medicine
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CDC Urges Pregnant People to Get Vaccinated for Covid-19 As Soon as Possible
Health officials with the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention are pleading with pregnant people to get vaccinated against covid-19. In a new urgent health advisory out this week, the CDC says that only around a third of these individuals have gotten fully vaccinated. Research has shown that the vaccines do not raise the…
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Pharma Companies Are Racing to Develop a Covid-19 Pill That Works
A new approach to treating covid-19 may be on the horizon. Clinical trials of several antiviral candidates are expected to finish within the next few months, all taken as a simple pill provided before or soon after an infection is confirmed.
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Ivermectin Research Has a Big Fraud Problem, Scientists Say
Watchdog scientists are sounding the alarm over covid-19 studies involving ivermectin, a long-used antiparasitic that some claim can be effective at treating or preventing the viral illness. In a new article this week, they argue that the research into ivermectin has been plagued by widespread fraud and lax oversight by other researchers. The best way…
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Internal Facebook Documents Show How Badly It Fumbled the Fight Against Anti-Vaxxers: Report
The Wall Street Journal has had something of a banner week tearing down Facebook. Its series on a trove of internal company documents obtained by the paper has unveiled Facebook’s secret system for treating certain users as above the rules, company research showing how harmful Instagram is for young girls, how the site’s algorithmic solutions…