Gerri Landman and her daughter Lucy. Gerri Landman hide caption toggle caption Gerri Landman Lucy Landman was born with a very rare genetic disorder that causes severe intellectual disability, weak muscles and seizures, among other symptoms. “She is expected to […]
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So far very few Americans have been rolling up their sleeves to get vaccinated against COVID, flu or RSV. Source link Rob Stein
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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya speaks during a roundtable discussion with members of the House Freedom Caucus on the COVID-19 pandemic at The Heritage Foundation in late 2022. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call/Getty Images President-elect Donald
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The FDA recently authorized the iHealth at-home test for the SARS-CoV2 virus and two strains of the flu virus. iHealth Labs, Inc hide caption toggle caption iHealth Labs, Inc With the flu season getting underway, and COVID-19 still circulating, if
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Dr. Benjamin Jin, a biologist works on immunotherapy for HPV+ cancers, in a lab at the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Md. in 2018. The NIH has a $48 billion budget to fund
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As his stem cells are collected, DeShawn “DJ” Chow talks about his upcoming sickle cell gene therapy treatment with pediatric hematologist-oncologist Leo Wang at City of Hope Children’s Cancer Center on May 22. City of Hope hide caption toggle caption
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Health officials are planning another fall campaign designed to encourage everyone six months and older to get updated COVID and flu vaccines, but are scaling back the recommendation for RSV vaccines. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Fall is on the horizon,
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