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FDA approves eye drops that can replace reading glasses for millions

A new FDA-approved eye drop hitting can change the lives of millions of Americans having age-related blurred near vision, a condition affecting mostly people 40 and older.

Vuity, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October, would potentially replace reading glasses for some of the approximately 128 million Americans who have trouble seeing close-up. The new medicine takes effect in about 15 minutes, with one drop on each eye providing sharper vision for a period of 6 to 10 hours.

Vuity is the first FDA-approved eye drop to treat age-related blurry near vision, also known as presbyopia. The prescription drug utilizes the eye’s natural ability to reduce its pupil size, explains Dr. George Waring, the principal investigator for the trial. “Reducing the pupil size expands the depth of field or the depth of focus, and that allows you to focus at different ranges naturally.”

Dr. Yael Vidal of Vidal Medical Concierge has updated her clients, who seek a Concierge Physician in Palm Beach Gardens, with regard to this exciting development. The potential of this particular type of eye drops to help people in need sounds promising.

Furthermore, Vidal Concierge in Juno Beach regularly advises to its patients, particularly those who search for a Concierge Doctor in Jupiter or in Juno beach, with regard to their medical conditions. This important update can be relevant to many such patients and people.

Additionally, explained Doctor Yael Vidal, a concierge doctor who is a Board Certified Physician and typically helps patients and local residents who need a Concierge Internist in Palm Beach area, this interesting development may be relevant to the particular age group mentioned above.

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Pfizer says its COVID-19 pill ‘Paxlovid’ cuts disease’s worst risks by 89%

Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill may cut severe illness by 89%, says the company.

The oral medicine is called Paxlovid. Pfizer says that its drug showed good results when administered within five days of the first COVID-19 symptoms. All COVID-19 treatments in the United States currently require IV or injection

Pfizer announced that its pill (Paxlovid) to treat COVID-19 was found to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% among high-risk adult patients in a clinical trial.

The vaccine-maker said there were no deaths reported in patients who received Paxlovid along with another antiviral through day 28 of the study; whereas 10 deaths were reported in patients who received a placebo.

Similar reductions in COVID-19-related hospitalization or death were observed in patients – who were unvaccinated with mild to moderate symptoms – treated within five days of symptom onset.

Pfizer plans to submit the data to the FDA for emergency use authorization (EUA) as soon as possible.

At the medical concierge practice of Dr. Yael Vidal, we monitor these positive developments and we bring them to the attention of patients who seek a Concierge Doctor near Palm Beach, as these important news are of interest to our patients and to the entire community.

Vidal Medical Concierge is located in Palm Beach County and provides concierge medicine services to a variety of people who need a concierge doctor in Jupiter as well as nearby areas.

Conveniently located in Juno Beach, Vidal Concierge is headed by Dr Yael Vidal who is a board-certified internist, and serves also patients who want a concierge physician in Palm Beach Gardens or in North Palm Beach.

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Vitamin D can improve your mood, lower the risk of a heart attack, and help with asthma management

A recent article by U.S. News & World Report reminds us of the various benefits associated with Vitamin D.

For example, there is a greater risk of bone fractures if Vitamin D levels are low, as this may cause less calcium to be stored in bones.

Vitamin D is also essential for good muscle function: It aids in the absorption of calcium and phosphate, which are essential to muscle contractions.

Vitamin D and its advantages is one of the topics that Dr. Yael Vidal sometimes discusses with her patients, those who need a concierge physician in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida or in nearby neighborhoods. Vitamins and other supplements may provide various benefits that may be very important to patients and can help to improve their health and their quality of life.

Seven benefits of Vitamin D include: Improved bone health; Reduced risk of heart attack and all-cause mortality; Asthma management; Lower inflammation in people with heart failure; Lower risk of several chronic conditions; Improved calcium absorption in the small intestine; Improved mood.

Patients of Dr. Vidal are those who are enrolled with Vidal Medical Concierge, a local provider of concierge medicine that caters to people who seek a concierge doctor near Jupiter Florida, and who appreciate the setting of direct access to a board certified internist. Accordingly, residents of Palm Beach county who are in need of concierge medicine in Palm Beach or Juno Beach often find their needs answered, as well as their questions and inquiries, and appreciate the timely manner and the high quality of service.

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The health benefits of Vitamin B12

A recent article in the Chicago Tribune summarizes the importance of Vitamin B12, as well as its benefits.

Cobalamin, also known as vitamin B12, is something that the human body needs but cannot produce on its own. Humans get it from supplements or from certain foods.

