The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on May 18 that the next COVID-19 vaccines should no longer include the original SARS-CoV-2 virus—which all existing vaccines currently do—and instead contain a different version of the virus to better match circulating variants.
Currently, this means a version of the virus from the XBB.1 family, which is now responsible for most …
Read moreThe recent Chicago public school crisis, collapse of Broadway theater in New York City, ongoing changes in NBA and NFL screening protocols for players, and extreme scarcity of rapid tests throughout the nation all serve as a deafening wake-up call for urgent revision of our national COVID-19 response plan. These and similar scenes of chaos and conflict over the reopening of American institution…
Read moreTreating depression is complex and time-consuming, since matching patients to the right drug treatment is a matter of trial and error that can take weeks or even months. And post partum depression, which affects up to 20% of new mothers in the first six weeks after giving birth, is no different.
On August 4, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zuranolone, or Zurzuvae, for…
Read moreThere’s yet another colorful addition to the pandemic lexicon—“flurona”—but it doesn’t refer to a new variant or even a new condition. The made-up term describes simultaneous infection with both influenza and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
The two diseases do not combine to make some hybrid form of either virus, which makes “flurona&r…
Read moreThe Biden administration said it will issue a new rule mandating tobacco companies cut nicotine levels in cigarettes in a bid to reduce smoking-related deaths in the U.S.
The Food and Drug Administration will draft a rule to remove most nicotine from cigarettes, according to a notice of a proposed rule posted on the US Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
“Because tob…
Read moreThe water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) two days in a row. And meteorologists say that could potentially be the hottest seawater ever measured, although there are some issues with the reading.
Just 26 miles (40 kilometers) away, scientists saw devastating effects from prolonged hot water surrounding Florida — devastati…
Read moreEvery year in December, stargazers are treated to the spectacle of the Geminid meteor shower, one of the best meteor showers of the gear. The Geminid meteor shower may also be related to the asteroid 3200 Phaethon, which could have been left behind by the same comet whose debris causes the shower.
This year, the Geminid meteor shower will be visible on the night of Dec. 13 into the mornin…
Read more“With strong momentum in the Vietnamese economy and Vietnamese companies continuing to grow in scale, the opportunity for foreign companies to engage in sizeable transactions and partnerships has become increasingly attractive,” said Rehan Anwer, head of Frontier Markets, at Credit Suisse.Vietnam’s economy grew 6.68 percent in 2015, the fastest pace in five years. By comparison, growth in the e…
Read moreThe occupancy rate in Paris hotels, far from having improved, has recorded a 13% decline from the start of the year, according to figures from specialised agency MKG group. Revenue per available room, a key hotel industry indicator, has also decreased by the same amount.Given this context, the Brussels attacks “are clearly very bad news for the industry, which has remained under pressure since …
Read moreThe report, from advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal and research specialist Retail Economics, covers a number of markets and its figures are in US dollarsคำพูดจาก สล็อตเว็บตรง. It said that between $4.6 billion and $6.4 billion (£3.4bn-£4.8bn) of trade could be ‘on-shored’ in the next …
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