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Pharmacies Are Turning Away Immunocompromised Patients Seeking Fourth COVID-19 Shot

01/26/2022

Amid changing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pharmacies are denying fourth COVID-19 shots to patients with weakened immune systems.

Amid changing guidelines from...

01/26/2022

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Rubber Bullets Used on Crowds Can Kill or Permanently Injure Victims

06/05/2020

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Protestors inflicted with severe rubber bullet injuries this week have shown that these "less-lethal" weapons used by law enforcement aren't so harmless.

Protestors inflicted with severe...

06/05/2020

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3-D Printer Creates Implant to Keep Mich. Baby Breathing

05/29/2013

Liz Szabo ;

Until he received his implant, the boy stopped breathing virtually every day, requiring doctors to perform emergency resuscitations.

Until he received his implant,...

05/29/2013

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COVID-19’s Silver Lining: Research Breakthroughs for Chronic Disease, Cancer, and the Common Flu

03/17/2022

Liz Szabo ;

Over the past 2 years, medical researchers have generated more than 230,000 medical journal articles, documenting studies of vaccines, antivirals, and other drugs, as well as basic research into the structure of the virus and how it evades...

Over the past 2 years, medical...

03/17/2022

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COVID-19 Booster Rates Low Among Older Adults in the United States

05/18/2022

Liz Szabo ;

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported approximately 1 in 3 Americans aged 65 years and older who completed their initial COVID-19 vaccination round have still not received a first booster.

The Centers for Disease Control...

05/18/2022

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Researchers Accelerate Efforts to Develop Epstein-Barr Vaccine

10/25/2022

Liz Szabo ;

Efforts to develop an Epstein-Barr vaccine have ramped up amid advances in vaccine technology and research linking the virus to multiple sclerosis and other conditions.

Efforts to develop an...

10/25/2022

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Legislation to Fund Antibiotic Development for Superbugs Stirs Controversy

12/21/2022

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Liz Szabo ;

The PASTEUR Act, which would provide $6 billion to pharmaceutical manufacturers to incentivize antibiotic development, has sparked support and criticism throughout the health care industry.

The PASTEUR Act, which would...

12/21/2022

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