New research could mean the market opportunity for COVID-19 vaccines might be bigger than expected. Or maybe not. New twists and turns continue to come in the scramble to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Last week, Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) reported more great results from a phase 1 study of its vaccine candidate mRNA-1273. This week, medical journal…
Share on PinterestNew research highlights the importance of zinc for boosting the body’s ability to fight infection.Diet and health have many links, including immune system function. Good nutrition supports the immune system to fight pathogens and helps to avoid chronic inflammation following an infection.Many people know that vitamin C has significant effects on the immune…
A drug user in a Kyiv apartment. She benefited from a needle exchange program aimed at reducing HIV transmission among intravenous drug users in Ukraine. Participants in such programs face such obstacles as transportation shutdowns and stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic. Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Gideon Mendel/Corbis via Getty…
flu vaccine is one way to help prevent influenza. But even though flu vaccines are safe and often quite effective, they aren’t very popular. “Historically, less than half of Americans get flu vaccines,” Redfield said. “This is the year that I’m asking the American public to seriously reconsider, because that decision may make available a…
reported case spikes among young adults in its two largest college towns, Ames and Iowa City, after the governor allowed bars to reopen. And on campuses across the country, attempts to bring back football teams for preseason practice have resulted in outbreaks.More than 130 coronavirus cases have been linked to athletic departments at 28 Division…
3 min read THE 2026 MILAN-CORTINA Games begin on February 6, and athletes from around the world will convene in Italy to compete for gold and glory. The U.S. Bobsled team knows a thing or two about representing their home country. Some of its members aren’t just talented athletes—they’re also active duty soldiers. The Army
He was a surgical oncologist at a hospital in a Southern city, a 78-year-old whose colleagues had begun noticing troubling behavior in the operating room. During procedures, he seemed “hesitant, not sure of how to go on to the next step without being prompted” by assistants, said Mark Katlic, director of the Aging Surgeon Program
3 min read Huckberry's annual winter sale is here and runs through midnight, 2/8. Save up to 50% on jackets, pants, and layering options. The annual winter sale is one of Huckberry's biggest, and probably the last big savings event for a while. HUCKBERRY ONLY HAS a few major sales a year, but when they