Jacksonville, FL (April 8, 2021) – Susana R. Patton, Ph.D., ABPP, CDCES Center Director of the Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science in Florida, has secured a three-year, $900,000 NIH R01 grant entitled, “Coin2Dose: Behavioral economics to promote insulin bolus activity and improve HbA1c in teens.” Dr. Patton is the recipient of three concurrent R01…
LOWELL, Mass. – A biotech startup that aims to transform how intravenous medications are administered to patients is the top winner in the 2021 Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (M2D2) $200K Challenge. Now in its 10th year, the annual pitch contest drives innovations in health care by showcasing the pioneering work of early-stage medical device,…
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP) at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research last week launched a Phase 2 clinical trial in Thailand to evaluate an interleukin-15 (IL-15) superagonist, ImmunityBio’s Anktiva® (also called N-803), administered during acute HIV infection as an experimental therapy to target establishment of the HIV…
Scientists hope that vaccination will blunt any potential fourth surge. On Tuesday, President Biden moved up his vaccination timetable by two weeks, calling states to make every American adult eligible by April 19. All states have already met or expect to beat this goal after he initially asked that they do so by May 1.…
In the relentlessly on-demand world of livestream gaming, few are as in demand as the YouTube creator Valkyrae. Last month, over 650,000 fans viewed her playing the space-cartoon multiplayer game Among Us. A few days earlier, she starred as the blood-spitting heroine in Machine Gun Kelly’s new horror-tinged music video, “Day Walker.” Valkyrae, who goes…
Want to get the At Home newsletter in your inbox? Sign up here. Welcome. What constitutes a return to “normal” life? Is it when schools and offices are open consistently? When we’ve reached herd immunity? When we no longer wear masks in the supermarket? On planes? (Will we ever not wear masks in stores and…
Over the course of the pandemic, some of the most dangerous activities were those many Americans dearly missed: scarfing up nachos, canoodling with a date or yelling sports scores at a group of friends at a crowded, sticky bar inside a restaurant. Now, as more states loosen restrictions on indoor dining and expand access to…
April is National Poetry Month, and we want to celebrate with your verse. The Morning newsletter will be hosting a live event for Times subscribers on April 15 with the best-selling poet Rupi Kaur. Ms. Kaur will be talking about poetry and reading some poems submitted by Times readers. (We may also feature them on…
Fendi’s new direction under Kim Jones is one of classic British elegance infused with traditional Italian craftsmanship. Launching today, the famed atelier is releasing an exclusive capsule based on Jones’ spring-summer 2021 couture collection, his very first show for the house. Neither couture nor ready-to-wear, this limited-edition capsule presents ideas from his debut runway in…
The joint international and Chinese mission organized by the World Health Organization on the origins of Covid released its report last week suggesting that for almost every topic it covered, more study was needed. What kind of study and who will do it is the question. The report suggested pursuing multiple lines of inquiry, focused…