Category: healthcare

Baby Formula Blues: The Latest Regulatory Fiasco Reveals Problems Bigger Than The Recall Itself

As it is, infant formula is very difficult to manufacture and to keep compliant with FDA standards. The industry recognized the implications of the shutdown of the Abbott Nutrition plant and yet the FDA and the White House failed to connect on the issue.

There May Be A New Polio Epidemic On Its Way- If So, What We Can Do

Thanks to vaccines, the United States has been polio-free since 1979. However, there are other lesser known viruses that can cause similar life-threatening neurological conditions. Acute Flaccid Myelitis is one of these conditions, and cases are on the…

A Potential GSK Game Changer And An MRNA Cancer Vaccine: Highlights From The 2022 ASCO Conference

Big pharmaceutical companies reported steady improvements on cancer treatments.

Harvard Professors Continue To Push Misconceptions To Justify Drug Price Controls

However, despite the millions of lives saved thanks to delivering both vaccines and therapeutics at equitable prices around the globe, this industry continues to get hammered by industry critics in their assault on drug pricing.

What To Know About How Monkeypox Spreads—And Whether You Should Wear A Mask

Monkeypox primarily spreads through close contact with infected animals, people or contaminated objects, though questions remain over whether it lingers in the air or is passed on sexually.

Powassan Virus Kills Woman, 2nd Such Tick-Borne Infection In Connecticut In 2022

Climate change and warmer temperatures have helped the tick population grow and grow.

Paxlovid Resistance: Challenges And Opportunities

Two recent preprint studies demonstrate evidence of potential Paxlovid resistance. These findings present both challenges and opportunities for the future of the pandemic.

Unraveling Hope For Prion Disease And Other Progressive Neurodegenerative Diseases

Prion diseases are rare, deadly neurodegenerative brain diseases that result from misfolding protein. Recent study encourages the development of antibodies to PrPC to prevent its conversion to PrPSc. If successful, their unique approach illuminates tre…

Study Finds Previous Covid-19 Infection Doesn’t Protect Children From Omicron

A new study found that less than 10 percent of children who contracted Covid-19 in 2020 or early 2021 developed neutralizing antibody titers against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.

Covid Could Impact Babies’ Brain Development In The Womb, Study Suggests

Babies exposed to Covid in the womb were more likely to be diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders one year after delivery, researchers found, a wide array of conditions that includes schizophrenia, autism, learning difficulties and speech issues.