The panel suggests that the second J&J dose come at least 2 months after the first shot. It’s not technically a booster, but it’s moving Johnson & Johnson from a one-dose vaccine to a two-dose one, similar to Moderna’s and Pfizer’s vaccines. Source: Medical News
According to a new study, lotteries in 19 states designed to encourage people to get vaccinated for COVID-19 did not alter the rate of those who got the shot. Source: Medical News
During prostate cancer treatment, some gut bacteria start making hormones that may support cancer growth and treatment resistance. Source: Medical News
Data scientists are using a technique known as deep learning, computer algorithms patterned on the brain’s signaling networks, to identify combinations of medicines to treat infectious disease. Source: Medical News
The National Health Service Corp. — a program that helps find primary care doctors for communities that struggle to recruit and keep them — will receive these funds. Source: Medical News
The panel voted to authorize Moderna boosters for the same groups who’ve gotten a green light for third Pfizer doses. Source: Medical News
President Joe Biden updated the nation on vaccination numbers and shared his three priorities going forward to maintain progress against COVID-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci shared some optimism during a separate press briefing. Source: Medical News
A record high 96,779 drug overdose deaths occurred between March 2020 and March 2021, representing a 29.6% rise Source: Medical News
Division and disagreement over vaccines and mandates may seem like a modern phenomenon, but news clippings from the 1860s through recent history tell a different story. Source: Medical News
Lacks’s cells, commonly known as “HeLa,” are the only known human cells that continue to stay alive and reproduce outside of the human body. Her cells have been used for decades in medical discoveries and live-saving treatments. Source: Medical News