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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it authorized state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer Inc’s PFE.N COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid, to eligible patients. Use of the pill, authorized to treat newly infected,…

New research from the University of Portsmouth has shown a dramatic increase in shipping in the North East Atlantic. Scientists now warn that more monitoring in the area is required to help protect sea life on the at-risk register.…

Quebec will soon offer a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to certain groups amid an uptick in pandemic indicators, the interim director of public health announced Wednesday. Dr. Luc Boileau told reporters the booster will be made…

New research from the University of South Australia shows that reading aloud can triple a child’s resilience at school, particularly for children at-risk. The research was published in the journal, ‘Child Abuse & Neglect.’ Focussing on…

A Scripps Research team developed a smartphone app that can calculate users' genetic risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) -- and found that users at high risk sought out appropriate medication after using the app. In the study, which…

As children settle back into a new school year, families are being encouraged to read to their children at home, as new research from the University of South Australia shows that reading aloud can triple a child's resilience at school,…

Advocates and those who lost loved ones amid personal care home outbreaks say Manitoba's plan to drop a number of pandemic health protections next week will put vulnerable seniors at risk. Next Tuesday, it will no longer be mandatory to…

The pill, called molnupiravir and developed by US pharmaceutical Merck, is taken as soon as possible after COVID-19 symptoms develop and then for the following five days.…

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) on Sunday expanded its COVID-19 vaccination programme to cover vulnerable children aged five to 11 years. Eligible children include those with diabetes, immunosuppression, learning disabilities, and…

NEW DELHI: Passengers coming from at risk countries and testing positive on arrival in India will be treated as per protocol and not necessarily be admitted to an isolation facility, a health ministry guideline said on Thursday. The Union…