Archive: 20/05/2021

US allows Pfizer vaccine in fridge for a month

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can be stored at refrigerator temperatures for up to a month in the United States, the country's health regulator announced Wednesday, in a change expected to help distribution of the ...

May 20, 2021

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When do I still need to wear a mask?

When do I still need to wear a mask?

May 20, 2021

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UN urges more vaccines for Africa, with only 2 percent now

The U.N. Security Council called for accelerated availability of coronavirus vaccines for Africa on Wednesday, expressing concern that the continent has received only about 2% of all doses administered globally.

May 20, 2021

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US cervical cancers fall but other sex-related cancers rise

Screening and the HPV vaccine have led to drops in cervical cancers over the last two decades in the U.S., a new study finds, but the gains are offset by a rise in other tumors caused by the virus.

May 20, 2021

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Immunotherapy combination shows benefit for patients with advanced melanoma

A combination of two drugs that target different proteins on immune system T cells kept advanced melanoma in check significantly longer than one of the drugs alone in a phase 3 clinical trial involving 714 patients. Dana-Farber ...

May 20, 2021

Metabolic inhibitor IACS-6274 shows early antitumor effects in underserved patients

The glutaminase (GLS1) inhibitor IACS-6274, discovered and developed by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Therapeutics Discovery division, appears to be well-tolerated with successful target inhibition and ...

May 20, 2021