Category: Editors’ Pick

The WHO To Discuss Global Pandemic Treaty At World Health Assembly May 22-28

Despite calls for more global coordination, some have been arguing against such a treaty, even starting a hashtag #StopTheTreaty.

Mirvie Raises $60 Million For Blood Test To Predict Pregnancy Complications

Cofounders Maneesh Jain and Stephen Quake are applying liquid biopsy, a non-invasive diagnostic technology better known for cancer screening, to pregnancy.

European CDC Calls Omicron BA.4, BA.5 Covid-19 Variants Of Concern

The BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants may soon become the dominant versions of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Europe.

Bette Midler Tweets ‘Try Breastfeeding, It’s Free,’ Amidst Baby Formula Shortage, Here’s The Reaction

In response, many on the Twittersphere pointed out the numerous longstanding challenges of trying to breastfeed.

Monkeypox Update: 2 New Cases In London, England, Unrelated To First Case

Of the two newly confirmed cases of monkeypox in the U.K., one is currently hospitalized at St Mary’s Hospital in London, whereas the other is isolating at home.

Lorals New Anti-STI Underwear For Oral Sex Gets FDA Clearance

Dam. There’s now a new alternative to dental dams when it comes to protecting yourself against sexually transmitted infections (STI) during oral sex.

India’s Largest Companies: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Rises On Forbes Global 2000 List

Autoimmune diseases occur, in the broadest sense, when our body’s natural defense, the immune system, mistakes our own cells or tissues for foreign substances, accidentally turning on us and attacking otherwise healthy cells and tissues — in essence, a…

Forbes Global 2000: The World’s Largest Healthcare Companies In 2022

Pfizer and Moderna moved up in the rankings thanks to blockbuster 2021 sales of Covid-19 vaccines.

InnovationRx: Baby Formula Shortage; Plus, New Data On Moderna’s Vaccine And Kids

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Here Is What One Million Covid Deaths In The U.S. Looks Like

A by-the-numbers look at how Covid-19 has impacted the United States.