Covid-19 survivors are at an elevated long-term risk of developing heart disease, strokes, blood clots, and other cardiovascular disorders, according to new peer-reviewed research out … Covid Survivors at Higher Long-Term Risk of Cardiovascular DamageRead more
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Have We Learned Nothing From the COVID-19 Pandemic? New Animal Epidemics Ignored
You would think as COVID-19 has now killed 5.54 million, there would be greater vigilance about other brewing zoonotic epidemics. Yet even as 41 countries … Have We Learned Nothing From the COVID-19 Pandemic? New Animal Epidemics IgnoredRead more
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How SARS-CoV-2 evades our immune system
MHC (major histocompatibility complex) class I molecules are a central weapon in the immune response against viruses. When a virus infects a cell, the cell … How SARS-CoV-2 evades our immune systemRead more
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Tax on Global Mega-Rich Could Help Lift 2.3 Billion Out of Poverty
A new analysis released Tuesday estimates that an annual wealth tax targeting the world’s millionaires and billionaires would raise enough revenue to lift 2.3 billion … Tax on Global Mega-Rich Could Help Lift 2.3 Billion Out of PovertyRead more
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Omicron is a direct result of our unwillingness to challenge patents
The World Economic Forum is wrapping up today. Many of the world’s wealthiest people and world leaders have been gathering virtually this week for the … Omicron is a direct result of our unwillingness to challenge patentsRead more
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Vaccine Inequity Prolongs the Pandemic
Global health leaders are warning that new cases of the highly infectious Omicron variant continue to climb in undervaccinated parts of the world. Only about … Vaccine Inequity Prolongs the PandemicRead more
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Inequality Killed Millions while rich got richer
Oxfam International’s latest report on global inequality finds that while the 10 richest individuals in the world more than doubled their collective wealth since Covid-19 … Inequality Killed Millions while rich got richerRead more
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Deer may be reservoir for SARS-CoV-2
More than 80% percent of the white-tailed deer sampled in different parts of Iowa between December 2020 and January 2021 tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The … Deer may be reservoir for SARS-CoV-2Read more
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Professor Quits Vaccine Trial over Moderna’s Corporate Greed
Jeremy Menchik is associate professor at Boston University’s Pardee School of Global Studies wrote an article called “Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’: Why I’m … Professor Quits Vaccine Trial over Moderna’s Corporate GreedRead more
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Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’
In July 2020, I volunteered to be in Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine trial. If I knew then what I know now about the company’s quest for … Confessions of a ‘human guinea pig’Read more