One-shot COVID-19 vaccine approach moving forward
FDA advisory committee votes unanimously in favor of a one-shot COVID-19 vaccine approach – 5 questions answered
Matthew Woodruff, Emory University
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s...
Important progress on sickle cell disease
National Institutes of Health
About 100,000 people in the U.S. are living with sickle cell disease. People with the condition are born with an abnormal...
What is meningococcal disease? What symptoms should I look out for?...
Professor Helen Marshall, University of Adelaide
Parents and doctors alike fear meningococcal infection, which has been in the news again. Doctors never want to miss...
White-tailed deer found to be huge reservoir of coronavirus infection
Graeme Shannon, Bangor University; Amy Gresham, Bangor University, and Owain Barton, Bangor University
New research from the US has shown that white-tailed deer are being...
COVID-19 treatment might already exist in old drugs
Nevan Krogan, University of California, San Francisco
Why don’t we have drugs to treat COVID-19 and how long will it take to develop them?
SARS-CoV-2 –...
Glyphosate found in pregnant women living near farms
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields – that raises health concerns
Cynthia Curl, Boise...
Do I need a booster shot if I got the Johnson...
Do I need a booster shot if I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine? A virologist answers 5 questions
Maureen Ferran, Rochester Institute of Technology
For people...
Hair straightening chemicals associated with higher uterine cancer risk
NIH study finds Black women may be more affected due to higher use.
US National Institutes of Health
Women who used chemical hair straightening products were...
Growing evidence links Vitamin E to vaping injuries
Cosby Stone, Vanderbilt University
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced a preliminary finding that implicates a vitamin E additive as the potential...
What are COVID-19 variants and how can you stay safe as...
With the delta variant making up over 93% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. at the end of July 2021, questions arise about how...
