Jacqueline Howard
Health Reporter at CNN
Health Journalist @CNN • Tweeted opinions are mine • IG: jacqehoward • Watch my health segments on @NewsCentralCNN and @cnni!
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1 week ago |
cnn.com | Jacqueline Howard
CNN — A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a new study finds. This could put the medication, called gepotidacin, on track to become the first new antibiotic for gonorrhea since the 1990s.
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2 weeks ago |
cnn.com | Tiffany Anthony |Jacqueline Howard |Gigi Mann
Northwestern University engineers have developed the world's smallest pacemaker, which is light-activated and can be injected non-invasively, offering a new potential treatment for newborns with congenital heart defects. CNN Health's Jacqueline Howard speaks to a biomedical engineer about the sesame-sized pacemaker. 01:17 - Source: CNN 9 videos
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2 weeks ago |
cnn.com | Jacqueline Howard
For the first time, two-in-one flu and Covid combination vaccines -- which vaccinate against both Covid-19 and influenza in a single shot -- could be up for FDA action this year. Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images CNN — Concern is growing among public health experts that anti-vaccine sentiment within federal and state governments may derail emerging and cutting-edge vaccines that are now awaiting regulatory approval in the United States – essentially leaving those vaccines in limbo.
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2 weeks ago |
phillytrib.com | Meg Tirrell |Jacqueline Howard
The US Food and Drug Administration has delayed granting full approval of Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine despite it being on track to be cleared until Tuesday afternoon, a person familiar with the situation told CNN. The agency is seeking more data on the vaccine, said the source, who declined to be named because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly about the situation. The Wall Street Journal first reported that the FDA had missed its decision deadline.
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3 weeks ago |
wdsu.com | Meg Tirrell |Jacqueline Howard
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has delayed granting full approval of Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine despite it being on track to be cleared until Tuesday afternoon, a person familiar with the situation told CNN.The agency is seeking more data on the vaccine, said the source, who declined to be named because they weren't authorized to speak publicly about the situation.
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