CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid now scheduling Pfizer vaccine appointments for kids...
CVS and Walgreens are administering COVID-19 vaccines to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 15 as part of the ongoing effort to overcome the pandemic.
Appointments for the...
Study: Yale class discovers new approach to breeding microbiomes
Humans have been harnessing microbial activity since our earliest efforts to turn barley into beer or grapes into wine.
But beyond the ecological theories at the heart of fermentation,...
Study: People at high genetic risk for colorectal cancer benefit more...
People with a high polygenic risk score for colorectal cancer could benefit more at preventing the disease by leading healthy lifestyles than those at lower genetic risk, according...
Scientists develop vaccine for human babesiosis
In a world-first, Griffith University researchers have developed a new vaccine in pre-clinical studies to treat human babesiosis, a tick-transmitted disease closely related to malaria.
Lead researcher Professor Michael...
Pancreatic cancer trials fail to include minorities despite worse outcomes, says...
Despite the fact that certain racial and ethnic minorities get pancreatic cancer more often, are diagnosed at a younger age and die sooner, clinical trials fail to include...
Study: New immunotherapy ‘highly effective’ against hepatitis B
Scientists at UCL have identified a new immunotherapy to combat the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the most common cause of liver cancer in the world.
Each year, globally, chronic...
Scientists call for improvements to Universal Credit to better support mental...
Antidepressant use has gone up in places where more people have moved on to Universal Credit, a new study has shown.
The report’s authors say the findings cannot suggest...
Study: Dental procedures during pandemic are no riskier than a drink...
A new study's findings dispel the misconception that patients and providers are at high risk of catching COVID-19 at the dentist's office.
SARS-CoV-2 spreads mainly through respiratory droplets, and...
Duke Human: New Vaccine Blocks COVID-19 and Variants, Plus Other Coronaviruses
A potential new vaccine developed by members of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute has proven effective in protecting monkeys and mice from a variety of coronavirus infections --...
Scheduling Vaccine Appointments: WakeMed Now Vaccinating People Age 12+
WakeMed has opened COVID-19 vaccine appointments to adolescents age 12 to 15, in addition to teens and adults age 16+ after the amendment to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine emergency...
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Star Dan Walker quits BBC’s Football Focus after 12 years
Dan Walker has announced he is quitting Football Focus after 12 years presenting show.
The BBC Breakfast star, who has been a staple of the sports show, shared the news on Twitter.
Walker has expressed...
Music icon Cher apologises for George Floyd tweets that sparked backlash
Cher has apologised for a tweet she made about George Floyd on Friday (April 2), in which she suggested she could have prevented his death.
Expressing her feeling that the events leading to Floyd’s death...
Star Britney Spears Says She’s ‘Embarrassed’ by New Documentary
Britney Spears lamented how she is portrayed in the recently released New York Times documentary “Framing Britney Spears,” admitting that she found it embarrassing.
The documentary which explored her life in detail premiered in February...
Yaphet Kotto, Jewish actor who was first Black Bond villain, dies aged 81
Actor Yaphet Kotto, who is best known for his role in Alien and James Bond villain Mr. Big, has passed away at age 81.
“I’m saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my...
Corinne Masiero: French actress strips for culture during Cesar Awards ceremony
French actress Corinne Masiero protested naked at the César Awards (March 12th) to demand the government do more to support culture during the coronavirus pandemic.
Corinne Masiero, best known for her lead role in the...