A half-million doses arrived this month in Afghanistan, where many insist the virus isn’t real and vaccines aren’t needed. Those who want the vaccine fear…
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Future Vaccines Depend on Test Subjects in Short Supply: Monkeys
The pandemic has highlighted the United States’ dependence on China for research animals, reviving calls for a “strategic monkey reserve.”The pandemic has highlighted the United…
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6 Subtle But Serious Signs You Have A Heart Problem
Chest pain isn’t the only indicator of heart disease. Here are other symptoms you should look out for.Chest pain isn’t the only indicator of heart…
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Anti-Defamation League Takes Issue With Michael Che’s Vaccine Joke On ‘SNL’
The dig on “Weekend Update” sparks complaints, but spotlights the stark vaccine gulf between Israelis and Palestinians.The dig on “Weekend Update” sparks complaints, but spotlights…
View More Anti-Defamation League Takes Issue With Michael Che’s Vaccine Joke On ‘SNL’How Meaningful Is Prediabetes for Older Adults?
A new study indicates that the condition might be less of a worry than once believed.A new study indicates that the condition might be less…
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CNN’s Brianna Keilar Moved To Tears Remembering 500,000 Victims Of COVID-19
The “Newsroom” host acknowledged the “collective loss” of the coronavirus pandemic in the emotional segment.The “Newsroom” host acknowledged the “collective loss” of the coronavirus pandemic…
View More CNN’s Brianna Keilar Moved To Tears Remembering 500,000 Victims Of COVID-19Maharashtra: Experts want walk-in jab, not app, for 50-plus
Members of the central Covid-19 task force and public health experts have called for walk-in registrations instead of pre-registration on the CoWIN app when vaccine…
View More Maharashtra: Experts want walk-in jab, not app, for 50-plusU.S. Reaches 500,000 Covid Deaths
In a single year, Covid-19 became a leading cause of death in the United States, rivaling heart disease and cancer, and has driven life expectancy…
View More U.S. Reaches 500,000 Covid DeathsResearchers Halt Trial of Promising Sickle Cell Treatment
Two patients in a gene therapy study developed cancer years after treatment. It is not clear whether the therapy was responsible.Two patients in a gene…
View More Researchers Halt Trial of Promising Sickle Cell TreatmentVaccines Adapted for Variants Will Not Need Lengthy Testing, F.D.A. Says
The agency’s new guidance will speed the development of vaccines that protect against more contagious variants of the coronavirus.The agency’s new guidance will speed the…
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