Category: Health
CDC sets rules for trial cruises with volunteer passengers
Cruise lines can soon begin trial voyages in U.S. waters with volunteer passengers helping test whether the ships can sail safely during a pandemic.
EU ready to ‘discuss’ COVID vaccine patent waivers
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday that Brussels was ready discuss a US-backed proposal to waive patents on COVID-19 vaccines.
Positive data for Moderna booster against COVID variants
US biotech firm Moderna on Wednesday announced initial data from a small clinical trial that showed its booster shots improved people’s immune responses against key coronavirus...
Pharma federation IFPMA says US support for patent waiver ‘disappointing’
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations expressed disappointment Wednesday at the United States’ decision to support a global waiver on patent protections for Covid-19...
India sees record COVID-19 deaths, new cases in 24 hours
India saw record new jumps in COVID-19 cases and deaths on Thursday, dashing tentative hopes that a catastrophic recent surge that has stretched hospitals to the...
Sydney hunts source of COVID outbreak, New Zealand suspends travel bubble
Sydney health authorities were on Thursday hunting the source of their first local COVID-19 cases in more than a month, as New Zealand paused a quarantine-free...
New method identifies tau aggregates occurring in healthy body structures
It turns out that not all build-ups of tau protein are bad, and a team of researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University...
Breathing problems are the second most common symptom of heart attacks
One in four heart attack patients have atypical symptoms such as breathing difficulties, extreme exhaustion, and abdominal pain, according to a study published today in European...
Earswitch to allow people with MND to communicate again using hidden, tiny ear muscle
A revolutionary assistive technology being developed by GP Dr. Nick Gompertz with a team of researchers at the University of Bath hopes to offer people with...
