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Updated Information on Availability and Use of Treatments for Outpatients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19 Who are at Increased Risk for Severe Outcomes of COVID-19

Distributed via the CDC Health Alert NetworkMonday, April 25, 2022, 1:00 PM ETCDCHAN-00463 SummaryThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to update healthcare providers, public health departments, and the public about the availability and use of recommended therapies for COVID-19 […]

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Abbott Baby Formula Recall Expands After Second Infant Dies

Abbott Nutrition has expanded a recall of baby formula produced at a Michigan factory after a second infant died, U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday. In an update published on the agency’s website, the FDA said health officials were investigating another illness due to Cronobacter sakazakii infection. The rare and […]

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Study: Cannabis can help prevent COVID-19

New research showing cannabis compounds could blunt the virus that causes COVID-19 can really take one’s breath away. Hemp compounds, known scientifically as Cannabis sativa, can prevent the virus that causes COVID-19 from entering human cells, according to Oregon State University researchers. The scientists found that a pair of cannabinoid […]