FDA adds warning about rare reaction to J&J COVID-19 vaccine

Loading the player… U.S. regulators on Monday added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not entirely clear the shot caused the problem. The Food and Drug Administration announced the new warning, flagging reports of Guillain-Barre syndrome, an immune system… Read More »

J&J, AstraZeneca explore modifying Covid vaccines in response to rare blood clot issue

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2021/04/10: Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vial and box seen at a vaccination site. Doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are being administered throughout the state of Florida despite a small number of patients who have experienced adverse reactions, including blood clots. (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)… Read More »

Cleveland Clinic, New York-Presbyterian among hospitals with biggest charity care, community benefits deficit

Dive Brief: Many nonprofit hospitals are not living up to their obligations for tax-exempt status by investing in the communities they serve, according to a new survey of nearly 2,400 hospitals by the Lown Institute. According to Lown’s 2021 Hospitals Index, the institutions fell short in community investments by nearly $ 17 billion in the… Read More »