Doctors are reporting improved survival in men with advanced prostate cancer from an experimental drug that delivers radiation directly to tumor cells. Few such drugs are approved now, but the approach may become a new way to treat patients with…
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How to get big pharma to launch a war on superbugs
How to get big pharma to launch a war on superbugs: UK is first country to champion scheme to speed up development of new antibiotics to replace those rendered useless by resistance Before Covid-19, there was another health crisis brewing which…
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Big investments in vaccine capacity can help governments save lives and boost economies
Wherever they are available, COVID-19 vaccines are saving lives, lowering infection rates, and enabling economies to start recovering from the pandemic’s debilitating effects. But on a global level, there are not enough vaccine courses to go around as demand outstrips…
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‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Avoid a Big Bill for Your COVID Test
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Tests for the coronavirus are supposed to be free. And, usually, they are. But sometimes … things happen. Here’s how to keep those things from happening to you. New York Times reporter Sarah…
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The big barriers to global vaccination: Patent rights, national self-interest and the wealth gap
We will not be able to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us until the world’s population is mostly immune through vaccination or previous exposure to the disease. A truly global vaccination campaign, however, would look very different from what we…
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These Exercises Will Help You Build Bodaciously Big Biceps
For big arms, you need big biceps. There’s no getting around it. You’re going to need to grow those guns to achieve that goal. To get your biceps to the place you want, you need to attack the muscles with…
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Neuroscientists measure fans’ reactions to the big game
Like everything else in 2020, Thanksgiving will be different this year. But there will still be football on TV, and if you catch any of the games, your brain will be processing them in ways you’re probably unaware of. In…
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England’s big northern cities braced for more lockdown curbs
The British government is mulling fresh restrictions on everyday life in England, potentially in the big northern cities such as Liverpool and Manchester, amid mounting fears that hospitals in coronavirus hot spots may soon be overwhelmed by growing numbers of…
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Coronavirus pandemic is 'one big wave,' not seasonal, say WHO officials
Fox News Flash top headlines for July 28 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. A World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson recently described the coronavirus pandemic as “one big wave” and cautioned against complacency…
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Big unknowns about virus complicate getting back to normal
Reopening the U.S. economy is complicated by some troubling scientific questions about the new coronavirus that go beyond the logistics of whether enough tests are available. In an ideal world, we’d get vaccinated and then get back to normal. But,…
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