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Flu season is here and overall viral activity is up 23% across the United States, even as respiratory syncytial virus and COVID-19 infections continue to sweep across parts of the nation.
Research on the ever-evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus continues as scientists scramble to make sense of it and find cures. Here’s a look.
Although there are many effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines around the world, the preferred vaccine is the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. For that and more stories, read on.
Biden’s campaign trail promise to cure cancer is hanging in the balance as his plan for a new biomedical research agency is being axed from the Democrats’ social spending package.
Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock’s days as interim head of the agency are numbered due to federal regulations. Speculations are rampant on a number of potential choices.
As US vaccination rates have been hovering in the 50% of the population range for two months, President Biden hit the old dusty trail to push his vaccine mandate even more.
Here’s a look at mRNA vaccines and their effectiveness and more COVID-19 news.
After serving three presidential administrations, Dr. Francis S. Collins is stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health at the end of the year.
The Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot is now authorized for people over 18 and 65 who are immunocompromised, at high risk due to their work or living situation and front-line healthcare workers.
Teva Pharmaceuticals reached a $15 million agreement with the state of Louisiana to settle claims against the company over its marketing of opioid products.
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