Anthony S. Fauci, MD is leaving his healthcare leadership roles in December. The move allows him “to pursue the next chapter of my career," he stated August 22.

A large-scale Canadian study has confirmed again that the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe in pregnancy, with lower rates of health events post vaccination. “The lower rate of significant health events amongst vaccinated pregnant people, compared with vaccinated non-pregnant individuals, is unexpected and requires more research,” senior author Julie Bettinger said in a statement.

Three major pharmacy names will have to fork over hundreds of millions of dollars to two Ohio counties for their roles in the opioid epidemic, a judge has ruled.

“For 75 years, CDC and public health have been preparing for Covid-19, and in our big moment, our performance did not reliably meet expectations,” said Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The new certification, based on recommendations published in Circulation, was developed to signal that a facility offers cardiac surgery and primary PCI at all times. 

The new hydrogel material was designed to immediately conform to the patient's body and create a barrier.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has loosened COVID-19 guidelines, citing “significantly less risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death.”

This image gallery shows what the various clinical presentations associated with the COVID-19 virus that have been documented during the coronavirus pandemic.