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The Latest: Johnson & Johnson single shot awaits approval

WASHINGTON – An analysis by U.S. regulators say Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine protects against COVID-19. The report Wednesday confirmed the vaccine is about 66% effective overall at preventing moderate to severe COVID-19. On Friday, a panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration will debate if the evidence is strong enough to recommend… Read More: The Latest: Johnson & Johnson single shot awaits approval »

And then there was one: Region down to a single active case

JUST one person remains sick with coronavirus in the Western NSW Local Health District, health authorities confirmed on Wednesday morning. The person lives in the Orange local government area and is receiving medical care, but is not in hospital. Of the 45 people who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the region, 43 have now made… Read More: And then there was one: Region down to a single… »

Blind to the limitations of a single case report of teen’s “blindness caused by junk food diet”

September 4, 2019 Posted By Categories Gary Schwitzer is publisher & founder of HealthNewsReview.org.  He tweets as @garyschwitzer. The title of the article that appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine was too tempting for many journalists – “Blindness Caused By A Junk Food Diet.”  It was an article about the experience of one teenage… Read More: Blind to the limitations of a single case report of… »

Diabetes type 2 – the ‘single best food’ to AVOID high blood sugar symptoms

Diabetes affects around 3.7 million people in the UK, and 90 per cent of all cases are caused by type 2 diabetes. The condition is caused by the pancreas not producing enough of the hormone insulin, or the body not reacting to insulin. Without insulin, the body struggles to convert sugar in the blood into… Read More: Diabetes type 2 – the ‘single best food’ to AVOID… »