vanta recharge-free neurostimulator for the treatment of…
Giving Cash to Low-Income Mothers Linked to Increased Brain Activity in Their Babies, Study Suggests
New research suggests giving extra cash to low-income mothers can change their infants’ brain development. Brain measurements at age 1…
FDA Rejects Gefapixant NDA for Chronic Cough
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Complete Response Letter (CRL) to Merck regarding the New Drug Application…
Boosters Are Effective Against Delta and Omicron Variants in Studies
Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines increased protection against both the Delta and Omicron variants in three studies that looked at…
Respiratory Droplets From a Person Walking Down Stairs Increases Risk for Infection
The dispersion of respiratory droplets when walking behind a person going downstairs carries an increased risk for infection compared with…
I’m Vaccinated, Boosted and Had COVID-19. Can I Go Back to Normal Now?
Welcome to COVID Questions, TIME’s advice column. We’re trying to make living through the pandemic a little easier, with expert-backed…
Inpatient Hospitalizations for Eating Disorders Doubled in 2020
The pandemic has likely affected individuals vulnerable for developing eating disorders, as there has been an increased trend of inpatient…