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The Supreme Court refused to hear Merck’s arguments on a hepatitis C patent, so the previous ruling in Gilead’s favor stands.
Rachel Levine, MD, currently leads Pennsylvania’s health department and its response to COVID-19.
The pre-inauguration event on January 19 will be a national moment of unity and remembrance.
The technology used in COVID-19 vaccines may also be used to prevent other viral infections and to treat cancer and multiple sclerosis.
The death rate spiked right after the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The decrease is largely due to improved lung cancer treatment, but the impact of COVID-19 is not yet known.
For Black people, insurance access, travel distance and a lack of knowledge about options contribute to transplant waiting list disparities.
The Viral Hepatitis National Strategic Plan for the United States, released by HHS, offers a road map for the next five years.
American hubris prevented the country from reacting as quickly and effectively as Asian nations.
Anthony Fauci, President-elect Joe Biden and senior legislators were vaccinated publicly to demonstrate their confidence in vaccine safety.
People with HIV, people with cancer and pregnant people can be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is 94% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19—and it may also reduce asymptomatic infection.
Messenger RNA vaccines—also called mRNA vaccines—are some of the first COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States.
The test is authorized for individuals two years of age or older, including those not showing symptoms.
Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective for preventing symptomatic illness.
An HIV researcher and doctor, Rochelle Walensky also studies vaccines. Plus: Obama’s surgeon general Vivek Murthy returns.
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