Vitamin B12 is needed for nerve cell function, red blood cell production, and DNA synthesis. Vitamin B-12 is essential to our nervous system, as it prevents the loss of neurons which is linked to memory loss with age. People with Vitamin B12 deficiency were more likely to develop dementia.

Furthermore, Vitamin B12 is good for the bones. Adequate vitamin B12 levels may reduce bone density issues, such as osteoporosis. As a person gets older, her / his bones are more likely to lose strength, so Vitamin B12 may help. This correlation is particularly true for women, who are more prone to bone loss with age.

Additionally, Vitamin B12 plays a part in preventing heart disease, as it helps decrease homocysteine in the blood.

Finally, Vitamin B12 works with red blood cells in our body to prevent anemia, a condition that can cause fatigue, weakness and even hospitalization and death if left untreated. Anemia happens when red blood cells become vitamin B12 deficient and physically deformed.

In her concierge medicine office in Juno Beach, Florida, Dr. Yael Vidal emphasizes to patients who seek a Concierge Doctor in Jupiter regarding the importance of Vitamin B12 in their diet and lifestyle. As described above, Vitamin B-12 may assist in preventing various diseases and medical conditions, and its role in proper health may be even greater for older patients.

Vidal Medical Concierge often answers questions and inquiries, typically by area residents who search for a concierge physician in Palm Beach Gardens or the vicinity, with regard to health issues and health matters and also with regard to medical solutions that may improve the quality of life of the patient. Some patients of Vidal Concierge are often those who desired to get medical advice from a provider of concierge medicine in West Palm Beach or in the palm beach county area, who inquire with Dr. Vidal regarding their medical questions and medical issues.

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CDC Real-World Study Confirms Protective Benefits of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

A new CDC study provides strong evidence that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections in real-world conditions among health care personnel, first responders, and other essential workers. These groups are more likely to be exposed to the virus because of their occupations.

The study checked the effectiveness of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections among 3,950 study participants in six states.

Following the second dose of vaccine (the recommended number of doses), the risk of infection was reduced by 90 percent two or more weeks after vaccination.

Following a single dose of either vaccine, the participants’ risk of infection was reduced by 80 percent two or more weeks after vaccination.

Dr. Yael Vidal, who leads and manages Vidal Medical Concierge in Juno Beach, explained this to patients who seek a Concierge Doctor in Jupiter or nearby areas. Patients continue to inquire about such data, as the pandemic of Covid-19 continues to spread on a daily basis and continues to infect residents of Palm Beach County as well as other regions in Florida and the nation.

The effectiveness of vaccines is an important piece of information that many patients, who search for a Concierge Physician in Palm Beach Gardens or in West Palm Beach, request to know.

Dr. Vidal explained to her patients, who often request the advice of Concierge Medicine in Palm Beach, the importance of getting vaccinated and the effectiveness of such vaccines.

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GSK and Vir to seek emergency use clearance for COVID-19 antibody therapy

GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology announced that they will immediately request emergency-use authorization in the USA after they finished a late-stage study early, based on the recommendation of an independent monitoring board. VIR-7831 has reduced the number of patients who were hospitalized or died by 85%, compared to placebo.

Antibody treatments are configured to decrease the severity of COVID-19 among patients who were already diagnosed with the infection. Dr. Yael Vidal, who is a board-certified internist advising patients who seek a concierge doctor in Jupiter Florida or in nearby areas, explained to some of her patience the importance of this positive result.

The two companies also said that a new laboratory study showed that the therapy, VIR-7831, was equally effective against the UK variant, the South African variant, and the Brazilian variant of the COVID-19 virus.

This new move brings the antibody therapy for Covid-19 one step closer to becoming yet another weapon against the CoronaVirus pandemic. It joins similar therapies that were introduced by Eli Lilly and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, receiving recommendations from U.S. and European health regulators earlier.

This antibody treatment was developed under a collaboration between Vir Biotechnology and GlaxoSmithKline, explains Dr. Vidal to patients searching for a concierge physician in Palm Beach Gardens. The fresh recommendation was based on an interim analysis of the data collected from 583 patients, wherein the analysis demonstrated a reduction of 85% in hospitalization or death in the VIR-7831 arm compared to placebo.

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CDC releases highly anticipated guidance for people fully vaccinated against Covid-19

The CDC has issued fresh guidelines for COVID-19 vaccinated population. It is the first guidance from the CDC for those who are fully vaccinated against Coronavirus

The federal health agency said that those who are fully vaccinated can spend time with unvaccinated people indoors, with no mask, so long as those who are unvaccinated are at low-risk for severe COVID-19.

