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AstraZeneca drops plans for Covid jab approval in US

Drugs giant AstraZeneca has abandoned plans to seek approval for its Covid-19 jab in the US as it revealed falling sales of the vaccine worldwide. The Anglo-Swedish group, which developed the Vaxzevria vaccine with Oxford University, revealed in its ...

10 Nov 2022 at 12:51

Brain stimulation treatment could ‘transform the lives’ of children with ADHD

Stimulating the brain using electrodes could help ease symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, a study has found. Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) works by sending a mild electrical current to the brain ...

02 Aug 2023 at 01:00

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Vermont protects access to medical abortions

Vermont’s Republican governor signed abortion and gender-affirming shield Bills into law on Wednesday that include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions. Even if the US Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of ...

10 May 2023 at 18:19

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FDA approves updated Covid vaccines as summer wave continues across US

US regulators have approved updated COVID-19 vaccines which are designed to more closely target recent virus strains. With the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses. A ...

22 Aug 2024 at 19:08

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Biden’s strategy to end hunger in US includes more benefits

The Biden administration is laying out its plan to meet an ambitious goal of ending hunger in the US by 2030, including expanding monthly benefits that help low-income Americans buy food. The administration, in a plan released on Tuesday, ...

27 Sept 2022 at 20:49

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Senate confirms Robert F Kennedy Jr as US health secretary

The Senate has confirmed Robert F Kennedy Jr as President Donald Trump’s health secretary. The approval puts the prominent vaccine sceptic in control of 1.7 trillion dollars of federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as ...

13 Feb 2025 at 23:31

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US Supreme Court preserves women’s access to abortion pill

The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. On Friday the justices granted emergency requests from the Biden ...

22 Apr 2023 at 00:30

Drug developed for sleeping sickness shows potential as leukaemia treatment

A drug that was being developed in Scotland to treat a neglected disease could be repurposed to treat leukaemia after it was given fast track designation by US authorities. Researchers at the University of Dundee said they are ...

18 Jan 2023 at 12:59

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Woman becomes longest living survivor after pig organ transplant

An Alabama woman passed a major milestone on Saturday to become the longest living recipient of a pig organ transplant – healthy and full of energy with her new kidney for 61 days and counting. “I’m superwoman,” Towana Looney,...

25 Jan 2025 at 14:49

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Kennedy’s vaccine advisers decline to recommend Covid-19 shot for all Americans

US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s new vaccine advisers have added confusion to this autumn’s Covid-19 vaccinations — declining to recommend them for anyone and leaving the choice up to those who want a shot. Until ...

19 Sept 2025 at 20:52

New schizophrenia drug could ‘change the lives of millions of people’

British scientists have hailed the US approval of a new drug for schizophrenia, saying it “has the potential to change the lives of millions of people”. The “major advance” in treatment offers a completely new drug ...

27 Sept 2024 at 17:06

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