Why it matters: Some of these drugs aren’t mass-produced. I took The US Pharmacopeia, a nonprofit organization that studies the drug supply chain closer look In the potential impact of hurricane damage. The nonprofit assigns “weakness scores” to drugs, taking into account factors associated with shortages, such as low prices, quality problems at production sites … Read more
On January 11, 2020, In Shanghai, just 11 days after the first reports of the outbreak in Wuhan spread globally, a team of scientists led by Yongzhen Zhang of Fudan University has released a draft genome sequence of the new virus via a website called Virological.org. The genome was provided by Edward C. Holmes, a … Read more
Cheri Pies, a public health professor who broke down barriers with her landmark 1985 book, “Considering Parenthood: A Workbook for Lesbians,” a bible on the “gay boom” of the 1980s and beyond, died July 4 at her home in Berkeley, California. She was 73 years old. His wife, Melina Linder, said the cause was cancer. … Read more
In 2004, Gilead Sciences decided to stop pursuing a new HIV drug. the General explanation is that it was not sufficiently different from the current treatment to warrant further development. There was something else at play in the secret though. Gilead was Make plan to delay the launch of the new drug to boost profits, … Read more
The patient was a 39-year-old woman who came to the emergency department at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Her left knee had been hurting for several days. The day before, she had a fever of 102 degrees. It’s gone now, but she still has chills. Her knee was red and swollen. What was … Read more
news President Biden has chosen Dr. Paul Friedrich, a military combat surgeon and retired Air Force major general who helped lead the Pentagon’s Covid-19 response, to head a new office in the White House that Congress has established to prepare for and manage future biological threats. The White House said it would announce the appointment … Read more
How to Dance in Ohio, a poignant new musical about a group of young adults with autism preparing for a spring dance, will open on Broadway late this year, with a cast of seven autistic performers playing the central roles. The musical is based on a 2015 documentary by director Alexandra Schiffa, and follows participants … Read more
Today, she protects C. “He tried to help her,” she said. “He reached out to my grandfather, my mother’s father, and said, ‘Something is wrong with Christie.’” Something is changing. And he just ignored her.” During her teenage years, she watched from afar as her Aunt Susan dealt with a host of challenges. Christie owes … Read more
Private health insurance companies that Medicaid pays have turned down millions of applications for care for low-income Americans with little oversight from federal and state authorities, according to a new report by US investigators published Wednesday. Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for the poor that covers approx 87 million Persons, contracts with companies to … Read more
More Than Likes is a series about social media personalities trying to do positive things for their communities. The video starts with a trainer and a barbell, like many others on Instagram. But then, when trainer Casey Johnston lifts the barbell—45 pounds, plus 160 weights—up to her waist, a caption pops up in the corner: … Read more