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FDA authorizes home tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea
Home diagnostic tests have become a more widely used option during the Covid-19 pandemic, and Dr. Jeff Shuren said the FDA is eager to support more opportunities for people to get access to diagnostic tests at home.
Coronavirus
Life expectancy gap between men and women in the US widened significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic
Women in the United States can expect to live nearly six years longer than men, as disparities in deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drive the life expectancy gap to the widest it’s been in decades.
Vaccines
A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it in time
The CDC is asking prenatal care providers to warn their patients about potential supply shortages.
Medicine
New weight loss drug: FDA approves Zepbound, a version of diabetes drug Mounjaro for obesity
Zepbound, a new version of the popular diabetes treatment Mounjaro, can now be sold as a weight-loss drug and helped patients lose 25% of their weight.
Health Care
Opinion: Killing Palestinian children cannot be justified
Escalating Israeli rhetoric and violence against us has gone ignored and unchallenged by Western governments...