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Health Jan 29
Johnson & Johnson’ single-shot vaccine is 66 percent effective against COVID-19With vaccinations off to a rocky start globally, experts had been counting on a one-dose vaccine that would stretch scarce supplies and avoid the logistics nightmare of getting people to return for boosters.
Politics Nov 14
AP FACT CHECK: Trump relies on falsehoods to deny Biden winPresident Donald Trump rebelled this past week against Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election with denial, delay and outright misrepresentation. Trump raged about widespread cases of fake ballots that aren’t so and undertook legal challenges that even state GOP…
Health Sep 09
WATCH: NIH says halted vaccine study shows ‘no compromises’ on safetyThe National Institutes of Health director is telling Congress that AstraZeneca's suspension of its COVID-19 vaccine study shows there will be "no compromises" on safety in developing the shots.
Health Sep 08
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine study paused after one illness"This is not something to be alarmed about," Fuller said. Instead, it's reassuring that the company is pausing the study to figure out what's happening and carefully monitoring the health of study participants.
Politics May 15
WATCH: Trump expresses confidence in ‘warp speed’ vaccine push as studies ramp upTrump expressed his confidence in the test from Abbott Laboratories after a preliminary study by New York University researchers reported problems with it.
Health Mar 19
Blood donors urgently needed to avert shortage amid outbreakBlood has a short shelf life and regular donations are needed to replenish it. Even with elective surgeries canceled, hospitals will need blood on hand for trauma or other emergencies.
Nation Nov 23
Researchers use new ‘gene drive’ to create malaria-resistant mosquitoesCalifornia researchers hatched some malaria-resistant mosquitoes and then gave evolution a shove — using a groundbreaking technology to ensure the insects pass on that protective gene as they reproduce, with implications far beyond the promise of fighting malaria.
Health Feb 10
Report urges better diagnosis for chronic fatigue syndromeWASHINGTON -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is a real and serious disease that needs a new name to reflect that -- and a straightforward way to diagnose the illness, a government advisory group declared Tuesday.
World Jan 22
West Africa studies for two possible Ebola vaccines just weeks awayLong-awaited studies of two possible Ebola vaccines are set to begin in West Africa in a couple of weeks, starting in Liberia, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Health Jan 01
Mimicking real-life experience for alcoholics, NIH transforms lab into a bar to test treatmentWASHINGTON -- The tequila sure looks real, so do the beer taps. Inside the hospital at the National Institutes of Health, researchers are testing a possible new treatment to help heavy drinkers cut back -- using a replica of a…