Our Top Pick Video Game for 7-10 year olds
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Our Top Choice for Men’s Anti-Perspirant
Here’s our top pick for men’s anti-perspirant. Read Original Article: Our Top Choice for Men’s…
Medical Daily’s Top Pick for Men’s Body Wash
Our favorite pick for men’s body wash. Read Original Article: Medical Daily’s Top Pick for…
Our Favorite Pick for Toddler Crayons
Here’s our favorite pick for toddler crayons. Read Original Article: Our Favorite Pick for Toddler…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: AstraZeneca to boost Covid-19 vaccine supplies to EU; what comes next for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug?
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to another working week. We hope the weekend respite was…
Opinion: Disadvantage indices can help achieve equitable vaccine allocation
Policymakers have wrestled for months with how to fairly prioritize populations for Covid-19 vaccines. But…
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Opinion: The bystander effect, Covid-19 vaccine edition
What do Covid-19 vaccination and the stabbing death of a woman outside of her New…
STAT+: The FDA delayed its decision on Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug. Now what?
The Food and Drug Administration’s decision to take three extra months to review Biogen’s controversial…
Eric Lander is brilliant, connected, and controversial. Now Joe Biden wants him to ‘reinvigorate’ American science
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden’s presence at meetings of the Obama administration’s scientific advisory council sometimes…
STAT+: Biden administration pumps brakes on signature Trump drug pricing proposal
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has agreed to delay for a year the implementation of…
A viral mystery: Can one infection prevent another?
In September 2009, the H1N1 swine flu had arrived in Portugal, Spain, and the UK,…
Trump officials actively lobbied to deny states money for vaccine rollout last fall
WASHINGTON — Top Trump officials actively lobbied Congress to deny state governments any extra funding…
Worries in the West Wing: Mental Health and the US Presidency
Obfuscating the truth, or flat-out lying, is a well-known Oval Office fall back. Hiding, or…
Additional Covid-19 vaccines bring choices — and complications — to the rollout
It’s always good for consumers to have options, right? And indeed, the United States should…
Unprecedented Import-Alert Highlights Hand Sanitizer Risks
After alarming testing results, the FDA has taken unprecedented action against importing hand sanitizers from…
STAT+: Pharmalittle: J&J and Novavax vaccines are effective to varying degrees; FDA delays decision on Biogen Alzheimer’s drug
And so, another working week will soon draw to a close. Not a moment too…
J&J one-dose Covid vaccine is 66% effective, a weapon but not a knockout punch
Johnson & Johnson said Friday that its single-dose Covid-19 vaccine reduced rates of moderate and…
STAT+: FDA delays approval decision for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s treatment
The Food and Drug Administration is delaying its decision on Biogen’s closely watched Alzheimer’s drug…
Opinion: Decentralized clinical trials: Collaboration is needed to drive their adoption and impact
Despite groundbreaking advances in basic and clinical science and technology, clinical trial methods have not…
Science communication in the Covid-19 era is a brave new world, for better and worse
Before 2020, the biggest debates in science communication were often about balancing hope and hype…
Pediatricians pivot to vaccines on the go as immunization rates drop during the pandemic
At the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Eileen Costello, the chief of ambulatory pediatrics at…
For states, tracking Covid-19 vaccination data poses a huge challenge
After a long day of doling out Covid-19 vaccines, workers in Utah County toil late…
Good News Now, and Maybe Later, for HIV Patients
Two new HIV treatments hold great promise: one replaces the daily hill of pills, and…
In Midst of Pandemic, Fear of Measles Comeback
Routine vaccinations are still necessary to protect the community from disease; a CDC report says…
Listen: J&J’s imminent vaccine data, CRISPR’s confusing boom, and navigating scientific misinformation
When are we getting more Covid-19 vaccine data? Is CRISPR having a dot-com moment? And…
Novavax says its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective, but far less so against one variant
A Covid-19 vaccine from Novavax proved nearly 90% effective in preliminary results from a key…
STAT+: ‘A milestone in oncology’: Amgen’s KRAS-blocking drug proves effective for lung cancer patients in clinical trial
A drug from Amgen designed to block the cancer protein known as KRAS shrank tumors…
Having pandemic panic attacks about virus variants? National preparation is the cure
The most frightening aspect of a pandemic, on a primal level, involves the emergence of…
South Carolina identifies the first U.S. cases of coronavirus variant first seen in South Africa
Health authorities have identified the first U.S. cases of Covid-19 caused by a fast-spreading form…
Virtual event: Preventing a black market for Covid-19 vaccines
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: U.S. wholesalers bid to distribute Covid-19 shots; U.S. drug prices were 2.5 times higher than in other countries
Top of the morning to you, and a fine one, it is. We can tell…
STAT+: ARCH raises $1.85 billion fund, planning to back more big companies
ARCH Venture Partners, the venture capital firm known for helping to arrange huge financings for…
Opinion: New coronavirus variants call for intensified surveillance, control, and vaccination efforts
The Covid-19 virus is evolving rapidly. That should come as no surprise: RNA-based viruses generate…
Opinion: Denied treatment, some Covid long-haulers could become lifelong-haulers
“Long-haulers are truckers who are on the road for a long time. But in the…
‘Just utter chaos’: A Twitter thread offers a window into the frustrating search for Covid-19 shots
As an intensive care physician in Phoenix, Arghavan Salles has spent the past several months…
STAT+: U.S. drug prices were more than double those in dozens of countries in 2018
As debate intensifies over the cost of medicines, a new analysis found that prescription drug…
STAT+: Advocacy groups urge Biden administration not to tap Woodcock as FDA commissioner
As the Biden White House attempts to fashion its health policies, a coalition of consumer…
STAT+: Pharma is only ‘inching forward’ in boosting access to medicines in low-income countries
Like the proverbial tortoise, a new analysis finds that while the pharmaceutical industry is taking…
Our Favorite Digging Kit for 8 Year Olds
Here’s our top pick for a digging kit for your 8 year old. Read Original…
Top Pick for a Dry Eye-Eye Drop
Here’s Medical Daily’s top pick for a dry eye-eye drop. Read Original Article: Top Pick…
Our Best Choice for All-Around Toothpaste
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Scientists create a thermostat for blood pressure to help patients with spinal cord injuries
Paralysis or the loss of mobility are among the most pressing and clear consequences of…
Those Covid-19 variants? ‘Don’t worry yet,’ vaccine expert says
On Tuesday, Paul Offit, the vaccine developer and a professor of pediatrics at Children’s Hospital…
To Receive a Free Toke, You’ll Need a Covid Poke
A Michigan marijuana dispensary is trying to help out in the Covid-19 pandemic. Read Original…
‘Use that money wisely’: Coalition urges governments to spend opioid settlement funds on evidence-based efforts
As state and local governments consider how to spend proceeds from settlements with opioid makers,…
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STAT+: Pharmalittle: EU and AstraZeneca clash over Covid-19 vaccine; J&J is bullish about vaccine supplies
Rise and shine, everyone, another busy day is on the way. Yes, indeed, the middle…
Opinion: Governments’ alcohol subsidies are harmful to public health
Each January, millions of people around the world make resolutions to cut back on the…
Opinion: Too many Covid-19 patients face death alone. Vaccinated volunteers could change that
I got my first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine on Dec. 16, and was surprised…
STAT+: Senate rules could pose hurdles for vaccine funds
WASHINGTON — Progressive Democrats in the Senate are hoping to use a streamlined process that…
Elective, but not optional: Orthopedic patients eagerly await surgeries delayed by Covid-19
Robin Young wants you to know she thinks her second knee replacement is the least…