Mosquitoes vaccinated people in malaria trial

Mosquitoes vaccinated people in malaria trial

One Seattle morning, Carolina Reid sat in a room with nine other volunteers, each waiting to take part in a clinical trial for a new, experimental malaria vaccine. Reid’s turn came. She put her arm over a cardboard box filled with 200 mosquitoes and covered with...
Study finds long-term COVID brain injury risk

Study finds long-term COVID brain injury risk

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Sept 22 (Reuters) – People who had COVID-19 are at higher risk for a host of brain injuries a year later compared with people who were never infected by the coronavirus, a finding that could affect millions of Americans, U.S....
Holding Drug and Medical Device Execs Liable

Holding Drug and Medical Device Execs Liable

Since the conviction of Elizabeth Holmes, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the failed blood-testing company Theranos, attention has focused on the personal liability of corporate officers of health care companies engaged in illegal activity. Holmes was charged...