Medical Treatments

Jun Wu's team at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas have created hollow balls of cells that closely resemble embryos at the stage when they usually implant in the womb — known as blastocysts. The new laboratory-made embryo-lik

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Scientists Create Living Entities In The Lab That Closely Resemble Human Embryos

7:17pm March 17, 2021

by Rob Stein

These structures made from living human cells are similar to human embryos at the stage when they implant in the womb. They allow scientists to research new ways to treat infertility.

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How To Get Trump Voters Vaccinated When Half Say They Don't Plan To

4:28pm March 17, 2021

by Tamara Keith

Nearly half of Trump voters say they don't plan to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The race is on to find pro-vaccine messaging that connects with vaccine-skeptical white Republicans.

Doctors are seeing a rise in alcoholic liver disease in the last year, especially among people under 40 and especially women.

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Sharp, 'Off The Charts' Rise In Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Young Women

8:58pm March 16, 2021

by Yuki Noguchi

Some doctors are seeing a disturbing spike in lethal alcoholic liver disease, especially among young women. The recent trend has been supercharged, they say, by the pandemic's isolation and pressures.

What COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Is Looking Like In Maine, Missouri and Pennsylvania

4:07pm March 16, 2021

Maine, Missouri and Pennsylvania demonstrate vaccination struggles, strategies and lessons learned along the way — from mass vaccination sites to centralized registries to effective messaging.

Criticism Grows As Countries In Europe Suspend The Use Of The AstraZeneca Vaccine

4:07pm March 16, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

There's growing criticism in Europe of some countries' governments deciding to suspend the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, since experts say there's no link between the shot and blood clots.

Map of COVID vaccination rollout as of March 14

How Is The COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Going In Your State?

8:28am March 16, 2021

The U.S. is engaged in a massive effort to vaccinate the bulk of its population against COVID-19. But some states are working faster than others. See how yours is faring.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Has Been Conjuring Up Emotions And Memories

4:26pm March 15, 2021

Some who have received a COVID-19 vaccine say it was an emotional experience. The feeling is similar for others who've survived previous epidemics ended by medical advancement.

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One Man Is Using His Experience With The HIV/AIDS Epidemic To Help With COVID-19

4:26pm March 15, 2021

by Ashish Valentine

Phill Wilson is the founder of Black AIDS Institute. He's retired but still connecting the dots on illness. Now he's focused on the coronavirus pandemic and how to fight COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy.

In a February visit to Pfizer's Kalamazoo, Mich., manufacturing complex, President Biden said the administration had "used the Defense Production Act to speed up the supply chain for ... key equipment, like fill pumps and filters, which has already helped

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Defense Production Act Speeds Up Vaccine Production

10:43am March 13, 2021

by Sydney Lupkin

A 1950 law allows the government to award contracts that take priority over all others for national defense. During the pandemic, the law has been used to defend the country against the coronavirus.

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Quad Leaders Announce Effort To Get 1 Billion COVID-19 Vaccines To Asia

4:19pm March 12, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

The leaders of U.S., Japan, Australia and India met at a virtual summit today where they announced a major initiative to get 1 billion vaccines to fight the coronavirus pandemic in Asia.

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