FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for Convalescent Plasma as Potential Promising COVID–19 Treatment
Washington, DC--Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for investigational convalescent plasma for the treatment of COVID-19 in...
CDC Requires Wearing of Face Masks while on Public Transportation and at Transportation Hubs
Atlanta, GA--As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to surge in the United States, CDC is implementing provisions of President Biden’s Executive Order on Promoting COVID-19...
16 States Have Adult Obesity Prevalence at or above 35%: CDC
Atlanta, GA--The number of states in which at least 35% of residents are obese has nearly doubled since 2018 – and disparities persist –...
Youth Tobacco Product Use, including E-cigarettes, Drops during 2015-2016
Washington, D.C.--The number of middle and high school students who say they are current tobacco users – defined as having used a tobacco product...
Los Angeles County Suicide Prevention Network to Release 2021 Suicide Prevention Report to the Community
Los Angeles County Suicide Prevention Network to Release
2021 Suicide Prevention Report to the Community
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Suicide Prevention Network (LASPN), in partnership...
CDC Expects 2020 Outbreak of Life-Threatening Acute Flaccid Myelitis
Atlanta, GA--The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) anticipates that 2020 will be another peak year for cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM),...
California Poised to Create the Largest Single Purchaser for Prescription Drugs
Sacramento--In his first act as California’s 40th Governor, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a series of major, first-in-the-nation executive actions and budget proposals to lower...
New Product Shows Incredible Regenerative Results, Clinical Trials to Begin in United States
Work of Dr. Rongxiang Xu continues through Foundation
By Jason Zara
If you have noticed that as you age, your digestion isn’t what it used to be, you...
Experimental COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe and Generates Immune Response: NIH
Washington, DC--An investigational vaccine, mRNA-1273, designed to protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was generally well tolerated and prompted...
Public Health Reports 7 New Deaths and 8,891 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19...
Public Health Reports 7 New Deaths and 8,891 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County
The Los Angeles County Department of Public...
