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InnovationRx: Shatner’s Trek And A Startup Stopping Nurse Shortages

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InnovationRx: Nobel Prizes, A Malaria Vaccine And Covid’s Batty Relatives

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2021 Lasker Awards Honor Neuroscience Researchers, A Biomedical Legend And mRNA Vaccine Pioneers

This year’s awards, sometimes nicknamed “America’s Nobels” honors the researchers who developed the foundation for Covid-19 vaccines and other medical innovators.

2022 Breakthrough Prizes Announced: mRNA Vaccine Pioneers Awarded $3 Million

Drew Weissman and Katalin Kariko, whose work was fundamental in developing the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna Covid vaccines, were among the winners of the annual awards given to noteworthy scientists.

InnovationRx: Theranos On Trial; Plus, Idaho Rations Hospital Care

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InnovationRx: The Boomers Are OK; Plus, Covid Mu Variant

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This Startup Wants To Treat Mild Cases Of Covid With LED Lights

Medical device company EmitBio is testing a device that uses precise light frequencies it claims can keep the coronavirus at bay.

InnovationRx: #HealthcareIsHard; Plus Waning Covid Vaccine Immunity

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InnovationRx: 50 Over 50; Plus, Covid-19 Booster Shots

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50 Over 50: How This Iranian Immigrant’s Vision Could Revolutionize Cancer Treatment

Helen Sabzevari has researched cancer her entire life. Now her company, Precigen, is trying to transform the way it’s treated.