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Specifically, the FDA granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to Quest Diagnostics for its SARS-CoV-2 rRT-PCR test, allowing the lab to test up to four samples at once. The pooled samples must be collected in a healthcare setting, as opposed to at home. What Is Pooled Sample Testing? Pooled sample testing combines samples from multiple people and tests them as a group. Sample pooling allows for testing of more people while utilizing fewer testing resources....

Pfizer—a U.S. pharmaceutical company—and BioNTech—a German biotech firm—teamed up back in March to pursue vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Specifically, they are creating vaccines with different combinations of messenger RNA (mRNA), a method the pair has been working on together for influenza vaccines since 2018. What Does Fast Track Mean? The FDA fast track process facilitates the expedited development and review of drugs—or vaccines—intended “to treat serious conditions and “fill an unmet medical need....

The approval is currently designated for people age 16 and older. It allows for Pfizer to communicate with advertisers and healthcare providers directly. Health officials hope the decision will increase people’s confidence in the Pfizer vaccine and encourage more companies to issue vaccine mandates for employees. “If you’re one of the millions of Americans who said that they will not get the shot until it has the full and final approval of the FDA, it has now happened,” President Joe Biden said at a press conference....

The vaccine becomes the first COVID-19 vaccine to be fully approved by health authorities in the United States. The FDA had recently set an unofficial deadline for granting full approval to the Pfizer-BioNTech shot by Labor Day on September 6, amid a surge in infections across the United States fueled by the more transmissible Delta variant. Like the other two COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the United States—manufactured by Johnson & Johnson and Moderna respectively—the Pfizer-BioNTech shot had only been authorized for use under what’s known as an EUA....

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recalled the frozen treats made by Weis Markets over concerns the products could be “contaminated with extraneous material, specifically metal filling equipment parts.” One customer discovered an intact piece of metal equipment in a 48 oz container of Weis Quality Cookies and Cream Ice Cream, the agency said in a statement. There are fears that an additional piece of equipment present in the ice cream may possibly present a choking hazard....

Phobias affect about 19 million Americans and usually first emerge in childhood, although they can start at any age. Fear of fire is a type of phobia known as a specific phobia, an extreme fear that’s out of proportion to the actual risk. People with specific phobias know that their fear is excessive, but they can’t get past it. About 12% of U.S. adults experience a specific phobia at some point in their lives....

title: “Fear Of Flying” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-22” author: “Angel Vigue” While the pilot, Luis Morales III, was unauthorized to fly the Cessna, U.S. investigators said that the plane was 700 pounds overloaded. Most of the equipment flown down to the island on two cargo planes days earlier was loaded onto this one Cessna. Investigators say the extra weight eclipsed the plane’s limit, which, combined with a possibly faulty left engine, may have made the plane impossible to control....

“Personal vehicles endure as the preferred mode of transportation for Americans, with 80 percent of Thanksgiving travelers opting to drive this year,” said Jenni Newman, Cars.com editor-in-chief in a press release. “Increased flexibility in the workplace coupled with the costs and inconveniences of air travel means the holiday road trip has never looked better.” Of the three reasons for driving, about half said prices were their main concern; 20 percent said schedule disruptions....

Masood, who is licensed to practice medicine in Pakistan, had been working as a research coordinator at a medical clinic in Rochester, Minnesota under a temporary visa. In the complaint against Masood, he was accused of wanting to carry out “lone wolf” terrorist actions against the U.S. and travel to Syria to join ISIS. He also allegedly claimed his allegiance to the terrorist organization. Masood attempted to leave the U....

The prosecutors argued that Akayed Ullah, 31, has not been met with the appropriate punishment for an attempted suicide bombing beneath a Times Square subway station in December 2017. Ullah’s bomb failed to fully explode, leaving him with severe burns and causing minor harm to people around him. He was arrested for the attack and is set to face a 35-year prison sentence on April 8, the Associated Press reported....

It won’t really be as bad as all that for Silvio Berlusconi. But Italy’s bad-boy prime minister is in another fix–and this time so is Europe. The telegenic billionaire statesman-cum-potential felon is losing ground in his three-year-old bribery trial. A verdict looks likely just as he takes the helm of the European Union in July. If convicted–and he may well be–Berlusconi would be barred by law from leaving the country while awaiting sentence or lodging an appeal....

The risk of Army women being assaulted at Fort Hood was almost a third higher than the risk faced by all female Army members, the study revealed. More than a third of sexual assaults in 2018 of active-duty Army women occurred at bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky. “These findings provide the Army with increased visibility on where exactly risk is consistently high for sexual assault and sexual harassment,” Jenna Newman, a social science advisor at the Army Resilience Directorate, told the Associated Press....

The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests the pay gap is a result of female doctors spending more time with their patients in face-to-face visits than male doctors, and as a result, seeing fewer patients throughout the year. “The main results of the paper are that female doctors earned 11% less visit-revenue per year on account of doing 11% fewer visits per year, but they spent more time with patients per visit, per day and per year,” first author Ishani Ganguli, MD, MPH, a health policy researcher and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Brigham & Women’s Hospital Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, in Boston, Massachusetts, tells Verywell....

The tournament also marks the first World Cup held in the Middle East, and despite major criticism over FIFA’s decision to select Qatar as hosts, it has broken new ground in the Arab state. In one more, welcomed, change the final round of group-stage matches will also see a move towards greater inclusivity and representation in football, as Stephanie Frappart takes charge of Costa Rica vs Germany on December 1....

It can be difficult to determine if a hernia is a femoral hernia or an inguinal hernia. They are only differentiated by their location relative to the inguinal ligament. A hernia in the groin area that is above the inguinal ligament is an inguinal hernia; below the ligament, it is a femoral hernia. It often takes a specialist to determine what type of hernia is present and it may only be identified once surgery begins....

The Reds targeted Virgil van Dijk over the summer but were unable to prise the central defender away from Southampton, eventually being forced into a humiliating apology to the south coast club for their conduct. Liverpool 20/1 to win Champions League Jurgen Klopp did not buy an alternative, either, only strengthening his backline with the £8 million purchase of Andrew Robertson from Hull City, and the former Manchester United defender Ferdinand believes Van Dijk would have become an important part of Liverpool’s side had he moved to Anfield....

Sharing her predicament on Reddit on January 24, user Elegant-Scholar-7566 explained that she and her partner had originally planned to get married a few years ago, but the COVID-19 pandemic put their plans on hold until things felt safer for everyone in attendance. Her post has already generated over 11,000 votes and 6,500 comments. The person’s fiancé had originally asked a friend whom he has known for over a decade to be his best man, but the supposed problem arose because the best man has since transitioned into a woman, called Amy....

This article discusses the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of uterine fibroid degeneration. Fibroid Degeneration Symptoms Uterine fibroids are benign uterine growths made of smooth muscle cells and fibrous tissue, ranging in size from the size of a grain of rice to the size of a melon. Uterine fibroids mainly develop in and around the uterus (womb), but rarely may develop in the muscular portion of the uterine wall or form stalks that form pouches or stalks outside the womb....

The word fibula is Latin for “the brooch” and many believe it is named that way because when paired with the tibia anatomically, it forms the safety pin look of an ancient brooch. Stress fractures of the fibula can occur with repetitive stress impact exercises like running. The pain of stress fractures in the fibula is similar to other common running injuries, making it difficult to correctly diagnose. Since it does not bear significant weight, the fibula is often used as a donation site for bone grafts to repair bony structures in other parts of the body....