Category: healthcare

Scientists Just Discovered A Way To Treat Down Syndrome Prenatally — In Mice

For humans, a drug made from a plant compound that has anti-inflammatory properties represents a possibility for prenatal treatments that are personalized to meet the needs and metabolisms of individual babies.

Three Takeaways From Major FDA Advisory Meeting On Covid-19 Vaccines

One thing became clear over the course of the seven-hour meeting — that a hastily expedited vaccine might benefit some people, but fail those who need protection most.

What Is Perimenopause & When Does It Start?

The transition to menopause doesn’t happen all at once and the symptoms of perimenopause can be varied, long-lasting and exhausting.

Sewage Signals Covid-19 Outbreaks, A Project Led By The U.K. Government Says

It could be used to help detect outbreaks and provide an early warning mechanism.

Why Senator Mitch McConnell’s Hand Appears Discolored, Here Are Some Possibilities

People on social media have been speculating about the Senate Majority Leader’s hands and the bandages on them.

Idaho County Ditches Mask Mandate Amid Covid-19 Surge

One health board member denied the existence of Covid-19 entirely.

Watercoolers: Can We Replace Random Daily Contact?

How do we replace the daily contact we used to have with people in our offices, those glass palaces we used to spend so much time in? Do we not need the trivial, casual interactions of the water cooler, the office kitchen, the elevator?

Biden And Trump Drug Pricing Policies Would Decimate Biotech, Drive Innovation To China

With anxiety already high over current drug supply lines, these policies would leave the country dependent on China for future medicines.

The Tech Expanding Birth Control And Abortion Access Amid The Pandemic

The pandemic is making it harder than ever for people to access reproductive healthcare.

FDA Approves Remdesivir For Covid-19 Treatment

The drug was previously granted emergency use authorization, not full approval.