A worldwide virus-hunting program allowed to expire last year by the Trump administration, just before the coronavirus pandemic broke out, will have a second life — whatever the outcome of the presidential election. Joseph R. Biden Jr. has promised that, if elected, he will restore the program, called Predict, which searched for dangerous new animal… Read More: U.S. Will Revive Global Virus-Hunting Effort Ended Last Year »
Last night the cat tooth fairy visited our house. Not to be confused with the original tooth fairy, the cat tooth fairy comes to replace kitten teeth with a toy or treat. Did you know this? No, neither did I until yesterday. Our kitten Ollie lost two teeth (perfectly normal apparently) and my children were… Read More: The helpful hints you won’t see in any parenting books »
AstraZeneca put the rest of the SGLT2 inhibitor class on notice when its Farxiga scored an FDA heart failure nod in patients with or without diabetes. One of its competitors, Eli Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jardiance, is fast on Farxiga’s heels, though, and it’s ready to bring its pivotal trial win in front of physicians. Jardiance, added… Read More: ESC: Eli Lilly, Boehringer’s Jardiance cuts CV events by 25%… »
Cases of coronavirus are still levelling off in England, according to data from swab tests of thousands of people in random households. Modelling by the Office for National Statistics estimates there are 2,200 new infections per day. Following a low point in June in the percentage of people testing positive for the virus, there was… Read More: Coronavirus cases continue to level off in England – ONS »