“The highest levels of NIH are very concerned,” said Dr. Avindra Nath, intramural clinical director and a leader of viral research at the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke, an NIH division. “Everyone’s hopes are on a vaccine, and if you have a major complication the whole thing could get derailed.” A great deal… Read More »
Prof Caitlin Notley, who is helping lead the study, at the University of East Anglia, said recruiting people in emergency departments could help introduce the idea of attempting to quit while using e-cigarettes to a group of people who had never considered it. BBC News – Health
Health News Loading the player… LONDON (AP) — U.K. researchers are preparing to infect healthy young volunteers with the virus that causes COVID-19, becoming the first to announce plans to use the controversial technique to study the disease and potentially speed up development of a vaccine that could help end the pandemic. This type of… Read More »
The technology of hearing aids has come a long way from the horns and trumpets of centuries past. And with more sophisticated devices and a greater understanding of our ears in general, hearing aids have become cleverer and less noticeable. At the forefront of this innovation is the rise of the ITE – or ‘in… Read More »
Takeda has formed a multinational alliance to work on an unbranded hyperimmune globulin therapy for COVID-19. China’s Qiming Venture Partners, which previously backed CanSino Bio and Zai Lab, has set up another venture fund. Following some encouraging early evidence and the initiation of a Japanese study, Fujifilm will test influenza med Avigan in a U.S.… Read More »