FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in adolescents
The Food and Drug Administration has agreed to let adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 be vaccinated with the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, making it the first …
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Reawakened immune cells show promise in mice against zombie cells tied to diseases of aging
Scientists have started to test whether natural killer, or NK, cells can be trained to go after hard-to-cure blood cancers in human patients. But making these sentinels of the innate …
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Researchers fear people of color may be disproportionately affected by long Covid
It’s well-known now that people of color have shouldered a disproportionate burden in the Covid-19 pandemic. Now researchers and clinicians are increasingly concerned that history is repeating itself in the …
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Opinion: My work as a Black OB-GYN tempered my joy as I prepared to give birth
Expectant mothers tend to spend time fine-tuning their baby registries and decorating their nurseries. I did some of that, but also spent time getting my blood pressure checked and drafting …
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Opinion: Rather than turning its back on the QALY, pharma should collaborate on efforts to improve it
A key element in the long-simmering debate on reining in drug prices in the United States is how to ensure that prices are affordable, represent a sufficient reward to industry …
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As the Covid-19 crisis ebbs in the U.S., experts brace for some to experience psychological fallout
The end of the emergency phase of the pandemic is in sight in the United States, at least for now. But as the weight of the crisis is lifted, experts …
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Listen: Vaccine riches, patent waivers, & a gene therapy for aging
What does $45 billion buy you these days? Is clinical trial tourism a business? And will no one think of the patents? We cover all that and more this week …
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New analysis finds global Covid death toll is double official estimates
A new analysis of the toll of the Covid-19 pandemic suggests 6.9 million people worldwide have died from the disease, more than twice as many people as has been officially …
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Pfizer and BioNTech to provide Covid-19 vaccine to Olympic, Paralympic delegations
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech announced Thursday that they would provide Covid-19 vaccine to all Olympic and Paralympic delegations headed to the Summer Games in Tokyo, vaulting them ahead of …
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