Trials of a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University will resume after being paused due to a reported side effect in a patient in the UK. On Tuesday, AstraZeneca said the studies were being paused while it investigated whether the adverse reaction was linked with the vaccine. But on Saturday, the university… Read More »
AstraZeneca begins final trials of Oxford University coronavirus vaccine enrolling 50,000 people worldwide and 30,000 in the US as company signs £15million manufacturing deal Thousands volunteers already being injected with jab in UK, Brazil, South Africa Preliminary data from phase 3 trials expected ‘soon’, said lead jab researcher Developers say they hope to deliver the… Read More »
There are various known issues with screening mammography. Probably the most important one is the fact that even though relatively few women actually develop breast cancer, many women are asked for additional imaging following screening mammography (such as diagnostic mammography, ultrasounds and MRI), which is a big cost both in terms of money spent and… Read More »
MUSC School of Medicine-courtesy MUSC The Medical University of South Carolina Hospital Authority has completed its first-ever acquisition of medical facilities with the purchase of four South Carolina hospitals from subsidiaries of Community Health Systems. These hospitals include 82-bed Chester Regional Medical Center, 225-bed Springs Memorial Hospital, 396-bed Carolinas Hospital System and 124-bed Carolinas Hospital… Read More »
Generations of Ferris State University College of Pharmacy students will benefit from the largest gift in the university’s 134-year history – a $ 6.59 million bequest from the estate of the late Dewaine V. and Jana B. Robinson, of Flint. The gift will establish the Dewaine V. and Jana B. Robinson Scholarship Endowment, the income… Read More »