Month: June 2021

A vial and syringe are seen in front of a displayed Pfizer logo in this illustration taken January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Israel's Health Ministry said on Tuesday it found the small number of heart inflammation cases observed mainly in young men who received Pfizer's (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine in Israel were likely linked to their vaccination. Pfizer has said it has not observed a higher rate of the condition, known as myocarditis, than would normally be expected in the general population. In Israel, 275 cases of myocarditis were reported between December 2020 and May 2021 among more than 5 million vaccinated people, the ministry said in disclosing the findings of a study it commissioned to examine the matter. Most patients who experienced heart inflammation sp...

From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: A total of 4,323 Humboldt County residents have tested positive for COVID-19 after an additional 38 cases were recorded since the most recent report on Friday. COVID-19 vaccines are widely available at mass-vaccination clinics organized by Humboldt County Public Health as well as at local pharmacies. Johnson & Johnson and Moderna vaccines are authorized for people 18 years and up. Residents age 12 and older can receive the Pfizer vaccine only, and a parent or guardian must provide consent for minor children to be vaccinated in person at the clinic site. See the schedule of upcoming vaccination clinics below, and sign up in advance at MyTurn.ca.gov. Wednesday, June 2 - 2 to 6 p.m. College of the Redwoods (7351 Tom...

The day Dr. Elizabeth Dawson was diagnosed with covid-19 in October, she awoke feeling as if she had a bad hangover. Four months later she tested negative for the virus, but her symptoms have only worsened. Dawson is among what one doctor called "waves and waves" of "long-haul" covid patients who remain sick long after retesting negative for the virus. A significant percentage are suffering from syndromes that few doctors understand or treat. In fact, a yearlong wait to see a specialist for these syndromes was common even before the ranks of patients were swelled by post-covid newcomers. For some, the consequences are life altering. Before fall, Dawson, 44, a dermatologist from Portland, Oregon, routinely saw 25 to 30 patients a day, cared for her 3-year-old daughter and ran long distance...

Israeli scientists increased the life expectancy of mice by 23 percent, which could allow  the average person to live up to 120 years old. According to a report from the Times of Israel, scientists increased the supply of a protein, SIRT6, that decreases with age in 250 mice.  America is changing faster than ever! Add Changing America to your Facebook or Twitter feed to stay on top of the news. The protein-rich mice were more youthful and less susceptible to  getting cancer. “The change in life expectancy is significant, when you consider that an equivalent jump in human life expectancy would have us living on average until almost 120,” Prof. Haim Cohen of Bar-Ilan University told the Times of Israel. “The changes we saw in mice may be translatable to humans, and if so that ...