Pfizer now joins Moderna in testing its vaccine in younger children. The company will enroll 4,500 children in a trial that will ultimately include children…
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Italy reports 460 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, 21,267 new cases
FILE PHOTO: People walk at a street a year after the peak of Italy’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Bergamo, the country’s epicentre, Italy, March…
Long-term space travelers will need high-intensity exercise to protect heart health
As NASA seeks to build a lunar outpost, visit Mars and commercialize spaceflight, the long-term effects of weightlessness on the human heart are of critical…
First cell-based gene therapy approved by the FDA for treating multiple myeloma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel), a cell-based gene therapy to treat adult patients with multiple myeloma who have not responded…
New study provides the most comprehensive reviews of advancements in contact lenses
A newly-published paper represents one of the most comprehensive reviews of advancements to come in contact lenses, catapulting the commonly-used medical device to applications well…
Qiagen receives FDA emergency approval for coronavirus PCR test
FILE PHOTO: A logo of a testing company Qiagen is seen as Economy Minister Andreas Pinkwart and Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann of the German state…
Putin felt minor side effects from COVID-19 vaccine: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday he had experienced minor side effects from the coronavirus vaccine after receiving the first shot…
AstraZeneca confirms strong vaccine protection after US rift
AstraZeneca insists that its COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective even after counting additional illnesses in its disputed U.S. study, the latest in an extraordinary public…
Newly confirmed surgeon general to focus on COVID, opioids
The Senate confirmed a soft-spoken physician as President Joe Biden’s surgeon general Tuesday. While Dr. Vivek Murthy says ending the coronavirus pandemic is his top…
Wellness program for residents produces reductions in burnout risks
With heavy workloads and high professional and personal demands, medical residents in training – and those in urology residency programs – face a high risk…