Between the high cost and testing hurdles, molnupiravir may not be the “game changer” against COVID. Read More
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Will vaccine mandates worsen the ongoing health care shortage?
More states are adopting vaccine mandates for health care workers, leaving the remaining unvaccinated, and hospitals already short staffed and filled with COVID patients, with limited options. Read More
The science behind a fond farewell
What motivation science has to say about goodbyes. Plus, GE’s $1.45 billion acquisition and monoclonal antibody bottleneck. Read More
The failed bid to topple Gavin Newsom and the politics of public health
Gavin Newsom vanquished his political opponents in California’s closely watched gubernatorial election on Tuesday. The politics of COVID and public health are a major reason why. Read More
20 years after 9/11, first responders are still sick, dying, and underpaid
On the 20th anniversary of the September 11 World Trade Center attacks, America still hasn’t fulfilled its promises to EMTs and first responders. Read More
There have been 154 retracted COVID studies. The damage may already be done
There have been 154 COVID-related studies retracted to date, according to Retraction Watch, including now-discredited papers on 5G and the coronavirus and ones recommending unproven drugs like ivermectin to treat COVID-19. Read More
Google Health is being dismantled, but Big Tech’s quixotic health ambitions persist
Google is dismantling its unified health care division Google Health as division head David Feinberg departs. But it won’t stop Big Tech’s quixotic quest to transform American healthcare. Read More
Another COVID booster unknown: Will more doses for the vaccinated cause new variants?
Some health experts worry COVID boosters for the fully vaccinated could birth new coronavirus variants, and that the priority should be immunizing the hundreds of millions around the world who remain unvaccinated. Read More
There are no authorized COVID booster shots. More than one million Americans have gotten them anyway
More than 1 million Americans who got the Pfizer or Moderna COVID vaccines have already gotten booster shots despite a lack of government authorization. Read More
Moderna’s unlikely journey to rivaling Big Pharma giants’ valuations
Boosted by the COVID vaccine, Moderna’s valuation has now leapfrogged that of well-established Big Pharma giants like Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi. Can it last? Read More