A Dutch court ruled that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates could face trial in the Netherlands, following a case filed by seven individuals claiming to have suffered injuries from COVID-19 vaccines. The case,
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order to block federal funding for gain-of-function (GoF) research into viruses and biological agents, citing national security risks and pointing directly to China
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The European Commission’s proposed Critical Medicines Act, unveiled in March, seeks to address the critical shortages of medicines and medical supplies exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative aims to boost EU
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A growing number of Britons are now self-identifying as neurodivergent, with some experts suggesting they may even outnumber the neurotypical population, according to The Times UK. The shift is being driven by
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In a groundbreaking development reported by Nature, scientists have created a broad-spectrum antivenom using antibodies derived from a man who has survived hundreds of venomous snake bites. The new treatment, which also
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A cutting-edge technique that directly edits proteins in living cells is poised to offer revolutionary insights into how proteins function, behave, and interact within the body. This powerful method, based on the
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by Zhong Sheng When a U.S. mayor recently floated the outrageous idea of “giving free fentanyl” to homeless people, the public backlash was swift and fierce. The episode once again exposed the
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An international coalition of leading virologists has warned that the United States must intensify its response to the year-long H5N1 bird flu outbreak to avert a potential pandemic, according to a report
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A new study by Stanford University researchers warns that measles, a disease once declared eliminated in the United States, is on track to become endemic again within the next two decades if
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As the World Health Assembly prepares to convene its 78th meeting on May 19, global health leaders face a daunting agenda amid ongoing crises such as armed conflicts, economic instability, and the
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From celebrity biohackers to Instagram influencers, the dream of slowing aging or even achieving immortality has never been trendier. But according to a new survey reported by MIT Technology Review, the booming
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