Lawmakers, as part of ‘lab leak’ Covid inquiry, press to bar EcoHealth from...
WASHINGTON — A House panel is pushing for a virus research group and its director to be barred from any federal funds and criminally investigated, the latest in a campaign to probe the origins of the...
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View ArticleSTAT+: Sanofi enters vaccine licensing deal with Novavax, giving beleaguered...
LONDON — Novavax, the beleaguered maker of a Covid-19 vaccine, just got a boost of its own. The French pharma company Sanofi on Friday said it had reached a licensing deal to sell Novavax’s Covid shot...
View ArticleIs Novavax a new meme stock?
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View ArticleAstraZeneca antibody reduced Covid-19 risk in immunocompromised
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View ArticleNovavax will be able to supply Covid-19 vaccines this fall
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View Article‘Concern is real’ about long Covid’s impact on Americans and disability...
The Covid pandemic has been called a “mass-disabling event” since early on — the kind of once-in-a-generation public health crisis that could shape millions of people’s lives forever. But while more...
View ArticleThe biotech news you missed from the weekend
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View ArticleEli Lilly’s Alzheimer’s candidate, Bob Langer’s new startup, and other...
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View ArticleWith Avidity and Pfizer, gene therapy enters a phase
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View ArticleVaccination slashes risk of long Covid, says large study tracing cases...
Vaccination lowers the chance of developing long Covid, according to a large new study that also found that the risk of serious complications has diminished but not disappeared as new coronavirus...
View ArticleQ&A with Dave Chokshi: Former NYC health commissioner works to unite public...
For many New Yorkers, Dave Chokshi was the face of New York City’s public health response to Covid-19. He often appeared on public service announcements in a white lab coat emblazoned with“N-Y-C” in...
View ArticleMorning Rounds: Would a bird flu vaccine for cows work?
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View ArticleLong Covid symptoms in kids aren’t one-size-fits-all, study shows
Rachel Gross wants to clear up misconceptions about children and Covid-19. A pediatrician and population health researcher, she recalls a time four years ago when people didn’t think children could...
View ArticleTakeaways from the DNC on the health care fights ahead
WASHINGTON — The Democrats were not subtle this week about what their health care priorities are this election: protecting abortion rights, and making America feel good again. The four-day Chicago...
View ArticleFDA approves latest Covid vaccines, and Harris makes her case
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View ArticleA virus bodega, DNC takeaways, and free Covid tests
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View ArticleMonica from ‘Friends’, RFK Jr., and how many ‘r’s are in ‘strawberry’
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View ArticleA STAT Investigation: Embedded Bias
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View ArticleMedicine struggles to define chronic Lyme. Long Covid has only made it harder
Going to the doctor is already tricky enough for people with chronic symptoms of Lyme disease. Their concerns often dismissed by mainstream medicine, those patients now face an additional hurdle:...
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