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Vaccine designer Kizzmekia Corbett takes coronavirus research to Harvard

Loading the player… The U.S. government scientist who helped design one of the first COVID-19 vaccines and then tackled skepticism of the shots in communities of color is moving to Harvard in June. Kizzmekia Corbett of the National Institutes of Health will take her research into next-generation vaccines for coronaviruses to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of… Read More »

Lockdown takes toll on Vic aged care mum

The daughter of an elderly woman living in a Melbourne aged care facility says her mother is struggling after being confined to her room for 45 days. But Brighton East’s Princeton View Aged Care home has defended its protocols, saying the resident has received sponge baths and coronavirus guidelines have been followed. Sam Jensen-Muir said… Read More »

Colorectal Cancer Takes the Life of Far Too Many People and Black Men are Disproportionately Affected

Following the devastating news of the death of the world’s beloved Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, from colorectal cancer, many were left asking why – and how. What most don’t know is that Chadwick Boseman sat at the intersection of where colorectal cancer rates are among the highest and rising the fastest. He was a young… Read More »

When depression takes over your life

How do I find the right health professional? Poor nutrition can actually exacerbate exhaustion and impact cognition and mood. I’ve also discovered yoga and other ways to bring me mental comfort. Should Your Kid Go on Antidepressants? Create a healthy space. Many people with depression think they are just feeling sad, and that it will… Read More »

Different Takes: Lessons On When Things Like Coronavirus Grow Exponentially; Keeping People Apart Is One Important Way To Slow Spread

Opinion writers weigh in on issues surrounding the coronavirus. The Washington Post: When Coronavirus Is Growing Exponentially, Everything Looks Fine Until It Doesn’t There’s an old brain teaser that goes like this: You have a pond of a certain size, and upon that pond, a single lilypad. This particular species of lily pad reproduces once… Read More »

Pfizer, Merck KGaA's Bavencio takes a hit with second ovarian cancer failure

Back in November, Pfizer and Merck KGaA reported that immuno-oncology drug Bavencio had failed a late-stage ovarian cancer trial. And now the companies can make it two. Friday, the partners said they’d scrapped a phase 3 study examining Bavencio in combination with and/or after chemo in previously untreated patients after the drug showed it couldn’t… Read More »