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U.S. adds Merck pill as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19

December 23, 2021, 7:38am Business

U.S. health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of omicron infections. Read story

This image provided by Pfizer in October 2021 shows the company's COVID-19 Paxlovid pills. U.S. health regulators on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus.

FDA OKs Pfizer pill to treat COVID-19

This image provided by Pfizer in October 2021 shows the company's COVID-19 Paxlovid pills. U.S. health regulators on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus.

December 22, 2021, 7:04pm Health

U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus. Read story

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), talks to the media regarding the coronavirus COVID-19 and WHO's global health priorities in 2022, during a new press conference, at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021.

WHO chief: Blanket booster drives risk prolonging pandemic

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), talks to the media regarding the coronavirus COVID-19 and WHO's global health priorities in 2022, during a new press conference, at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021.

December 22, 2021, 12:02pm Health

The head of the World Health Organization warned Wednesday that blanket booster programs in rich countries risk prolonging the world's battle with COVID-19 and said that “no country can boost its way out of the pandemic.” Read story

FILE -- Sandile Cele, a researcher at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, works on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus Wednesday Dec. 15, 2021. South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic omicron-driven wave has passed its peak, medical experts say.

Case drop may show South Africa’s omicron peak has passed

FILE -- Sandile Cele, a researcher at the Africa Health Research Institute in Durban, South Africa, works on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus Wednesday Dec. 15, 2021. South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic omicron-driven wave has passed its peak, medical experts say.

December 22, 2021, 8:44am Health

South Africa’s noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country’s dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts say. Read story

Officials: 2021 likely to surpass last year as nation’s deadliest

December 22, 2021, 6:05am Health

U.S. health officials say 2021 is shaping up to be even deadlier than last year. Read story

A pharmacist waits for patients at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on the University of Washington campus on May 18 in Seattle.

Delta still dominant COVID strain in Washington, but officials worry

A pharmacist waits for patients at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on the University of Washington campus on May 18 in Seattle.

December 21, 2021, 1:58pm Health Free

Washington health officials said Tuesday at least 400 cases of the new COVID-19 variant had been confirmed, but that omicron hasn’t yet overtaken delta cases in the state. Read story

Avoid heartburn during the holidays

December 21, 2021, 6:02am Health

Special foods are among the pleasures of holiday celebrations. On the negative side, for people with digestive diseases or those who overindulge, holiday feasting can quickly produce the food version of a hangover. James East, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Mayo Clinic Healthcare in London, explains why this sometimes happens and… Read story

Cold season might be bad this year

December 21, 2021, 6:00am Health

Craig Hoffman’s 2-year-old son, Roky, came down with a cold a week before Thanksgiving after coming back from school. As a family, the Hoffmans have been pretty careful, yet Roky’s cold quickly spread to the whole family. Read story

Travelers wait for a shuttle bus to arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, on Monday. (Jae C.

Omicron variant now 73% of COVID-19 cases in U.S.

Travelers wait for a shuttle bus to arrive at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, on Monday. (Jae C.

December 20, 2021, 3:43pm Health Free

Omicron has raced ahead of other variants and is now the dominant version of the coronavirus in the U.S., accounting for 73 percent of new infections last week, federal health officials said Monday. Read story

FILE - Debra Cross, director of operations for Provoking Hope, an addiction recovery center in McMinnville, Ore., displays an emergency kit used to treat opioid overdose as she stands inside an ambulance converted into a mobile needle-exchange unit on Dec. 9, 2021. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has announced an agreement with Oregon's cities and counties for the allocation of Oregon's approximately $329 million share of an historic $26 billion national settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids and the drug manufacturer.

Oregon, among last holdout states, to join opioid agreement

FILE - Debra Cross, director of operations for Provoking Hope, an addiction recovery center in McMinnville, Ore., displays an emergency kit used to treat opioid overdose as she stands inside an ambulance converted into a mobile needle-exchange unit on Dec. 9, 2021. Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has announced an agreement with Oregon's cities and counties for the allocation of Oregon's approximately $329 million share of an historic $26 billion national settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids and the drug manufacturer.

December 20, 2021, 2:58pm Health

Oregon, one of the last holdout states in joining a $26 billion settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, is on the verge of signing on, the state’s attorney general said Monday. Read story