FDA Panel Backs Second Shot for Those Who Got J&J Vaccine

The panel suggests that the second J&J dose come at least 2 months after the first shot. It’s not technically a booster, but it’s moving Johnson & Johnson from a one-dose vaccine to a two-dose one, similar to Moderna’s and Pfizer’s vaccines.

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State Lotteries Didn't Help Boost Vaccination Rates

According to a new study, lotteries in 19 states designed to encourage people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 did not alter the rate of those who got the shot.

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Gut Bacteria May Fuel Prostate Cancer Treatment Resistance

During prostate cancer treatment, some gut bacteria start making hormones that may support cancer growth and treatment resistance.

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Supercomputers Mimic Brain Activity, Hunt for COVID Treatments

Data scientists are using a technique known as deep learning, computer algorithms patterned on the brain’s signaling networks, to identify combinations of medicines to treat infectious disease.

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Myth Busters: Does This Food Cause Cancer?

How do specific foods or diets affect our risk of cancer? The evidence behind some of the most popular cancer-related diet claims.

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$100 Million Investment Aims to Ease Health Worker Shortage

The National Health Service Corp. -- a program that helps find primary care doctors for communities that struggle to recruit and keep them -- will receive these funds.

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FDA Advisors Vote to Recommend Moderna Boosters

The panel voted to authorize Moderna boosters for the same groups who’ve gotten a green light for third Pfizer doses.

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Biden, Fauci Agree: COVID Efforts Working, More Action Needed

President Joe Biden updated the nation on vaccination numbers and shared his three priorities going forward to maintain progress against COVID-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci shared some optimism during a separate press briefing.

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CDC Reports Record High 12-Month Drug Overdose Death Toll

A record high 96,779 drug overdose deaths occurred between March 2020 and March 2021, representing a 29.6% rise

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History Does Repeat: Pandemic Vaccine Uproar Is Nothing New

Division and disagreement over vaccines and mandates may seem like a modern phenomenon, but news clippings from the 1860s through recent history tell a different story.

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