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FDA commissioner puts One Health on his agenda
One of the first public statements made by Dr. Robert Califf after he was appointed as the new head of the U.S. Food and […]
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COVID-19 found to increase risk of heart disease
The greatest cause of mortality in the United States is heart disease, and the risk of cardiac problems has apparently increased with COVID-19. A
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Engineered bacteria converts CO2 into valuable chemicals
When you think of measures to combat climate change, you probably don’t think of microorganisms. However, researchers led by Northwestern University and carbon recycling
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Sanofi-GSK COVID vaccine moves forward
After late-stage clinical human trials showed their protein-based COVID-19 vaccine provided a high level of protection against the disease, the French drugmaker Sanofi and
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CDC underlines protection provided by COVID-19 boosters
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) doubled down on its recommendation that everyone receive COVID-19 booster shots after a study they published
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Studies: COVID shot protects pregnant women – and their babies
COVID-19 vaccines using mRNA technology are not only safe for expectant mothers and their babies but also create protective antibodies in both mothers and
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Gene editing breakthrough in ticks promises to help fight disease
Scientists hoping to fight tick-borne diseases last week announced “a new protocol that allows gene editing at the embryo stage in ticks, previously thought
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Bird flu reappears in the U.S.; CDC says human risk low
As of last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported several incidences of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
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Studies find racial inequity in treatment and clinical trial participation
Bias against Black patients in the United States was documented in two different reports published last month. Black patients are two-and-a-half times more likely
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First woman cured of HIV after umbilical cord blood transplant
The third person ever to be cured of HIV with medical treatment was the first female patient and the first to receive a transplant
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