Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
S.Africa Covid cases at highest level in months
South Africa is witnessing a "worrying" spike in coronavirus cases after a relative lull in new infections, official data showed Friday.
Apr 22, 2022
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World's largest vaccine maker halts AstraZeneca jab production
The world's largest vaccine maker, the Serum Institute of India, has halted production of the locally made version of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to falling demand, its chief executive said Friday.
Apr 22, 2022
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Castle Biosciences snaps up San Diego's AltheaDx to push precision medicine into mental health
San Diego startup AltheaDx, which developed a molecular test designed to guide therapy for depression and anxiety based on a patient's genetics, is being acquired for $65 million in stock and cash.
Apr 7, 2022
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Health experts support end to masks, tests for air travel
U.S. airline companies want an end to mask and COVID testing rules for air travel—and many top infectious disease and public health experts agree with them.
Mar 25, 2022
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Cash deal for Africa's innovative mRNA vaccine
The UN-backed global Medicines Patent Pool on Thursday signed a 39-million-euro ($45 million) grant with South African biotech firm Afrigen to fund work on new mRNA COVID jabs.
Feb 3, 2022
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Health
Mississippi governor signs law allowing medical marijuana
Mississippi is legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease.
Feb 3, 2022
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Improved diversity needed in membership, presidents at obesity/nutrition organizations
New findings suggest that efforts are needed to increase the diversity of membership and leadership at the presidential level within obesity and nutrition-focused professional organizations. There is also a critical need ...
Oct 18, 2021
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Health informatics
Health system execs tend to rate their organizations as 'high performing,' but objective clinical measures disagree
Health system executives tend to rate the performance of their organizations more favorably and "higher performing" than objective clinical quality measures indicate—likely reflecting differences between what subjective ...
Sep 8, 2021
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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among patients in two urban emergency departments
Vaccine hesitancy is common among emergency department (ED) patients, and more common among Black and younger patients, independent of education level. This is the conclusion of a study titled COVID‐19 Vaccine Hesitancy ...
Aug 31, 2021
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Johnson & Johnson announces new CEO
Alex Gorsky will step down as chief executive of Johnson & Johnson in January, ceding the role to longtime company executive Joaquin Duato, the health care giant announced Thursday.
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