The proposed change is designed to reduce the complexity of the vaccine regimen for the public, doctors and manufacturers.
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FDA proposes switching to annual coronavirus vaccine, mimicking flu model
The proposed change is designed to reduce the complexity of the vaccine regimen for the public, doctors and manufacturers.
Here’s how gardening can improve your health
Those who garden look forward to the season of seed packets, plantings and abundant harvests. But research indicates another reason to eagerly anticipate a return to gardening: better health.
Covid, flu, RSV declining in hospitals as ‘tripledemic’ threat fades
The third pandemic winter is nowhere near as bad as the previous two, likely because most Americans have some immunity from shots and previous infections.
David Allis, researcher who explored ‘on-off’ switch in genes, dies at 71
Dr. Allis’s work opened new ways to treat some blood cancers and stirred wider medical research into gene-targeting drugs for other diseases.
NIH biosecurity advisers urge tighter oversight of pathogen research
A draft report from the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity comes after a nearly year-long review of existing guidelines.
What you need to know about the new childhood obesity guidelines
Aggressive treatment, including medication for kids as young as 12, and surgery for those as young as 13, is now recommended.
Aggressive treatment guidelines for childhood obesity getting backlash
But experts say that the old approach of “watchful waiting” often failed and that many children developed lifelong health issues.
FDA declines to give accelerated approval to Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug, firm says
The Food and Drug Administration said it needed safety data on more patients, the company said.
Lab-leak fears are putting virologists under scrutiny
The “lab leak” conjectures about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic have cast a shadow over pathogen research amid broader calls for more government oversight.
