Cancer drugs capable of weakening the body’s immune defenses are no more likely to increase the risk of COVID-19 infection
Day: May 20, 2021
EU lawmakers back COVID vaccines patent waiver
The European Parliament has urged the EU to back a push for a temporary waiver of coronavirus vaccine patents, in
When do I still need to wear a mask?
When do I still need to wear a mask? It depends, mostly on whether or not you’re vaccinated. If you’re
EU finalizes deal with Pfizer-BioNTech for 1.8 billion doses
The European Union’s executive arm on Thursday finalized a third vaccine contract with Pfizer and BioNTech through 2023 for an
Vaccines effective against variants but overseas travel still not safe: WHO
Progress against the coronavirus pandemic remains “fragile” and international travel should be avoided, the World Health Organization’s Europe director warned
Combination therapy achieves high rates of response for patients with ALL
A combination of ponatinib and blinatumomab was found to be safe and highly effective in patients with newly diagnosed or
Red meat intake, poor education linked to colorectal cancer
A new paper in JNCI Cancer Spectrum, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that several non-genetic factors—including greater red meat intake,
US cervical cancers fall but other sex-related cancers rise
Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S.,
Study solves mystery of how amyloid beta forms in brain nerve cells
In a major breakthrough, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have discovered how amyloid beta—the neurotoxin believed to be at
A complex link between body mass index and Alzheimer’s
Though obesity in midlife is linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease, new research suggests that a high body
