The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded Vanderbilt University Medical Center a two-year, $3.7-million contract to
Month: March 2021
Two new diabetes drugs may work better for Asian people
Two relatively new but increasingly used diabetes drugs (with one of these classes also now approved for used in heart
Discovery for treatment of heart disease in type-2 diabetics
University of Otago researchers have discovered one of the reasons why more than 50 percent of people with type 2
India reviews AstraZeneca side effects after concerns in Europe
India will carry out a deeper review of post-vaccination side effects from the AstraZeneca shot next week although no cases
Brazil grants full approval to Oxford vaccine, orders Sputnik
Brazil granted full regulatory approval Friday to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University and pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca, voicing confidence
Mexico authorizes remdesivir to treat COVID
Mexico on Friday approved the anti-viral drug remdesivir for emergency use treating COVID-19 patients in the Latin American country, one
Reno area confirms 1st case of variant that originated in UK
Health officials have confirmed the first northern Nevada case of a COVID-19 variant that originated in the United Kingdom, and
Exhaustion linked with increased risk of heart attack in men
Men experiencing vital exhaustion are more likely to have a heart attack, according to research presented today at ESC Acute
EU faces fresh shortfall of AstraZeneca vaccine supplies
The European Union is facing further shortfalls in its coronavirus inoculation programme after pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said production problems and
China aims to vaccinate 70-80% of population by mid-2022
China is aiming to vaccinate 70-80% of its population by mid-2022, the head of the country’s Center for Disease Control