Why many US Latinos aren’t getting Covid-19 vaccinesA few weeks ago, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a startling report: minorities in the US—particularly Latinos—were getting vaccinated at disproportionately lower rates compared to Whites despite suffering higher rates of infection and death from Covid-19. Jul 20 22July 20, 2022Article at Quartz
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Covid-19 vaccines have triggered the next wave of pharmaceuticalsA new era of medicine | Glossary | Making genes into medicine | A brief history of big pharma | What genetic medicine could treat | How genetic medicine can live up to its promise May 09 21May 09, 2021Article at Quartz
Covid-19 vaccines have triggered the next wave of pharmaceuticalsIllustration by Bernice Liu Table of contents A new era of medicine | Glossary | Making genes into medicine | A brief history of big pharma | What genetic medicine could treat | How genetic medicine can live up to its promise A new era of… May 09 21May 09, 2021Article at Quartz
Covid-19 showed the US how it could make universal healthcare workReuters/Shannon Stapleton The US has always relied heavily on private insurance to cover its citizens. As of 2019, roughly two thirds of Americans with healthcare (about 90% of the population) got it through a private company. The remaining third… Apr 15 21April 15, 2021Article at Quartz
Do I need to worry if I had the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine?Reuters/Carlos Barria For millions of adults who have gotten the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, and millions more waiting for the single-dose vaccine, news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Centers for Disease Control and… Apr 13 21April 13, 2021Article at Quartz
Does moving somewhere with clean air improve your health?Where industrialized humans live, air pollution follows. That’s bad news for your lungs, which, in exchanging the gasses necessary to keep us alive, encounter particles that can make the body function less well. Apr 11 21April 11, 2021Article at Quartz
Does moving somewhere with clean air improve your health?Reuters/Lucas Jackson Where industrialized humans live, air pollution follows. That’s bad news for your lungs, which, in exchanging the gasses necessary to keep us alive, encounter particles that can make the body function less well. Though… Apr 11 21April 11, 2021Article at Quartz
Covid-19 survivors are reporting long-term effects on their brainsReuters/Pascal Rossignol In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare providers’ concerns centered on what the virus could do the respiratory system. But as the months dragged on, scientists documented reports of loss of smell and taste,… Apr 09 21April 09, 2021Article at Quartz
Scientists have spent nearly 100 years searching for a better way to give vaccinesReuters/Edgar Su There are a dozen Covid-19 vaccines that healthcare professionals are administering worldwide, and all of them require needles. That’s not necessarily a bad thing: Shots with modern, single-use needles have worked for inoculations… Apr 05 21April 05, 2021Article at Quartz
Why scientists are developing inhaled Covid-19 vaccinesThere are 13 Covid-19 vaccines in use across the globe just a year after the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 crisis a pandemic. All of them are shots to the upper arm. Mar 31 21March 31, 2021Article at Quartz
Why scientists are developing inhaled Covid-19 vaccinesThere are 13 Covid-19 vaccines in use across the globe just a year after the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 crisis a pandemic. All of them are shots to the upper arm. These shots, while a critical tool in ending the pandemic, may not… Mar 31 21March 31, 2021Article at Quartz
Where Covid-19 came from is as much a political question as a scientific oneAly Song/Reuters A year ago, as cases and death rates skyrocketed worldwide and Western countries implemented their first Covid-19 lockdowns, the question of where the virus came from wasn’t top of mind for scientists. The short answer sufficed:… Mar 25 21March 25, 2021Article at Quartz
AstraZeneca’s data missteps shows that drug regulation actually worksJon Nazca/Reuters After more than a dozen countries in the EU suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine over precautionary safety concerns, it finally looked like things were improving for the pharmaceutical company. A secondary review by… Mar 24 21March 24, 2021Article at Quartz
9 of the 10 happiest countries in the world are in EuropeAn annual study of happiness around the world found that positive emotions and overall levels of satisfaction with life remained surprisingly stable across the globe, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Researchers suggest it bodes well for humanity’s resilience. Mar 21 21March 21, 2021Article at Quartz
9 of the 10 happiest countries in the world are in EuropeJohn Thys/Reuters An annual study of happiness around the world found that positive emotions and overall levels of satisfaction with life remained surprisingly stable across the globe, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Researchers suggest it bodes well… Mar 21 21March 21, 2021Article at Quartz
Europe has never been confident in Covid-19 vaccinesEurope has a problem getting vaccines into arms—and it started long before anecdotal reports of potential side effects brought the distribution of AstraZeneca’s vaccine to a halt. Mar 17 21March 17, 2021Article at Quartz
Europe has never been confident in Covid-19 vaccinesReuters/Gonzalo Fuentes Europe has a problem getting vaccines into arms—and it started long before anecdotal reports of potential side effects brought the distribution of AstraZeneca’s vaccine to a halt. Despite being some of the wealthiest countries… Mar 17 21March 17, 2021Article at Quartz
What we know about the safety concerns with AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccineReuters/Dado Ruvic On March 15, Germany, France, and Italy joined several other European and Asian countries to suspend the distribution of the AstraZeneca/University of Oxford Covid-19 vaccine. Public health leaders in these countries stated that… Mar 15 21March 15, 2021Article at Quartz
Who are non-alcoholic drinks really for?Over the past few years, adult beverage companies have been taking a new approach to bringing in customers. Instead of ramping up the alcohol content of their beverages—a trend consistent with craft beers—they’re decreasing it or removing it entirely. Mar 14 21March 14, 2021Article at Quartz