Two weeks after the second dose of vaccine by Pfizer or Moderna, or the single-dose for those receiving the vaccine of Johnson & Johnson, fully vaccinated persons can gather inside with other fully vaccinated people without wearing face masks or physical distancing, the CDC said, calling these indoor gatherings “likely low risk.”

Also, indoor gatherings involving fully vaccinated people and unvaccinated people from a single household at low-risk for severe COVID-19, with no mask use, presents a “low risk” of virus transmission.

In gatherings with fully vaccinated people and unvaccinated people from multiple households, everyone should wear a mask and practice distancing.

Regardless of vaccination status, everyone should avoid medium-to-large-sized gatherings indoors. If fully vaccinated people decide to partake, they should wear masks, practice distancing and wash hands often.

“These fresh guidelines were highly anticipated”, explains Dr. Yael Vidal of Vidal Medical Concierge, a primary care concierge practice who often advises patients seeking a concierge doctor in Jupiter or in the nearby Juno Beach. “It is the first time that the CDC advises on what fully-vaccinated people should do, or should not do; and these guidelines are indeed helpful to patients, especially as the vaccinated population increases gradually, day by day.”

Dr. Vidal explained that many residents of Palm Beach County, particularly those who search for a concierge physician in Palm Beach Gardens or in nearby neighborhoods or areas, are often inquiring at Vidal Medical Concierge with regard to which safety measures that should be following. The new guidelines from the CDC can definitely assist in providing answers to the already-vaccinated portion of the community in Jupiter, in Juno Beach, as well as in North Palm Beach and adjacent regions.

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Johnson & Johnson one-shot CoronaVirus vaccine authorized in the U.S. for people 18 and over

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the third vaccine for prevention of Covid-19. The EUA allows the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) vaccine to be distributed in the United States for in individuals that are 18 years or older.

Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advisory panel on Sunday recommended the Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 and over. The recommendation came one day after the FDA authorization.

The vaccine is the third Covid-19 vaccine to become available in the U.S., and is also the first Covid-19 vaccine that requires only one shot.

Vidal Medical Concierge, a local concierge physician in Juno Beach, is monitoring and following closely such positive developments, and bringing such news to the attention of its patients.

“Patients are continuously inquiring about Covid-19, its complications and medicaments, and are interested in finding out more about the available vaccines”, says Dr. Yael Vidal, who takes care of many patients who seek a concierge physician in Jupiter or in nearby regions.

The recent developments are definitely positive, and increase the medical arsenal against Covid-19, which is good news to patients and residents who search for a concierge doctor in Palm Beach Gardens and often turn to Vidal Medical Concierge in the nearby Juno Beach for medical advice.

CoronaVirus Human Challenge: healthy volunteers to be exposed to Covid-19 in world first trial in the U.K.

The world’s first Covid-19 human challenge study will begin within a month in the United Kingdom, deliberately exposing up to 90 healthy young people to the CoronaVirus.

The study received ethics approval this week, the country’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said.

During the trial, up to 90 volunteers aged between 18 to 30 years will be exposed to Covid-19 in a safe and controlled environment. The purpose is to increase understanding of how the virus affects people. The study will play a “key role in developing effective Covid-19 vaccines and treatments.”

Dr. Yael Vidal, of Vidal Medical Concierge in Juno Beach, explained to her patients that this unique clinical study will be the first ever of its kind, with regard to Covid-19. Previous studies have tested the safety and the efficiency of vaccines for Covid-19, or of medicaments attempting to cure Covid-19. This new trial would be unique.

A patient who lives in Jupiter, Florida has explained: “I was looking for a high-quality Concierge Doctor near me, near Jupiter, and I was delighted to find Dr. Vidal right here in the neighboring Juno Beach”.

Indeed, patients who seek a concierge physician in Palm Beach Gardens, often find that the proximity to Juno Beach makes Vidal Concierge an excellent provider that suits their goals. In a relaxed and non-rushed setting, the patients of Vidal Medical Concierge can receive the full attention to detail that Dr Vidal can provide them.

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FDA issues emergency use authorization for Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the first Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in the United States.

Millions of doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, which has been found to be 95% effective, will be soon shipped around the country so vaccinations can begin within days.

At Vidal Medical Concierge, located in Juno Beach, Florida and headed by Dr. Yael Vidal, we monitor closely the availability of the new Covid-19 vaccine to our patients. As a medical concierge physician for Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens, we strive to serve our patients with the greatest possible level of care and professionalism. Contact us at Vidal Concierge if you are interested in a concierge doctor Jupiter or a concierge doctor Palm Beach Gardens.