WASHINGTON — By now we've all heard that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has an efficacy rate of 95%, Moderna of 94%, and Johnson & Johnson about 66%; what you may not have known is that rate's technical ...
Referring to a “peer reviewed study” published in medical journal The Lancet, users on social media have erroneously claimed that the reported efficacy rates for the available COVID-19 vaccines are ...
The Pfizer vaccine has been shown to be highly effective at preventing severe symptoms from developing in a person infected with COVID-19. A now deleted Instagram post used incorrect math to claim the ...
Researcher, Medicine and Health, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Cholesterol-lowering statins are one of the world’s most commonly used medicines. They were first approved for people ...
Researchers provided comprehensive evidence of the benefits of statin use in elderly patients, addressing longstanding uncertainties. The robust evidence demonstrated that continuous statin therapy ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...