Can COVID-19 vaccines affect my period? It’s not known, but researchers are starting to study the issue. Vaccines are designed to activate your immune system, and some experts have wondered if that could temporarily disrupt menstrual cycles. So far, reports…
Read MoreA Psychedelic Drug Passes Big Test for PTSD Treatment
In an important step toward medical approval, MDMA, the illegal drug popularly known as Ecstasy or Molly, was shown to bring relief to those suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder when paired with talk therapy. Of the 90 people who…
Read MoreReaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe
Widely circulating coronavirus variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach. The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the most vulnerable may be enough to restore normalcy. By Apoorva Mandavilli Early in the pandemic,…
Read MoreTwo weeks after Colorado’s COVID-19 dial ended, counties show mixed results on cases
Two weeks after Colorado retired its dial framework for setting COVID-19 restrictions across the state, the results are a mixed bag — even in counties that took a similar approach to public health guidelines. The dial framework had tied a…
Read MoreWhen do we have to wear a mask outside? The C.D.C. says less often, and here’s how and why.
transcript C.D.C. Eases Outdoor Mask Guidelines Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention remarked on Tuesday on the agency’s new guidance about when masks should be worn outdoors. Today, C.D.C. is updating our recommendations for…
Read MoreBay Area man hospitalized with J&J vaccine clots: Not just a women’s problem? – The Denver Post
The rare blood clots seen after the Johnson & Johnson vaccine might not only be a women’s problem. UC San Francisco is reporting that a Bay Area man in his 30s developed this unusual syndrome – called vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia…
Read MoreWhat Do Women Want? For Men to Get Covid Vaccines.
As the Biden administration seeks to get most adults vaccinated by summer, men are holding back. Holly Elgison and her husband Len Schillaci, a mixed vaxxed couple in Valrico, Fla. “I would rather he got the shot, and I hope…
Read MoreA jab on the job: Companies, unions offer COVID-19 vaccines
Marie Watson wanted to be among the first in line when she and other essential workers became eligible for the coronavirus vaccine — and with good reason. The maintenance parts buyer for a Mission Foods tortilla plant in Pueblo, Colorado,…
Read MoreEmpty middle seats reduce virus risk on planes, a new study says, taking no account of mask-wearing.
By Emily Anthes Keeping the middle seats vacant during a flight could reduce passengers’ exposure to airborne coronavirus by 23 to 57 percent, researchers reported in a new study that modeled how aerosolized viral particles spread through a simulated airplane…
Read MoreWhat the Coronavirus Variants Mean for Testing
Most tests should be able to detect the variants of concern, but test developers and health officials must remain vigilant, scientists say. By Emily Anthes In January 2020, just weeks after the first Covid-19 cases emerged in China, the full…
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