Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that he had received the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, as the Kremlin struggles to convince a skeptical public about the benefits of inoculation. “I thought that I needed to be protected as long as possible. So I chose to be vaccinated with Sputnik V. The military is getting vaccinated with […] Read more
Swiss drugmaker Novartis has received breakthrough therapy designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for an experimental treatment for advanced castration-resistant prostate cancer, the company said on Wednesday. Men with a deadly form of prostate cancer that has spread and who were not helped by other treatments on average survived four months longer after getting Novartis’ […] Read more
Pfizer and BioNTech will apply Friday for an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for their coronavirus vaccine. If Pfizer’s application is approved, the vaccine will likely be limited and rolled out in phases, with health-care workers, the elderly and people with underlying health conditions getting the first inoculations. Essential workers, teachers and people in […] Read more
Moderna said preliminary phase three trial data shows its coronavirus vaccine is more than 94% effective in preventing Covid-19 — a result CEO Stephane Bancel called a “game-changer.” The analysis evaluated 95 confirmed Covid-19 infections among the trial’s 30,000 participants. Moderna, which developed its vaccine in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said 90 […] Read more
A new pilot study concludes that using acupuncture before surgery can reduce a person’s need for opioids following surgery. The Detroit-based researchers believe that acupuncture is a low-cost, safe method that reduces pain and anxiety in some people. Share on PinterestImage credit: Thanapol Kuptanisakorn/EyeEm/Getty Images In the United States, the opioid crisis claimed the lives […] Read more
The 20th National Science and Technology Week kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. With a parallel venue in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, the National Science and Technology Week this year features achievements in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic with science and technology. The year 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the event. The content and […] Read more
Everyone from complete fitness junkies to the most casual of exerciser will appreciate the new workout and fitness features coming as part of watchOS 7, as well as with iOS 14. Apple spent a considerable amount of time at its WWDC keynote talking about its new fitness features coming this year, and for good reason. There are changes — […] Read more
Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center. Timothy Sheahan, a virologist studying COVID-19, wishes he could keep pace with the growing torrent of new scientific papers about the disease and the novel coronavirus that causes it. But there are just too many—more than 4000 alone last week. “I’m not keeping up,” says Sheahan, […] Read more
While medical research has helped us overcome many health threats, we now face a new type of crisis: Many dangerous bacteria are becoming resistant to the drugs meant to fight them. Where do we go from here? Healthcare professionals frequently use antibiotics to treat many forms of bacterial infection — from those that are […] Read more
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — The full impact of legalizing medicinal cannabis in some parts of the U.S. is hindered by inaccurate, inconsistent information, according to a panelist at the OCTANe Medical Technology Innovation Forum. Nearly three dozen states have legalized some form of medicinal cannabis. But those laws are not universal in their language, according […] Read more
