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Henrietta Lacks: A Life Beyond Death

Henrietta Lacks succumbed to cervical cancer at 31, yet her cells persist. The tragic tale of this young African-American mother of five reshaped modern scientific

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Painless Vaccine Patch Coming Soon

Biotech company Vaxxas has developed a vaccine patch that can administer vaccines painlessly and needle-free in seconds. The majority of vaccines can only be administered

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Vaccine to Prevent Drug Deaths

A new vaccine is being developed to prevent opioid overdoses caused by Fentanyl by blocking the drug’s analgesic effect. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that

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Universal Flu Vaccine with Antibodies

A breakthrough discovery by scientists at the University of Chicago could pave the way for a universal flu vaccine that provides lifelong protection against influenza

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BioNTech’s Child Vaccine: Low Side Effects

A recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States has revealed that the BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for

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Patch more effective than injection

A new vaccine patch has been found to be 11 times more effective against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus than the same vaccine administered

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New migraine vaccine helps millions.

Millions of migraine sufferers may soon be able to live without their debilitating headaches. An international team of researchers has developed a new migraine vaccine

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WHO forms emergency committee for monkeypox

The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened an emergency committee to determine whether the recent outbreak of monkeypox constitutes a “public health emergency of international

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New Vaccine Halts Aging Process

A new vaccine has been developed that can eliminate senescent cells, also known as zombie cells, and stop the aging process. These cells do not

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Biontech booster’s Omikron protection wanes

The effectiveness of the Biontech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine decreases significantly just a few months after a booster shot, according to a study by Kaiser Permanente. The