Toxic debate over lab leak theory hampers search for Covid origins

Winter officially begins Thursday, and with the cold season comes an expected rise in rates of flu and Covid, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. is seeing a “sharp increase” in flu levels right now, particularly in the south, Cohen said Wednesday in an interview….

Health 25 August 2023, 6:39 pm 1 minute Reuters exclusively reported that Novo Nordisk has hired Thermo Fisher as its second contract manufacturer for its hugely popular weight-loss drug Wegovy. Novo Chief Financial Officer Karsten Munk Knudsen told Reuters in May the company had signed up a second contract manufacturer in the United States, but…

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Recommended cancer screenings have been lagging because of the pandemic. It’s time to catch up, according to the American Cancer Society which encourages people to include screenings in their New Year’s resolutions. Making apple pie is a family ritual for these 60-year-old South Jersey twins who also share a history of breast…

In the United States, arthritis is a leading cause of work disability, affecting over 53.2 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It can happen for a number of reasons to adults at any age ― and the pain can be debilitating. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis, but…

Business & FinanceDealsHealth 14 July 2023, 5:43 pm 1 minute MoonLake Immunotherapeutics (MLTX.O), a developer of an antibody-derived treatment for inflammatory skin conditions, is working with an investment bank and having early-stage conversations with drugmakers interested in a potential acquisition. Market Impact MoonLake’s shares ended trading up 8.4% at $54.27 on the news on Friday,…

Police arrived at a distraught mother’s house the day after her daughter died at Kettering General Hospital.