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U.S. FDA approves RSV monoclonal antibody for infants, young children at high risk

Tue, 2023-07-18 09:44 — mike kraft

FDA approves RSV monoclonal antibody for infants, young children at high risk The FDA approved a monoclonal antibody to protect infants and young children from severe illness caused by RSV on Monday, a potential game-changer for the disease. Helen Branswell STAT

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U.S. FDA approves antibody to protect infants from RSV

Tue, 2023-07-18 09:29 — mike kraft

FDA approves antibody to protect infants from RSV | CNN Parents and pediatricians will have a new option this fall to protect babies from a lung-attacking virus that is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants under a year of age in the United States every year. Brenda Goodman CNN

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Opinion: A bipartisan opportunity to strengthen America’s pandemic security

Thu, 2023-07-13 18:12 — mike kraft

A bipartisan opportunity to strengthen America’s pandemic security Congress must reauthorize the essential PAHPA framework and enact a disciplined set of sensible reforms now. Torie Bosch STAT

In 2006, when many Americans had barely heard the word “coronavirus,” Congress passed the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA), a landmark, bipartisan legislative framework that has successfully steered our nation’s biosecurity policy ever since.

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U.S. to spend $300 million to track emission from agriculture

Thu, 2023-07-13 10:02 — mike kraft

Biden administration commits $300 million to measuring farm emissions The Biden administration will spend $300 million to better quantify greenhouse gas emissions generated by agriculture and the potential carbon savings of certain farming practices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said on Wednesday. Leah Douglas Reuters

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U.N. Climate talks chiefsays world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’

Thu, 2023-07-13 09:51 — mike kraft

Climate talks chief, who also heads oil company, says world must ‘attack all emissions, everywhere’

BERLIN (AP) — The head of this year’s United Nations’ climate talks called Thursday for governments and businesses to tackle global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in all regions and sectors if they want to stop the planet from passing a key temperature limit agreed on more than seven years ago.

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Long COVID: Gene linked to long COVID found in analysis of thousands of patients

Wed, 2023-07-12 09:06 — mike kraft

Gene linked to long COVID found in analysis of thousands of patients Nature - The first genome-wide search for long-COVID risk factors could pave the way for larger studies. Ledford, Heidi nature

The first genome-wide hunt to find genetic risk factors for long COVID has yielded a hit: a DNA sequence near a gene called FOXP4, which is active in the lungs and in some immune cells.

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