Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the Trump administration’s coronavirus coordinator, said on Sunday that the nation was in a “new phase” of the coronavirus epidemic that was much more sprawling across the country than last spring’s outbreaks in major cities like New York and Seattle. She recommended that people living in communities where cases are surging… Read More: Birx Says U.S. Epidemic Is in a ‘New Phase’ »
By Maninder Ahluwalia A street mural memorial to Henrietta Lacks in Oak Park, Illinois MedSci / Alamy Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Henrietta Lacks, commonly referred to as “the mother of modern medicine”. Her cells have been used in experiments in laboratories around the world but were cultivated without her consent.… Read More: Genetic privacy: We must learn from the story of Henrietta… »
Before the pandemic, we had an epidemic of physician burnout, with many physicians caught in a cycle of exhaustion, cynicism, and loss of purpose. All the change and uncertainty the virus has brought certainly doesn’t help! It’s now more imperative than ever that physicians build resilience to all the pressures and stress of our careers.… Read More: 7 habits of highly resilient physicians »
FDA Approves Xeglyze (abametapir) Lotion for the Treatment of Head Lice Print this page HYDERABAD, India & PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE) July 27, 2020 –Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. today announced approval of Xeglyze (abametapir) lotion, 0.74%, a 505(b)(1) NDA by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The approval triggers the contractual pre-commercialization milestone of $ 20… Read More: FDA Approves Xeglyze (abametapir) Lotion for the Treatment of Head… »