Vaccination

How often do vaccine trials hit paydirt?

Vaccines are more likely to get through clinical trials than any other type of drug—but have been given relatively little pharmaceutical industry support during the last two decades, according to a new study by MIT scholars.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO chief says it was 'premature' to rule out COVID lab leak

The head of the World Health Organization acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and he said Thursday he is asking China to be more transparent as scientists ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Japan extends emergency amid vaccine, Olympic uncertainty

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced Tuesday that he is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and nine other areas through March 7, amid growing uncertainty over the national rollout of vaccines and ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

OB/GYNs endorse over-the-counter birth control pills

(HealthDay)—Birth control pills are safe and should be sold over-the-counter without the need for a doctor's exam or prescription, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommended Tuesday.

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