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COVAX, the international vaccine program for less wealthy nations, is struggling due to low buy-in from richer countries that decided to hoard shots.

International Vaccine Program Still Struggling After Rich Countries Hoard Shots

By Dan Robitzski

New Data: COVID Reached the US Earlier Than We Thought

New Data: COVID Reached the US Earlier Than We Thought

By Dan Robitzski

A New Type of COVID Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective

A New Type of COVID Vaccine Is 90 Percent Effective

By Dan Robitzski

Three members of an independent advisory panel to the FDA resigned in protest after the agency approved a controversial Alzheimer's treatment.

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Furious FDA Advisors Resign to Protest Approval of Alzheimer’s Drug That They Say Doesn’t Work

By Dan Robitzski

Guangzhou, the the capital capital of China's most populous province Guandong, is experiencing a flare up of coronavirus cases.

There’s a Large New Coronavirus Outbreak in China

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists found a key difference in the way that axolotls and mammals respond to injuries, potentially revealing a pathway to regenerative medicine.

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Scientists Say Humans Have “Untapped” Limb Regeneration Capability

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new study, eating just 18 grams of mushroom a day, roughly the equivalent of two mushrooms, could almost halve the risk of cancer.

Eating Mushrooms Vastly Cuts Cancer Risk, According to New Research

By Victor Tangermann

A man tried to treat his bipolar disorder with psychedelic mushrooms. But after he injected instead of eating them, the shrooms grew inside his bloodstream.

A Man Injected Himself With Mushrooms and the Fungi Took Over His Blood

By Dan Robitzski

As COVID-19 vaccine supply outweights domestic demand in the US, travelers are coming to the country to grab some of the extras.

Wealthy Travelers Are Flocking to America for Precious COVID Vaccines

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have found a new novel canine coronavirus discovered in a child who was hospitalized with pneumonia in Malaysia two years ago.

Scientists Say a New Coronavirus Jumped From Dogs to Humans

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers at the University of Zurich have modified a common respiratory virus called the adenovirus to eliminate tumors from the inside out.

Doctors Hack Virus to Make Tumors Kill Themselves

By Victor Tangermann

The Republic of Nauru announced that it's now vaccinated about 108 percent of its adult population against the coronavirus.

Small Country Claims to Have Vaccinated 108 Percent of Population

By Dan Robitzski

While millions of people are offering up their arm to get a shot of a COVID-19 vaccine, labs around the world are already working on the next generation.

The Next COVID Vaccine Could Come in Pill Form

By Victor Tangermann

As the pandemic begins its 15th official year, doctors are seeing severe cancer cases that went ignored for too long for one reason or another.

Severe Cancer Is on the Rise

By Dan Robitzski

A week after spreading dangerous medical misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, Joe Rogan kind of dialed it back and clarified his statement.

Joe Rogan Explains Anti-Vax Comments: “I’m Not a Doctor, I’m a F*cking Moron”

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists have developed a highly effective vaccine for malaria that offers far better protection than any past attempts.

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Scientists Say They’ve Invented a “Highly Effective” Malaria Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

A medical journal retracted a paper that claimed "current smoking was not associated with adverse outcome" in COVID-19 patients due to conflict of interest.

Paper Claiming Cigarettes Protect Against COVID Retracted for Ties to Tobacco Industry

By Victor Tangermann

According to Eran Segal, scientist at the Weizmann Institute, Israel has "pretty much eradicated COVID-19 from Israel, at least for the time being."

Most-Vaccinated Country on Earth Has “Pretty Much Eradicated” COVID

By Victor Tangermann

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says that we'll probably need a third vaccine dose and frequent boosters to optimize our protection against the coronavirus.

Pfizer CEO Says You’ll “Likely” Need a Third Dose of COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

The FDA and CDC have called for a pause on the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine rollout to further investigate blood clot risk.

CDC Says Don’t Take J&J Vaccine While We Figure Out Clotting Risk

By Dan Robitzski

Despite widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccines, people in the US are still trying to track down drugs that weren't designed to treat COVID symptoms.

Good God, Please Do Not Take Ivermectin to Treat COVID-19

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers says it discovered entirely new coronaviruses in genetic data released by agricultural labs in China.

