Study: Enjoy those nachos and beat COVID, too
By GREGORY ZELLER // High doses of an over-the-counter antacid can reduce the severity of COVID-19 symptoms. The important news about the common heartburn drug famotidine – known best by…
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Albany OKs Applied DNA’s rapid Omicron detector
Hochul tags unvaccinated as NY mask mandates return
With Omicron coming, Applied DNA steps up detection
Northwell’s new COVID-19 tests are pure LabGold
At Feinstein, another national first for COVID boosters
In a tough spot, a tough governor makes a tough call
New collaboration gives Acupath wings, literally
Abnormal: As variants spike, NYU Langone gets busy
Scholarships, Super Bowl tix lure the vaccine-hesitant
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany is getting more creative in its efforts to convince New Yorkers to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Following Ohio’s lead – earlier this month, the Buckeye…
New York unmasked as state races toward ‘normalcy’
By GREGORY ZELLER // Who was that masked man? The familiar question, first made famous by the “Lone Ranger” radio and television serials of the early 20th century, took on…
Applied DNA, Northwell join hunt for COVID mutants
By GREGORY ZELLER // As humanity takes the upper hand in the war against COVID-19, the virus that causes the disease continues to mutate – and New York State’s largest…
Historic Northwell vaccination earns Smithsonian spot
By GREGORY ZELLER // Abraham Lincoln’s iconic top hat, Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” and Sandra Lindsay’s Northwell Health employee ID badge. These are just three of…
No shot: Pfizer nixes New York’s direct appeal
By GREGORY ZELLER // It appears Albany’s questionable attempt to cut out the middleman in its immunization efforts is a nonstarter. Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday sent a letter to…
FDA: Applied DNA’s assay kit can detect UK mutant
By GREGORY ZELLER // Only two COVID-19 test kits earning U.S. Food and Drug Administration Emergency Use Authorization can detect the mutant “UK strain” – and one of them is…