Margery Smelkinson, a research scientist at the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said the US’s failure to recognise natural immunity negatively affected the pandemic response. The failure to recognize how post-infection immunity is similar or superior to that bestowed by vaccination led to prolonged school closures
The FDA has approved Vowst, which is the first oral biologic pill for fecal microbiota containing human feces. Patients needing a fecal microbiota transplant for recurrent Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections now have the option of getting stool in pill form. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Vowst,
The NIH has restarted the ‘Bat Virus Grant’ to Peter Daszak and EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit research organization in New York City, which is a new 4-year grant that represents a stripped-down version of the original grant. Three years after then-President Donald Trump pressured the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
According to research commissioned by the federal government and conducted by Ekos Research Associates, parents are more likely to question routine childhood vaccinations post-COVID. Canadian parents have become more likely to question routine childhood vaccinations since the pandemic, according to research. Immunization rates “have declined since COVID-19” according to research
Eight years ago, Beverly Hills urologist James Elist invented the Penuma, a new form of cosmetic surgery to enhance men’s penises. For $16,000, Dr. Elist makes an incision just above a patient’s penis and inserts the Penuma, a sheath of silicone, into the shaft, adding anywhere from one to two
At least 500 Australians have already joined a “landmark” COVID-19 vaccine injury class action lawsuit filed this week against the Australian government and the medicines regulator seeks redress for those allegedly injured or left bereaved by the COVID-19 vaccines.
Tirzepatide, an Eli Lilly and Co. obesity drug approved to treat type 2 diabetes, is poised to blow up the weight loss industry.
The Associated Press (AP) reported on Tuesday that the U.S. surgeon general stated that loneliness is as deadly as cigarettes and has cost the healthcare industry billions of dollars. Loneliness has caused serious health risks, as nearly half of adults across the nation say they have experienced the feeling, the
A New Hope Fertility Center in New York City has developed a prototype robot that could potentially automate the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process in the future. The robot can be controlled using a PlayStation controller and has successfully helped deliver babies. A team of engineers from Barcelona, Spain has
According to a study published in the journal Environmental Microbiology, infection-resistant sloths in Costa Rica may offer hope for human medicine by providing new sources of antibiotics. The fur of Costa Rican sloths appears to harbor antibiotic-producing bacteria that scientists hope may hold a solution to the growing problem of