House Passes Landmark Investigational Therapy Bill For ALS, Introduced By Murkowski, Cosponsored By Senate
This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies (ACT) for ALS Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation introduced by U.S....
The Coronavirus Invades Cells In The Penis And Testicles Of Monkeys, Researchers Discover
The coronavirus may infect tissue within the male genital tract, new research on rhesus macaques shows. The finding suggests that symptoms like erectile dysfunction...
Tennis Hall Of Famer Chris Evert Says She Has Ovarian Cancer
Former tennis star Chris Evert says she was diagnosed with an early stage of ovarian cancer.
The 67-year-old Evert revealed the illness in a story...
Law Allowing Euthanasia In Portugal Moves A Step Closer
Portugal’s parliament approved Friday, January 29, 2021, the final wording of legislation allowing euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill and gravely injured people.
The...
President Biden To Reopen Obamacare Enrollment February 15 To May 15 Amid Covid Pandemic
President Joe Biden will sign two executive actions Thursday designed to expand health care coverage amid the coronavirus pandemic, as well as removing...
Moderna Is Developing Three New MRNA-Based Vaccines For HIV, Seasonal Flu And Nipah Virus
Moderna, the biotech company behind one of the two mRNA-based vaccines currently being rolled out globally to stem the tide of COVID-19, has announced...
It Is Time To Get A Flu Shot: Everything You Need To Know
With all the talk about COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, it's easy to forget that there's another respiratory virus poised to strike.
Yes, it's that familiar...
Facebook Is Receiving Sensitive Medical Information From Hospital Websites
Facebook has been collecting potentially sensitive health data through a tracker that, until recently, was included in the online scheduling tools of roughly a...
Four-Year-Old Israeli Child Tests Positive For Polio, First Case Since 1989
A four-year-old Israeli child from Jerusalem tested positive for polio after it was revealed he was not vaccinated against the life-threatening disease, the Health...
Man Left With Penis Attached To His Arm For Six Years
A man who lost his penis due to a severe blood infection has had an artificial member surgically attached to his nether region —...