Transparent methods for developing evidence-based living, rapid practice points

The American College of Physicians (ACP) today released a paper that details the methods that its Scientific Medical Policy Committee (SMPC) uses to develop ACP living, rapid practice points. “The Development of Living, Rapid Practice Points: Summary of Methods From the Scientific Medical Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians” was published in Annals …

A driver was arrested after police say she struck 2 women peacefully protesting the police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.

A White driver is in custody and could face a hate crime penalty after she struck two Black women with a car during a protest Monday over the fatal police shooting of a Black man last month in North Carolina, authorities said.

Discovery sheds light on real-time evolution of immune system’s ‘antibody factories’

The immune system’s B cells have the unique distinction of being the only cells in the human body that evolve, in real time—and an international team of scientists announced in Nature Immunology that they have uncovered new insights into how these cells rapidly evolve in response to an infection or vaccine to produce better protective …

Young Americans are lagging behind with Covid-19 vaccines. And these threats have experts pushing for their vaccination

Experts are turning their focus in the fight against Covid-19 to vaccinating young Americans — warning that though they may not face high risk for serious illness, they may still have to contend with long-term symptoms.