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Abortion Pills Are Very Safe and Effective, yet Government Rules Still Hinder Access

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Ever since it was approved in 2000 as an abortion pill, mifepristone has been regulated as if it were a dangerous substance. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration required doctors to be specially certified to prescribe it. Patients had to sign an agreement confirming that they had been counseled on its risks. Most onerously, the … Read more

Covid-19 news: Pfizer/BioNTech jab may be less effective in under 12s

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By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu, Layal Liverpool, Carissa Wong and Alex Wilkins A child receives a dose of Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine Alexandre Schneider/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 12pm on 1 March Study suggests that protection from two doses of … Read more

There’s an Effective Way to Treat Gaming And Internet Addiction in Teens

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Being unhealthily addicted to video games or the internet is now recognized by the World Health Organization‘s International Classification of Diseases, with adolescents particularly at risk – and as you might expect, the global coronavirus pandemic has made the situation worse.   With the disorders linked to mental health problems and poorer academic performance, researchers … Read more

Chronic pain: Map of pain neurons may lead to more effective treatments

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An analysis of gene activity in pain neurons could help identify the most promising drug targets and reveal how pain pathways differ between men and women Health 16 February 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu A dorsal root ganglion, a cluster of nerve cell bodies, seen under a microscope JOSE CALVO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A map of … Read more

This Cheap, Effective, Patent-Free COVID Vaccine Could Be a Global Game-Changer

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The world now has a new COVID-19 vaccine in its arsenal, and at a fraction of the cost per dose. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen over 314 million infections and over 5.5 million deaths worldwide. Approximately 60 percent of the world population has received at least one dose of a … Read more

Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Appears Effective Against Omicron Variant

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US vaccine maker Moderna expressed confidence Monday that its booster shot was effective against the Omicron variant, after the announcement of laboratory results it described as “reassuring”.   “We’ll be able to rely on this vaccine to address the near term surge of Omicron cases,” Stephen Hoge, president of Moderna, said on a conference call. … Read more