USAID cuts gut access to lifesaving vaccinations for millions of people in the world’s poorest countries

USAID cuts gut access to lifesaving vaccinations for millions of people in the world’s poorest countries

Washington Post |
The United States is planning to terminate more than $1 billion in funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, an international ...
Organ transplants sometimes lead to significant personality changes. Here’s why

Organ transplants sometimes lead to significant personality changes. Here’s why

Genetic Literacy Project |
Changes in personality following a heart transplant have been noted pretty much ever since transplants began. In one case, a person ...
Pfizer makes experimental COVID pill Paxlovid available to developing countries as a low-priced generic drug

Pfizer makes experimental COVID pill Paxlovid available to developing countries as a low-priced generic drug

Washington Post |
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has agreed to a license-sharing deal that would allow its experimental covid-19 drug to be manufactured ...
‘It’s out-competing other viruses’: Killer Indian COVID strain spreads dark cloud over growing global recovery

‘It’s out-competing other viruses’: Killer Indian COVID strain spreads dark cloud over growing global recovery

Washington Post |
India [has] set another coronavirus milestone. [On May 19th], authorities announced the country had recorded more than 4,500 deaths from ...
organs

If you lose any of these 7 organs, you’ll probably be OK

Genetic Literacy Project |
The human body has dozens of organs, with some clearly more critical than others. But there are several you can ...