New type of COVID vaccine potentially easier to produce and does not need refrigeration

Currently available COVID vaccines require cold storage and sophisticated manufacturing capacity, which makes it difficult to produce and distribute them widely, especially in less developed countries. A new type of vaccine would potentially be much easier to produce and would not need refrigeration, report researchers at Boston Children's Hospital in the November 2 issue of PNAS. The researchers, led by […]

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US approves £650 daily jab cure for dwarfism

US approves first drug for most common cause of dwarfism after children given £240,000-a-year daily injection grew half an inch in a year — but it won’t be rolled out on NHS until 2023 Drug is first to treat achondroplasia, which makes up to 80% of dwarfism cases Children are given daily injection for a year and get extra 0.5 inches […]

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Autoimmune disease: Vitamin D and omega-3 supplements may reduce risk

Previous research has noted correlations between vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, and autoimmune disease. According to the authors of a new study, there has been no large scale, randomized controlled trial to investigate the possible connections. The new, long-term clinical study has now found that vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, or both reduce the risk of developing an autoimmune disease. […]

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Germany's new government to nix Nazi-era abortion law

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s new government plans to do away with a Nazi-era law that forbids doctors from providing information about abortions and that has long been criticized for creating hurdles for women seeking to make informed decisions. “Doctors should be allowed to provide public information about abortions without fear of prosecution,” the Social Democrats, the Greens and the Free […]

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How to Deal With Offensive or Impaired Doctors

Medical practices will likely have to confront a doctor at some point who treats staff badly or is too impaired to practice safely. Knowing what to say and do can lead to a positive outcome for the physician involved and the organization. Misbehaving and impaired physicians put their organizations at risk, which can lead to malpractice/patient injury lawsuits, labor law […]

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