Scientists Claim to Discover “Unexpected” New Viruses in Wuhan

By Dan Robitzski

Multiple research teams are working toward a vaccine that protects against every coronavirus at once, including COVID-19 and the common cold.

Scientists About to Start Testing a Universal Coronavirus Vaccine in Humans

By Dan Robitzski

Getting a COVID-19 vaccine can be exhilarating. Not only from the personal security, but also the experience of a public health program actually working.

People Are Experiencing a “Contact High” at Vaccination Centers

By Dan Robitzski

The death count as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has been astronomical — but there may be an even bigger threat facing humanity today.

Something Else Killed Three Times as Many People As COVID This Year

By Victor Tangermann

A team of researchers have designed a personalized cancer vaccine capable of inducing a years-long immune response that fights off melanoma.

Harvard Scientists Excited by Results on New Cancer Vaccine

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study by the CDC, those who have been vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer no longer carry the virus.

Vaccinated People Don’t Appear to Spread COVID, and That’s Incredible News

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists built a bacteria's genetic code from scratch and, after years of improvements, got it to reproduce just like the real thing.

Scientists Engineer Synthetic Bacteria That Multiplies Like the Real Thing

By Dan Robitzski

An experimental antibody treatment made adult mice regrow missing teeth, hinting that a treatment for people could be around the corner.

New Treatment Makes Teeth Grow Back

By Dan Robitzski

German scientists have tested a special vaccine targeted at helping the body fight brain cancers for the first time in humans.

Scientists Complete First Human Test of Vaccine Against Brain Cancer

By Victor Tangermann

President Joe Biden has announced that his administration has distributed 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in just 58 days.

Biden Admin Gives Out 100 Million Vaccine Doses in Just 58 Days

By Victor Tangermann

BioNTech cofounder Ozlem Tureci says that the company is returning to its original goal of developing a vaccine against cancer.

COVID Vaccine Developer: Cancer Shots Are Next

By Dan Robitzski

An AI system originally designed to distinguish between different types of pastry in Japan in 2013 was adapted to identify cancers.

An AI Built to Tell Apart Pastries Was Great at Spotting Cancers

By Victor Tangermann

Preliminary research suggests that coronavirus vaccines might also serve as a treatment for persistent long-hauler symptoms.

Coronavirus Vaccines Seem to Treat Long-Hauler Symptoms

By Dan Robitzski

The marketing agency ICF Next promised employees a coronavirus vaccine. Instead, it was a surprise test on cybersecurity practices.

A Company Promised Employees Vaccines as a Phishing Test

By Dan Robitzski

Pfizer executives recently announced that they're looking into raising the price of the coroanvirus vaccine once the worst of the pandemic is over.

Pharma Execs Scheming About How to Make More Money Off COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

A massive study found that walking speed seemed to help predict COVID disease severity and deaths, regardless of related factors like obesity.

Your Walking Speed Might Predict Whether COVID Kills You

By Dan Robitzski

As new data on how coronavirus vaccines protect against different variants emerges, the South African strain seems particularly troubling.

This Particular COVID Variant Has Vaccine Experts Concerned

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists submitted a new cancer medication for the FDA's approval without having experimented on a single animal.

Scientists Create Cancer Drug Without Any Animal Tests

By Dan Robitzski

Nanoprobes called bioharmonophores can seek out and bind to cancer cells, making them glow brightly under medical scanners.

Cancer-Hunting Nanotech Makes Tumors Light Up

By Dan Robitzski

A group of 11,000 patients across England who have experienced symptoms of bowel cancer are lining up to receive a drug capsule with a camera inside of it.

Thousands of Patients Are Swallowing Tiny Pill-Cameras to Look for Cancer

By Victor Tangermann

A Kroger clinic in Virginia accidentally gave some people injections of air instead of the coronavirus vaccines they thought they were getting.

Vaccine Distribution Site Accidentally Gave Out Empty Shots

By Dan Robitzski

As the vaccine rollout continues, a smaller proportion of people who catch the coronavirus are being sent to the hospital.

COVID Hospitalizations Are Plummeting With Vaccine Rollout

By Dan Robitzski

There are several major coronavirus variants spreading throughout the world. Here's what you should know about the most important ones.

