Moderna's Covid vaccine more likely to trigger heart inflammation in young and middle-aged men
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found two doses of the largely U.S.-funded shot led to myocarditis and pericarditis in 97.3 cases per million jabs among men aged 18 to 39. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - June 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Increased risk of myocarditis or pericarditis following Covid vaccination finds new study
ALTHOUGH the Covid vaccine offers plentiful important benefits, some studies suggest it's also connected to possible side effects just like any medication. Now, new research has linked two heart problems to the jab. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 11, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19 Vaccines: Strong Medicine in HF but Uptake Lags COVID-19 Vaccines: Strong Medicine in HF but Uptake Lags
Concerns about vaccine-related cardiac complications like myocarditis may be contributing to vaccine hesitancy in patients with heart failure, experts suggest.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - June 10, 2022 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
A Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine, From Novovax, Passed a Key Stage in the Authorization Process
American adults who haven’t yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon get another choice, as advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday backed a more traditional type of shot.
Next, the FDA must decide whether to authorize the protein vaccine made by latecomer Novavax as the nation’s fourth coronavirus shot for adults. It’s made with more conventional technology than today’s dominant Pfizer and Moderna shots and the lesser-used Johnson & Johnson option.
Novavax shots are already available in Australia, Canada, parts of Europe and multiple other countries, either for initial va...
Source: TIME: Health - June 8, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: LAURAN NEERGAARD / AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
FDA Advisers Back a New COVID-19 Vaccine, Made By Novavax
American adults who haven’t yet gotten vaccinated against COVID-19 may soon get another choice, as advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday backed a more traditional type of shot.
Next, the FDA must decide whether to authorize the vaccine made by latecomer Novavax, a protein vaccine that’s made with a more conventional technology than today’s U.S. options.
Novavax shots are already used in Australia, Canada, parts of Europe and dozens of other countries. But U.S. clearance is a key hurdle for the Maryland-based company.
FDA’s vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said another choice in the U....
Source: TIME: Health - June 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lauran Neergaard / AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 wire Source Type: news
Managing Cardiovascular Complications of COVID Vaccination Managing Cardiovascular Complications of COVID Vaccination
At a recent conference, cardiologists discussed the management of myopericarditis and myocarditis after SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as the cardiac rehabilitation process.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Novavax's Myocarditis Issue; CPR-Shy Bystanders; Braunwald on Xenotransplants
(MedPage Today) -- Expect FDA advisors deliberating authorization for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine to pay special attention to the observed side effects of myocarditis. (CNN)
Four in 10 adults admitted they wouldn't initiate CPR to save someone... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - June 7, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
FDA Advisers Consider Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine This Week FDA Advisers Consider Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine This Week
An FDA panel will consider Novavax ' s COVID two-dose, protein-based vaccine this week, looking at some reports of adverse reactions, including rare events of myocarditis and pericarditis.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - June 6, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
FDA flags heart issues after taking Novavax vaccine
In the company's nearly 30,000 patient trial, conducted between December 2020 and September 2021, there were four cases of myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation also associated with mRNA vaccines, detected within 20 days post vaccination. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - June 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chest CT shows how well COVID-19 vaccines work
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - June 2, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
New ABPM Classification for Kids; HDL-C Paradox; Gene Therapy for Refractory Angina
(MedPage Today) -- Myocarditis was adjudicated as very likely or probable in more than half of COVID long-haulers in a study also reporting evidence of persisting multisystem cardio-renal injury more than a year after infection. (Nature Medicine... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 31, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Reports of myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review of spontaneously reported data from the UK, Europe and the USA and of the scientific literature, BMJ Open
Younger vaccinees more frequently report myocarditis and pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccines than older vaccinees. Results from published literature supported the results of our analyses. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US CDC Says COVID Vaccine-Related Myocarditis Much Lower for Children Than Teens US CDC Says COVID Vaccine-Related Myocarditis Much Lower for Children Than Teens
The CDC on Thursday said rates of reported heart inflammation linked to the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine have been much lower in 5- to 11-year-old boys than in adolescents and young men, and were only slightly elevated above normal.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Has cardiac MRI reached its diagnostic potential?
Cardiac MRI has overcome issues that limited its use in the past. But challenge...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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New MRI method detects heart injuries in COVID-19 patients (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 11, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
COVID Vaccines in Kids 5-11: 'We Need to Explain It Better'
(MedPage Today) -- In this video, Paul Offit, MD, director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses vaccination, myocarditis, and COVID-19 illness in younger age groups. Offit, who will weigh Pfizer's third... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - May 5, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
