“Contagion,” a 2011 film about an influenza pandemic, ends with the first doses of a vaccine being allocated by lottery. COVID-19 vaccines are now being…
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Asian Americans wary about school amid virus, violence
BOSTON — A Chinese American mother in the Boston suburbs is sending her sons to in-person classes this month, even after one of them was…
Tiny implantable tool for light-sheet imaging of brain activity
Tools that allow neuroscientists to record and quantify functional activity within the living brain are in great demand. Traditionally, researchers have used techniques such as…
EU regulator prepares to issue advice on use of J&J vaccine
Experts at the European Medicines Agency are preparing to present Tuesday the conclusions of their investigation into possible links between the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus…
Nanotechnology: The Answer to Opioid Therapy?
The use of nanotechnology in medicine is one of the most exciting advancements right now for both diagnostics and treatments. Nanomedicine is defined as the…
Efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions may be hindering end-of-life pain management
Policies designed to prevent the misuse of opioids may have the unintended side effect of limiting access to the pain-relieving drugs by terminally ill patients…
New machine-learning program accurately identifies COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media
A new machine-learning program accurately identifies COVID-19-related conspiracy theories on social media and models how they evolved over time–a tool that could someday help public…
Paroxysmal AF Can Recur but Burden Plunges After Durable Ablation
A randomized comparison of two ablation catheter designs in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) may say less about the choice of equipment than the…
Set up national registry to capture pharma company payments to clinicians and patient support groups
A national registry to capture all pharma/medical device industry payments and other benefits made to all clinicians, healthcare organizations and patient support groups should be…
JOHN STAPLETON on the 'cure' that killed his wife Lynn Faulds Wood
The ‘cure’ that killed Lynn: JOHN STAPLETON’s wife was on blood thinners for a rare condition. What a tragic irony, he says, that they cost…