Pfizer seeks approval for 4th COVID-19 booster dose for seniors

Pfizer is expected to request authorization for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose for seniors in a move to provide extra protection to the over-65 population that has been hit hardest by the pandemic.

21 Ukrainian children with cancer safely flown to UK to receive ‘life-saving care’

The 21 Ukrainian children were flown out of Poland to the United Kingdom to receive “life-saving care” according to Sajid Javid, a member of Parliament and secretary of state for health and social care.

Michigan cuts quarantine, isolation time as COVID-19 cases improve

MDHHS and LARA have updated their COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines with variations for high-risk settings, vaccination status, and masking.

Detroit parents more hesitant of COVID-19 vaccine than non-parents

Researchers say understanding the link between parents and their kids is key to understanding the hesitancy of receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

University of Michigan to drop mask mandate on March 14

The University of Michigan said masks at its three campuses are no longer required in most locations for everyone, regardless of Covid vaccination status, starting next week.

Which states have lifted mask mandates

With the omicron variant of COVID-19 waning and Americans eager to move beyond the virus, government and business leaders have been out ahead of the CDC in ending virus measures.

The first plant-based Covid vaccine approved in Canada

The decision was based on a study of 24,000 adults that found the vaccine was 71 percent effective at preventing COVID-19 — although that was before the omicron variant emerged. Side effects were mild, including fever and fatigue.

Exercise after COVID-19 vaccine may increase antibodies, study finds

The study demonstrates that 90 minutes of exercise after immunization of the COVID-19 vaccine increases antibody response several weeks later.

Sinus cancer survivor shares how she learned of the rare illness - and how she beat it

"I was upset, scared of course you hear cancer you think it is the end of the world," she said. "I constantly had a ringing in my ear, all day - all night. (I had) a lot of problems, but I never expected to hear 'sinus cancer.'"

New prescription eye drops remove need for reader glasses
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When you reach a certain age, many people can't leave home without readers. but now there's a new prescription eye drop that promises to enable your aging eyes to read without glasses - could that work? We put the drops to test with FOX 2's Jay Towers

FDA: Abbott baby formula recall expanded to Similac PM after another report of illness

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded its recall to Abbott’s Similac PM 60/40 powdered infant formula after another baby was exposed to Cronobacter sakazakii which may have contributed to the child’s death.

Beaumonth Health's nursing director fights misinformation on COVID

Over the course of the past two years, Imana 'Mo' Minard has been having a positive impact on the Black community by working to erase healthcare inequalities and the mistrust some have on the medical system.