Five Coronavirus Variants That You Should Know About

By Dan Robitzski

Given a choice, a surprising number of people prefer the convenience of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over the increased effectiveness of the others.

People Are Obsessed With the Vaccine That Only Requires One Dose

By Dan Robitzski

According to a new survey, 69 percent of Americans either want or have at least partially received a coronavirus vaccine, signalling growing optimism.

69 Percent of Americans Want the COVID Vaccine

By Dan Robitzski

President Biden announced that the US will likely have enough coronavirus vaccines to inoculate every adult in the country by the end of May.

White House Says US Will Have Enough Vaccine For All Adults by May

By Dan Robitzski

A study shows that the coronavirus can directly attack and kill heart cells, potentially settling a longstanding scientific debate.

Study: COVID-19 Can Kill Heart Cells

By Dan Robitzski

The governors of both Texas and Mississippi announced they will be lifting both states' mask mandates and rolling back COVID-19 health mandates.

Despite Rebounding Cases of COVID, TX to Open State “100 Percent”

By Victor Tangermann

The Archdiocese of New Orleans just issued a dangerous statement calling the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine "morally compromised."

Catholic Archdiocese Calls COVID Vaccine “Morally Compromised”

By Dan Robitzski

Preliminary data suggests that the coronavirus variant P.1 is capable of reinfecting people who already survived COVID-19.

New P.1 Strain Can Re-Infect People Who Already Caught COVID

By Dan Robitzski

Simon Kindleysides, who's paralyzed from the waist down, walked over 100 miles in a powered exoskeleton during February to raise money for the NHS.

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Paralyzed Man Walks More Than 100 Miles in Powered Exoskeleton

By Dan Robitzski

New studies show that people who already recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies in their system get "robust" protection from a single Pfizer dose.

Single Pfizer Dose “Robust” For Those Who Have Had COVID

By Dan Robitzski

The heart failure drug ivabradine seems to treat the long-hauler symptoms that can last for months after a coronavirus infection.

Doctors Find Drug That Seems to Treat Long-Hauler COVID Symptoms

By Dan Robitzski

When scientists took a closer look at a baby with COVID-19, they found that the kid caught a previously-undiscovered variant and had a massive viral load.

This Baby Had 51,000 Times as Much Coronavirus as Expected

By Dan Robitzski

According to the FDA, the single-dose coronavirus vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson provides strong protection against severe cases of COVID-19.

The FDA Says That the Single-dose Covid Vaccine Is Highly Effective

By Victor Tangermann

New research suggests that black holes made of dark matter might be lurking inside neutron stars and eating them from the inside.

Black Holes May Devour Stars From the Inside, Like Cancer

By Dan Robitzski

Bone cancer survivor Haley Arceneaux will be experiencing the trip of a lifetime on board SpaceX's first private flight some time this year.

Bone Cancer Survivor Will Get Free Trip to Space This Year

By Victor Tangermann

A facility that bottles the AstraZeneca coronavirus into glass vials was temporarily on lockdown today after a suspicious package arrived.

Pfizer Vaccine Curbs COVID Transmissions in Israel by Nearly 90%

By Tony Ho Tran

Two Florida women in their 20s reportedly dressed up as "grannies" to get the COVID-19 vaccine early, according to local Orlando news station WFTV.

Florida Women Caught Wearing Elderly Disguises to Get Vaccine Early

By Victor Tangermann

New coronavirus infections in the United States and around the world dropped by a significant number over the previous week.

Coronavirus Cases Around the World Are Finally Dropping

By Dan Robitzski

New York just sued Amazon over its failure to protect warehouse workers from the coronavirus and for punishing anyone who spoke out.

New York State Sues Amazon Over Coronavirus Protocols

By Dan Robitzski

Severe cases of COVID-19 might lead to the formation of growths called nodules behind people's eyeballs, but scientists aren't yet sure what that means.

Severe COVID-19 Might Lead to Strange Growths Behind the Eyes

By Dan Robitzski

British scientists are cleared to begin a human challenge study on the coronavirus, in which volunteers are willingly infected in a controlled environment.

Scientists Are About to Give Research Subjects COVID on Purpose

By Dan Robitzski