November 2020 WHO; Your Royal Highness Princess Muna Al-Hussein, Your Excellency Keva Bain, President of the World Health Assembly, First of all, I would like to recognize Her Royal Highness Princess Muna for her tireless support over almost six decades for nurses and midwives. In this International Year of the …

November 2020 BBCNews; The first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90% of people from getting Covid-19, a preliminary analysis shows. The developers – Pfizer and BioNTech – described it as a “great day for science and humanity”. Their vaccine has been tested on 43,500 people in six countries …

November 2020 medicalnewstoday; In a new study, scientists have found three previously-available drugs that may be effective at treating COVID-19 in its early stages. The research, which appears in the journal ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science, is valuable in helping researchers identify treatment candidates for clinical trials. COVID-19 treatments SARS-CoV-2 and …

November 2020 medicalnewstoday; This year’s WIRED Health:Tech conference took place online last month, in an effort to adapt to the challenges posed by the current pandemic. A range of specialists held presentations about the latest advances in medical technology, including remote surgical systems, e-health, CRISPR technology, and the issue on everyone’s mind …

November stateofreform; Californians voted on several health-related ballot measures including Proposition 23 which would require kidney dialysis clinics to have an on-site physician present while patients were being treated. The proposition was defeated in the election with a 64% no vote. The rejection of the measure is similar to the response to …

November 2020 YahooNews; More U.S. patients will soon have free, electronic access to the notes their doctors write about them under a new federal requirement for transparency. Many health systems are opening up records Monday, the original deadline. At the last minute, federal health officials week gave an extension until …

November 2020 YahooNews; Sanofi is offering to buy Dutch biotechnology company Kiadis for 308 million euros ($358.4 million) to boost its range of immunotherapy products. The French drugmaker will offer 5.45 euros in cash, the companies said in a joint statement on Monday, a premium of 272% to Kiadis’ closing …

November 2020 BusinessInsider; A US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Friday suggests that getting the coronavirus from someone you live with can be quick and easy, no matter their age. The study, which is ongoing in over 100 households in Nashville, Tennessee and Marshfield, Wisconsin since April, found …

October 2020 NPR; Health care was going to be the defining issue of the 2020 election before a pandemic and economic upheaval eclipsed pretty much everything else. But of course, the pandemic has highlighted many health policy issues. With a highly contagious virus spreading around the world, “you might be …

October 2020 npr; As Election Day nears, the pandemic looms large. Amid a surge in new cases, the coronavirus has changed the way we live, work and — perhaps — how some Americans will vote. As President Trump makes the case that his leadership has saved lives in the pandemic …