“If we have a surplus, we’re going to share it with the rest of the world,” Mr. Biden told reporters on Wednesday, speaking generally about the U.S. vaccine supply. “We’re going to start off making sure Americans are taken care of first.” Johnson & Johnson, which has authorization for its vaccine in the United States…
The pandemic in the United States, now more than a year old, is starting to hit some calendar milestones for a second time, including St. Patricks’ Day parades across the country. The sudden cancellation of the parades last year was one of the first big signs of how disruptive the pandemic would be to normal…
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“We’re afraid that the kids who are being missed are probably the kids at higher risk,” Dr. Courtney said. Some states reported that the dip in lead screenings was especially pronounced among children who were on Medicaid, he added. For lead-poisoned children, the consequences could be devastating. Although there is no way to reverse lead…
I continued to live a full and largely unaffected life, though I often suffered symptoms such as debilitating headaches and bone pain. The hallmark fatigue of these blood disorders was not yet on my radar. I hiked. I cycled. I traveled. I was a night owl typically functioning “well” on five to six hours of…
DALLAS, March 11, 2021 — Stroke patients were nearly 50% more likely than heart attack patients to develop depression, and female stroke patients had a higher risk of depression than their male counterparts, according to two preliminary studies by the same research group to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2021.…
New research by the National Institutes of Health found that unbalanced progesterone signals may cause some pregnant women to experience preterm labor or prolonged labor. The study in mice — published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences — provides novel insights for developing treatments. During pregnancy, the hormone progesterone helps to…
DALLAS, March 11, 2021 — Non-O blood type may increase the risk of stroke among women who smoke and take oral contraceptives, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2021. The virtual meeting is March 17-19, 2021 and is a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians…
Greenville, SC – March 11, 2021 – KIYATEC, Inc researchers demonstrated that their immune-modified ex vivo platform can measure treatment response through direct interaction between a patient’s cancer and infiltrating immune cells, and immuno-oncology agents. This work, published in the March 2021 issue of Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, validates the use of this platform in a…
The U.S. Congress and Biden-Harris administration have a clear opportunity to supercharge global health research and development (R&D) in the wake of a pandemic that has revealed both the sector’s chronic neglect and amazing potential, according to a detailed agency-by-agency action plan released today by the nonprofit Global Health Technologies Coalition (GHTC). “The same core…