According to a UC Davis Health study, treating skin lesions and symptoms of monkeypox with the antiviral tecovirimat seems to be both safe and effective.
Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine 'Spikevax' received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), after more than a year of its "emergency use authorization", reported USA TODAY.
One barrier to vaccine acceptance is the concern that vaccination might disrupt pregnancy, but a recent study asserts it does not have any risk related to that.
Deaths due to drug overdose have topped a million over past 20 years, U.S. broadcaster NPR reported on Thursday, citing statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has surpassed 50 million on Monday, while the death toll from the disease is approaching 800,000.
An unvaccinated man living in Harris County, Texas, is believed to be the first victim having died from the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the United States, local media reported Monday.