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An Arizona man has died after taking the medication that Donald Trump had publicly declared as a possible treatment for COVID-19, Banner Health reports. His wife is currently in critical condition. The couple is in their 60s. The couple ingested chloroquine phosphate, an additive that’s commonly used at aquariums to clean fish tanks, became sick within 30 minutes, and were rushed to […]
CureVac, a German biotech company that also has a branch in Boston, is working on a vaccine to COVID-19 and hopes to have it ready “perhaps before autumn.” Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, mentioned the company during an update on the coronavirus pandemic and provided the “autumn” projection for a vaccine. She […]
As the global race to develop a vaccine for COVID-19 continues, scientists have encountered a major roadblock in their medical research process. There aren’t enough of a specific type of genetically modified mice available to conduct their experiments, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. Scientists are in search of mice that have been genetically modified with a humanized […]
Londoners looking to pick up a hard-earned £3,507 ($4,588) will have an excellent opportunity to do so, and the only catch is that they’ll have to get sick and maybe (but probably not) die. Those desperate enough for that type of cash can volunteer themselves to be human guinea pigs for the Queen Mary BioEnterprises […]
Being the fan on an ailing franchise may seem like it causes you enough pain to require medicinal help, but according to an Ohio medical board committee, this won’t grant you a medical marijuana card. In December, the panel that meets in Columbus, Ohio to discuss the guidelines for medical marijuana consideration rejected a petition requesting that […]
The U.S.’s cancer rate dropped 2.2 percent between 2016 and 2017, the sharpest one-year dip in cancer mortality ever recorded. According to American Cancer Society’s new report, the rate has dropped 29 percent since 1991, which means there have been around 2.9 million fewer cancer deaths than would have happened if the rate had stayed […]
A Purdue University student visited a CVS Pharmacy location near his dorm in West Lafayette, Indiana last month when—upon attempting to purchase Mucinex—his Puerto Rican driver’s license was questioned by an employee. Even after explaining that Puerto Ricans are American citizens and presenting his passport, both the employee in question and a manager “refused to […]
Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan has opened up one of two medical clinics he’s funding, Charlotte Observer reports. Jordan, who gave a $7.2 million donation to get the Novant Health clinics up and running in Charlotte, North Carolina, was at the Novant Health Michael Jordan Family Medical Clinic on Thursday for its opening and made a few remarks. […]
Big Sean is gearing up for the release of his fifth studio album, Don Life. On the project, the rapper is looking to open up about some of the more personal topics in his life—including being diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening heart disease as a teenager. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Big Sean allowed the publication to […]
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $8 billion to a man who claims to have experienced breast growth after taking a drug manufactured by the company. According to Reuters, a Philadelphia jury agreed that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn male patients about the risks of gynecomastia when marketing the antipsychotic drug Risperdal. Nicholas Murray, who […]
