Review finds oral phenylephrine ineffective, leading to a proposal for market removal. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently proposed removing oral phenylephrine from over-the-counter (OTC) products…
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HHS Increases Stockpile of Flu Antiviral Tamiflu
Officials hope to reduce the strain on healthcare facilities this winter. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made additional rounds of Tamiflu available to regional healthcare…
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CDC Director Recommends Masks
Some regions see a surge as the flu, RSV, and COVID-19 present together. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky has recommended masks to reduce the…
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Updated Vaccines Ready This Week
White House considering the need for annual boosters. U.S. health officials have announced that new COVID-19 boosters intended to address currently circulating variants of the coronavirus will be…
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CDC Predicts Mild Flu Season
COVID precautions may keep infections low. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts that the coming flu season may be mild. It…
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Doctors Express Concerns over COVID-19 and Flu Season
CDC Director says the fall and winter will be “complicated.” While the numbers of COVID-19 cases have been steadily declining since the spike in mid-summer, U.S. health officials…
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