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,
China’s medical equipment market has reached a record size of 1.35 trillion yuan (approximately 188.2 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024, as announced at a medical equipment conference held in southwestern Chongqing Municipality
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A groundbreaking development in HIV prevention has emerged with the promising results of an early-stage trial for lenacapavir injections, a drug that could offer year-long protection against HIV infections. The findings, recently
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The failure of COP29 negotiators to secure adequate climate finance for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has sparked urgent calls for alternative solutions to keep global warming within the 1.5°C threshold set
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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has signed the largest obesity drug licensing deal in history, agreeing to a $5.3 billion collaboration with Danish biotech Zealand Pharma to develop a next-generation weight-loss treatment. The
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Surgeon General Calls for Warning Labels on Alcoholic Beverages In a groundbreaking report released earlier this year, former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy warned about the strong link between alcohol consumption and
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Concerns over the presence of microplastics in human tissues are growing as studies increasingly report plastic particles in blood, lungs, and even the brain. However, experts caution that more rigorous scientific methods
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A recent study analyzing eight years of data has revealed a dramatic increase in fentanyl poisoning among children in the United States. The research, published in The American Journal of Drug and
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Researchers at University College London (UCL) have uncovered how specific neurons in the brainstem influence the decision to persist, explore new options, or disengage from a task. The study, published in Nature,
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Accusations of sexual misconduct in academia can damage a researcher’s reputation in ways that scientific fraud does not. A new study published in PLoS ONE finds that scientists accused of sexual harassment
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A new class action lawsuit has put OnlyFans under intense scrutiny, alleging that the platform knowingly allows third-party “chatters” to impersonate models and extract large sums of money from unsuspecting users. The
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