Medical research

Project aims to achieve cell-based heart repair

Chronic heart failure—also known as cardiac insufficiency in medicine—is the most common reason for hospital admissions and one of the most frequent causes of death in the western world. In Germany alone, 4 million people ...

Vaccination

Canada approves Moderna shot targeting Omicron

Canada on Thursday authorized an updated Moderna COVID-19 booster shot that specifically targets the Omicron variant and is said to provide significantly better protection against it.

Vaccination

EU watchdog reviewing SK Chemicals anti-Covid jab

The European medicines watchdog said Thursday it was reviewing German-based pharmaceutical SK Chemicals' coronavirus vaccine which uses nanotechnology to combat the virus, amid concern of a possible comeback later in the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU eyes autumn approval of Pfizer jab for COVID variants

The EU's medicines watchdog said Wednesday it aims to approve this autumn a Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine adapted for two fast-spreading subvariants of the Omicron strain.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Africa's alone in monkeypox deaths but has no vaccine doses

Africa still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine even though it's the only continent to have documented deaths from the disease that's newly declared a global emergency, its public health agency announced ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

EU health commissioner urges reinforced monkeypox action

The European Union's commissioner for health is urging the bloc's governments to step up their efforts to tackle the expanding monkeypox outbreak in the region, which she says is "the epicenter of detected cases."

Vaccination

EU urges second COVID-19 boosters for people ages 60 to 79

The European Union said Monday it's "critical" that authorities in the 27-nation bloc consider giving second coronavirus booster shots to people between the ages of 60 and 79 years and other vulnerable people, as a new wave ...

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