Thursday 14 October 2021

WHO Honors Henrietta Lacks as Family Pursues Justice

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Lacks’s cells, commonly known as “HeLa,” are the only known human cells that continue to stay alive and reproduce outside of the human body. Her cells have been used for decades in medical discoveries and live-saving treatments.



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Has the U.S. seen its last coronavirus surge? Don’t count on it, experts say.


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‘Lurching Between Crisis and Complacency’: Was This Our Last Covid Surge?


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Deaths from tuberculosis rose in 2020, for the first time in a decade, the W.H.O. says.


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Wednesday 13 October 2021

Data from Federal Scientists Raise Questions About J.&J. Booster Shots


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