Over the next decade, scientists predict CRISPR will yield multiple medical treatments and be used to modify crops.
Author: Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY
Weak immune system? Government offers advice to help at-risk people avoid COVID-19 infections
The Food and Drug Administration officially announced that Evusheld is no longer authorized to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in the US.
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The FDA hopes to simplify COVID-19 vaccine options to help cope with the continued presence and evolution of the virus.
FDA vaccine panel to consider recommending annual COVID shots: What we know
The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meets Thursday to consider how to update guidelines for COVID-19 booster shots.
How often do you need a COVID booster shot? Yearly, new data suggests.
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Animal testing no longer required for drug approval. But high-tech substitutes aren’t ready.
Animal testing is no longer required for new drugs, marking a triumph in scientific research and technology and animal rights activism.
Heavy marijuana use should be disclosed before surgery, new guidelines say
Heavy cannabis use can leave patients in more pain after surgery and it increases their risk for heart problems, doctors say.
People who haven’t had COVID will likely catch XBB.1.5 – and many will get reinfected, experts say
New COVID variant XBB.1.5 is very contagious, meaning everyone is at risk for infection even if you’ve already had COVID. Here’s what that means.
XBB.1.5, a more contagious variant, now accounts for over 40% of COVID cases
XBB.1.5 makes up more than 40% of cases, the CDC says. While it’s more contagious, experts say it seems not to be more dangerous than earlier ones.
As COVID turns 3, experts worry where the next pandemic will come from – and if we’ll be ready
Public health and national defense experts worry the next pandemic will come at an even higher price than this one. And the nation needs to be ready.