Vaccination and boosting, especially when recent, helped to limit the spread of COVID-19 in California prisons during the first omicron
Month: January 2023
Duping antibodies with a decoy, researchers aim to prevent rejection of transplanted cells
Researchers at UCSF have developed a novel, potentially life-saving approach that may prevent antibodies from triggering immune rejection of engineered
Dry eye disease alters how the eye’s cornea heals itself after injury
People with a condition known as dry eye disease are more likely than those with healthy eyes to suffer injuries
Up to 70% of Shanghai population infected with COVID: top doctor
A senior doctor at one of Shanghai’s top hospitals has said 70 percent of the megacity’s population may have been
Why China’s COVID wave is stirring fear
China is experiencing a huge COVID-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month. A growing number
Drug approved to help young patients battle a rare cancer
Children and adults with a rare type of soft tissue cancer will now have a new treatment option that could
Enlarged veins can cause pain, infertility
Many people have heard of varicose veins before. But it’s not just the leg veins that can become twisted, enlarged,
New HIV treatment shot given only twice a year could be a ‘game changer’
The Food and Drug Administration has approved Sunlenca, an injectable therapy to suppress HIV for patients who suffered drug resistance
Gastroesophageal reflux disease causally linked to lung cancer
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is causally associated with lung cancer risk, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Cancer
Experts: Underuse of COVID-19 drug Paxlovid shortchanging patients
Ira Katz bustles at his pharmacy in Atlanta’s Little Five Points neighborhood this cough season, serving patients who need medicine
