Pharmaceutical firms must be “very transparent” about the risks and benefits of vaccines in efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic,
Month: December 2020
German factory races to churn out COVID-19 syringes
The battle against COVID-19 has delivered not just a vaccine at record speed but also a spike in demand for
England faces lengthy lockdown as new virus strain ‘out of control’
Britain’s health minister warned Sunday that a strict lockdown imposed on London and southeast England may last for months because
Countries ban UK flights as Britain says new virus strain ‘out of control’
European countries banned flights from the UK on Sunday and the WHO called for stronger containment measures as the British
Overdose deaths far outpace COVID-19 deaths in San Francisco
A record 621 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco so far this year, a staggering number that far
Thailand reports 548 new virus cases, highest daily spike
Thailand reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the highest daily tally in a country that had largely
Study sheds new light on how the brain distinguishes speech from noise
Researchers provide the first physiological evidence that a foundational center of the brain influences how sound is processed, identify a
Demand is low for COVID-19 antibody drugs but shortages loom
U.S. health officials are seeing an astonishing lack of demand for COVID-19 medicines that may help keep infected people out
AI-supported test predicts eye disease three years before symptoms
A pioneering new eye test, developed by scientists at UCL in collaboration with the Western Eye Hospital, London, may predict
Medical cannabis eases seizures in childhood epilepsy
Medicinal cannabis could offer patients significant relief from intractable epilepsy, but cost and access barriers remain, a review has found.
