January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, an important time to spread the word about this sight-stealing disease. Glaucoma is called “the sneak thief of sight” since there are no symptoms and once vision is lost, it’s permanent. As much as 40% of vision can be lost without a person noticing. […]
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COVID-19 Updated Booster Vaccines Covered Without Cost-Sharing for Eligible Children Ages 5–11
The CDC recently expanded the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years. This followed the FDA’s authorization of updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech for children ages 5 through 11 years and from Moderna for children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 years. People with […]
ECOWAS Supports Member States with $1.9 Million to Improve Care for Women and Girls Suffering from Obstetric Fistula.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has supported member states with One point Nine Million US Dollars ($1.9 Million) to improve care for women and girls suffering from Obstetric Fistula as the Ninety-First Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers opens in Abuja, December 7, 2023. The two-day […]
A new COVID variant, HV.1, is now dominant. These are its most common symptoms
A new COVID-19 variant called HV.1 has become the dominant strain in the United States and now accounts for nearly one-third of cases nationwide. The highly infectious omicron subvariant has been circulating in the U.S. since the summer. In October, HV.1 rapidly gained speed and overtook other variants, including EG.5, aka […]
FDA recalls another 27 eye drop products: What you need to know as a consumer.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalled another batch of eye drops just weeks after it warned consumers about over two dozen eye drop products. On Wednesday, FDA announced that 27 products from brands including CVS Health, Leader (Cardinal Health), Rugby (Cardinal Health), Rite Aid, Target’s Up & Up, Velocity Pharma, and Walmart were being recalled […]






