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A U.S. Congress subcommittee unanimously approved the ACT for ALS bill in a decision that could soon pour massive funding into the search for treatment for this debilitating and deadly disease.
The WHO’s latest decision is based on advice from an independent panel of experts who evaluated data from 16 randomized controlled studies.
A major factor behind the success of the smallpox eradication campaign was political commitment and leadership.
Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, countries are reporting the fourth wave of rising cases, driven mainly by the Delta variant, although Omicron has everybody concerned. Here’s a look.
The CDC has shifted its recommendation on adults getting a booster COVID-19 vaccine to now include everyone ages 18 years and older.
Omicron has caused the U.S. to install travel bans against several South African countries while vaccine makers rush to test their vaccines against it. For that news and more, continue reading.
Although vaccines and effective therapeutics are powerful tools in preventing and treating COVID-19, we’re not done battling the disease just yet. For those stories and more, read on.
A preprint in bioRxiv from Penn State showed SARS-CoV-2 was detected in 33% (94) of the 283 white-tailed deer tested in Iowa between November 23, 2020 and January 10, 2021.
The U.S. FDA is making up for Covid-lost time this year, doubling the goal for FY 2021 domestic surveillance inspections for food and medical manufacturing facilities.
The U.S. CDC has issued new travel warnings as surges of COVID-19 continue throughout the country and the world. For that and other COVID-19 news, read below.
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