Moderna, Pfizer vaccines for under 5s overwhelmingly endorsed by FDA advisers
Children under 5 may finally get FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines. Enlarge / Boston Medical Center Child Life Specialist Karlie Bittrich sees to a baby while in a pediatrics tent set up outside of Boston Medical Center in Boston on Apr.....»»
New Omicron Variants Are Here--What We Know So Far
The variants appear to sneak past the immune system, but vaccines will likely continue to hold strong.....»»
Doc who thinks vaccinated people are magnetic is in big trouble with med board
It's unclear if her defense will include putting keys and forks on people's faces. Enlarge / Clevland doctor Sherri Tenpenny gives false testimony on June 8, 2021, saying COVID-19 vaccines magnetize people. (credit: The Ohio Cha.....»»
Uganda Ebola outbreak tops 100 cases, 30 deaths; cases growing in capital
Officials say they will test three experimental vaccines in the coming weeks. Enlarge / Red Cross workers don PPE prior to burying a 3-year-old boy suspected of dying from Ebola in 2022 in Mubende, Uganda. (credit: Getty | Luke Dray).....»»
People with paranormal beliefs more likely to be spooked by science and the COVID-19 vaccine, sociologists suggest
The number 13, telekinesis and witchcraft play a part in a person's mistrust of science and vaccines, including the COVID-19 shot, according to research from West Virginia University sociologists......»»
Musk signals $44 billion Twitter deal on track to close this week
Musk notifies advisers, equity investors that he intends to finalize takeover by Friday. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Elon Musk has confirmed on a video call with his advisers that he intends to close his $44 billion acquisi.....»»
Joe Biden used BeReal to encourage annual vaccines
Joe Biden's social media team is keeping up with the times. A tweet from the President's official account used BeReal, the app currently soaring in popularity, to encourage people to get their annual vaccines. SEE ALSO: H.....»»
With shots and infections, the most common COVID symptoms have shifted
Beware of unexplained sneezing, which is becoming a more common COVID symptom. Enlarge / A close-up view of a woman sneezing. (credit: Getty | David Jones) As people build up immunity to SARS-CoV-2 through vaccines, boosters,.....»»
Global climate summit is heading for a geopolitical hurricane
The last time world leaders got together for a climate summit, the backdrop was thoroughly menacing. A pandemic had decimated national budgets. Poor countries were up in arms over the hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines by the same wealthy nations whose fo.....»»
How a VW dealership’s competitions boosted alignment, tire sales
Onion Creek Volkswagen boosted sales of alignments and tires by establishing a process that all service advisers follow and by holding competitions. Commissions, bonuses and other spiffs are up for grabs each month......»»
Proxy advisers have inherent incentive to create controversy, study shows
When an institutional investor uses recommendations from a proxy adviser to cast a vote on shareholder issues, they may want to proceed with caution......»»
Infection research: Antibodies prevent cell infection
Using bacteria of the Bartonella henselae species, researchers from Goethe University, Frankfurt University Hospital, the Paul Ehrlich Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines in Langen, and the University of Oslo demonstrated for the first ti.....»»
Why is everyone horny for Martha Stewart?
The internet has been debilitatingly parched, devastatingly eager, and overwhelmingly obsessed with the thirst traps that are coming from the one and only 81-year-old ex-con and home influencer Martha Stewart.On Saturday, Stewart was trending on Twit.....»»
Ebola Is Back—and Vaccines Don’t Work Against It
Public health officials are racing to contain an outbreak in Uganda. It’s an urgent warning to the rest of the world......»»
Kids 5-11 can now get the bivalent, BA.5-targeting COVID booster
Federal officials urge Americans to get their boost by Halloween. Enlarge / Avery, 6, and Aidan, 11, got their second Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Friday, June 25, 2021, as part of t.....»»
That Florida “analysis” on COVID vaccines is—you guessed it—total garbage
This dumpster fire of an analysis is just what you'd expect from Florida's Ladapo. Enlarge / Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo speaks at a press conference in Rockledge, Florida, on August 3, 2022. (credit: Getty | SOPA Images).....»»
Voters agree on need for more protections from chemicals
American voters overwhelmingly say they want government and industry to ensure the products they buy are free of harmful chemicals, and they are willing to pay more for it, according to a national online survey commissioned by the Program on Reproduc.....»»
Researchers develop new tool for targeted cell control
Thanks to new RNA vaccines, we humans have been able to protect ourselves incredibly quickly from new viruses like SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These vaccines insert a piece of ephemeral genetic material into the body's cells, which th.....»»
Spotlight on synthetic tissues and mRNA for chemistry Nobel
The development of mRNA vaccines, "bioorthogonal chemistry" or even artificial skin are some of the discoveries tipped for the Nobel Chemistry Prize announced Wednesday, which experts see as a toss-up......»»
Study: Black prosecutors are more punitive toward Black and Latinx defendants
Prosecutors exert considerable power in the criminal justice system, and while defendants are predominantly Black and Latinx, prosecutors are overwhelmingly White. Despite calls for addressing racial disparities in this field, we know little about wh.....»»
Medicine Prize opens Nobel week clouded by war
Breast cancer discoveries and mRNA vaccines are seen as possible winners when the Nobel Medicine Prize kicks off a week of winner announcements on Monday, with this year's awards held under the shadow of war in Europe......»»