by Richard A. Hendricks | Jan 16, 2021 | Health News
But some experts say there’s hope. Vaccines, spring weather and, surprisingly, the high number of infections all offer cause for optimism, Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia and a member of the US Food and Drug Administration’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee, said Wednesday. […]
by Richard A. Hendricks | Dec 12, 2020 | Health News
On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisers recommended the agency grant emergency use authorization to the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. While the EUA falls shorts of a full approval, the FDA’s authorization...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 18, 2020 | Health News
Now it can. Rosh Hashanah, which marks the Jewish New Year, begins Friday, September 18. Even if you’re not Jewish, it’s a way to immerse yourself in parts of these rituals of renewal. Maybe God knows we all need a little renewal now. “It’s...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 10, 2020 | Health News
And that’s only part of the grim picture to ponder today, on World Suicide Prevention Day. For each person who has died by suicide, many more people think about or attempt suicide, according to the CDC. In 2018, over 10 million American adults seriously thought...
by Richard A. Hendricks | Sep 5, 2020 | Health News
But this is 2020, the year when nothing is normal. Two former FDA commissioners tell CNN that while they think it’s very unlikely that President Trump could pressure scientists into authorizing or approving a Covid-19 vaccine, it’s possible. “It will...
