Month: August 2022

The B.C.G. tuberculosis vaccine may protect against Covid-19 and other infections by broadly bolstering the immune system. View original article Contributor: Roni Caryn Rabin

It was one of the last places on the planet to see its first Covid-19 cases. Now the virus is spreading rapidly. View original article Contributor: Daniel Victor

The agency issued a final rule that took years to complete and opens the door to cheaper, more accessible devices without a prescription or medical exam. View original article Contributor: Christina Jewett

It was one of the last places on the planet to see its first Covid-19 cases. Now the virus is spreading rapidly. View original article Contributor: Daniel Victor

Some babies born with devastating birth defects from the mosquito-borne illness are 7 now, but Covid turned the world’s attention away. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen and Dado Galdieri

Scotland has become the first country in the world to legally enshrine the right to free period products, in a vital step toward ending “period poverty.” The Period Products Act, which came into force today after Scotland’s parliament unanimously approved the law in 2020, compels local governments and educational institutions to provide products to anyone … Read more

I remember the day the U.S. confirmed its first case of monkeypox. It was mid-May, and I had just interviewed Steven Thrasher for my podcast, Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness. He has a new book out, The Viral Underclass, about how different classes of people bear an unfair burden of the cost of viruses—fitting, … Read more

LONDON — British drug regulators have become the first in the world to authorize an updated version of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine that aims to protect against the original virus and the Omicron variant. In a statement on Monday, the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency said it had given the green light to Moderna’s combination “bivalent” … Read more