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Nasal Vaccines May Not Be The Game Changer We Think They Are
Many are pinning their hopes on nasal vaccines becoming the tool that finally halts transmission of the Covid-19 virus. I do not share the same unbridled enthusiasm that nasal vaccines will provide long-lasting protection from infection and protection …
Hiding In Plain Sight: Supporting Young Adult Addiction Care
More than 40 million people were living with a substance use disorder in 2020, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. While the disease takes lives, 3 out of 4 people who experience addiction eventually recover, as …
How To Reduce Your Child’s Risk Of The Enterovirus Infection (EV-D68) That Is Causing Paralysis
The CDC is warning about a rise in enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases, which can rarely cause acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a polio-like illness. Here’s how to protect your family.
Molecular Jujitsu: SARS-CoV-2 Co-Opts Host Defense
A recent study shows how the SARS-CoV-2 N protein can co-opt a component of the host’s defense to suppress host immunity
mRNA Flu Shot Moves Forward As Pfizer Launches Late-Stage Trial, Builds On Covid Vaccine Success
Pfizer hopes to use the mRNA technology used in its Covid-19 vaccine to build a more effective flu shot.
Prime Movers Lab Raises A $500 Million Early Growth Fund To Invest In Breakthrough Science
The new fund will be focused on startups in energy, manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, satellites and more.
Polio Outbreak In New York Puts U.S. On List Of Countries Where Virus Circulates, CDC Says
“We cannot emphasize enough that polio is a dangerous disease for which there is no cure,” Dr. José R. Romero, Director of CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said, urging people to ensure they are fully immunized against p…
The Opportunity In “The Room Where It Happens”: Why Amwell’s Roy Schoenberg Is Bullish On Telehealth’s Future
What does the future hold for telehealth, and what are the driving forces of change?
The answers to the above questions depend on who you ask, the data they are looking at, and the aperture of the lens through which they are looking at the data.
Favor Teams Up With Imaware To Offer Discrete At-Home STI Tests To Women And People Who Menstruate
Digital health solutions company imaware today announced its collaboration with Favor (formerly The Pill Club), a leading digital healthcare platform, to offer at-home sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing for its more than 220k+ patients acros…
