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People who consume more olive oil in their diet have a lower risk of death from any cause or specific causes including cardiovascular disease (CVD), cancer, neurodegenerative disease, or respiratory disease compared with those who hardly or never consume olive oil, according to a large US study.

Individuals with risk factors such as pre-existing comorbid conditions, in addition to old age and being immunosuppressed, may still be at increased risk of developing severe COVID-19 illness even after completing their full vaccination, according to a study by the US CDC.

COVID-19 vaccination appears to be associated with a small increase in menstrual cycle length of less than 1 day, but these changes are only temporary and there is no change in the duration of menses, a prospective study suggests.

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-31 December 2021 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Treatment with icosapent ethyl did not reduce the rate of hospitalization or mortality among patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to results of the PREPARE IT-2* trial presented at AHA 2021.

Receipt of a booster dose of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine is tied to a reduced risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, according to results of a study from Israel.