Opinion | ‘The Field in General Sucks’: What We Heard This Week
“The field in general sucks.” — Landon Myer, MD, PhD, of the University of Cape Town, on the decades-long dearth of new therapies in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. “The answer to what is fueling the rise of many brain diseases may be under our noses.” — Ray Dorsey, MD, of the University of Rochester in New York, […]
Neighborhood Drop in Violent Crime May Also Boost Heart Health
Latest Heart News MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) Every town wants low crime rates. But a new finding may offer a whole new reason to advocate for the change: Falling crime rates may lower heart disease fatalities. An analysis of 2000-2014 data from Chicago illustrated a significant decline in violent crime. Across the city, […]
9 Million Children To Be Vaccinated Against Polio In Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A drive to vaccinate more than 9 million children against polio has been launched this week in four countries in southern and eastern Africa after an outbreak was confirmed in Malawi. The urgent vaccination campaign has started in Malawi where drops of the inoculation are being placed in the […]
Vax Approval By Fall? ‘It’s Too Late’; Airline Switcheroo Fail
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. During a town hall in Ohio, President Joe Biden predicted that a COVID-19 vaccine would gain full FDA approval by September or October. (New York Times) In Texas, 8,744 of the 8,787 COVID-19 deaths since February, 99.5%, have been among people who didn’t get the shot. […]