Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Health
08/24/2022
Sensor Detects Parkinson’s During Sleep
A new sensor that passively monitors breathing during sleep can not only detect Parkinson’s, but also track the progression of the disease over time, researchers report.
08/25/2022
What Could Go Right? The oximeter problem
They don’t work as well for everybody—yet.
08/08/2022
Karuna’s experimental schizophrenia drug succeeds in advanced study
If approved by the FDA, the Boston biotech’s medicine would be the first new type of treatment for the disease in decades.
08/10/2022
Biden Signs Bill to Help Veterans Who Were Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
President Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill that expands medical benefits for veterans who were exposed to toxins from burning pits of trash on military bases, ending a yearslong quest for support by veterans and their families.
07/27/2022
Oldest patient yet cured of HIV after stem cell transplant – researchers
While the transplant was planned to treat the now-66-year-old's leukaemia, the doctors also sought a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, a mechanism that first worked to cure the "Berlin patient", Timothy Ray Brown, in 2007.
07/28/2022
Genetic heart conditions could be cured for first time in ‘defining moment’
Team of experts from UK, US and Singapore to design jab to save thousands of lives by rewriting DNA.
07/21/2022
World Business Report: ECB ends its decade-long interest rate hike hiatus
Amazon has agreed to buy US healthcare provider One Medical for $3.9bn as the e-commerce giant furthers its push into the medical industry. Professor of Marketing at NYU Scott Galloway explains how he saw Amazon moving into healthcare as far back as 2019.
07/06/2022
FDA Will Help Overseas Baby-Formula Makers Keep Selling in U.S. Beyond Shortages
Plans in development include providing technical assistance to foreign companies seeking to enter U.S. market.
07/08/2022
California will make its own insulin to fight drug’s high prices, Newsom says
California will start making its own affordable insulin as part of an effort to combat high drug prices for a lifesaving medication that has been made inaccessible for some Americans living with diabetes, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday.
07/07/2022
What Could Go Right? Happy birthday, America
Some thoughts about how to keep sitting in the mess.
06/30/2022
What Could Go Right? The comma after Roe
The story of abortion rights in the United States is still being written. We all have a say in what comes next.
06/20/2022