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AstraZeneca hails US trials as EU rows with UK over supplies
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said Monday that trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine was 100 percent effective in preventing severe disease, as…
Belgium looks to schools as COVID third wave rises
A surge in new coronavirus infections and hospital admissions in Belgium has made it necessary to “tighten the screws” on…
Breast screening could act as ‘trigger’ for lifesaving lifestyle changes
Using breast screening clinics to introduce lifestyle advice has the potential to improve women’s health, a study from the universities…
The end of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19
A year ago, infectious disease doctor Christine Johnston was leading a study on the use of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment…
Austria withdraws AstraZeneca batch as death probed
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Austria will stop using doses from one batch of the AstraZeneca vaccine while the death of…
Antisense oligonucleotides as a feasible therapy to treat MECP2 duplication syndrome
Many cognitive neurodevelopmental disorders are a result of too many or too few copies of certain genes or chromosomes. To…
UK’s PM eyes end to lockdown as vaccines reach one-third of adults
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set Monday to start unwinding England’s third and—he hopes—final coronavirus lockdown, as a quickening UK-wide…
UK tightens virus controls as New Zealand hunts source of outbreak
Britain on Monday began mandatory hotel quarantine for arrivals from high-risk countries as New Zealand identified its first cases of…
As Drug Prices Keep Rising, State Lawmakers Propose Tough New Bills to Curb Them
Fed up with a lack of federal action to lower prescription drug costs, state legislators around the country are pushing…