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NIH study offers new evidence of early SARS-CoV-2 infections in U.S.

2 months ago thespecimennews

A new antibody testing study examining samples originally collected through the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program found evidence of...

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• Diseases

U.S. clinical trial results show Novavax vaccine is safe and prevents COVID-19

2 months ago thespecimennews

Results from a Phase 3 clinical trial enrolling 29,960 adult volunteers in the United States and Mexico show that the...

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• Diseases

African Americans who smoke seem at higher risk of coronary heart disease

4 months ago thespecimennews

African Americans who smoke appear to have more than twice this risk of  developing coronary heart disease compared to those who do not smoke, a...

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• Diseases
• Women

NIH funds study to evaluate remdesivir for COVID-19 in pregnancy

6 months ago thespecimennews

A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health will evaluate the effects of remdesivir in pregnant women who...

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• Human interest
• Politics
• Security

US decision will provide ‘profound relief’ to millions in war-torn Yemen: UN spokesperson

6 months ago thespecimennews

OCHA/Mahmoud FadelAn internally displaced child plays at an IDP settlement in Al-Dhale’e governorate, southern Yemen. The US announcement revoking the...

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• Diseases

Methamphetamine overdose deaths rise sharply nationwide

7 months ago thespecimennews

NIH-supported study finds biggest increase among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives: Overdose deaths involving...

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• Business

Bill Gates becomes top US farmland owner

7 months ago thespecimennews

While Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, is known throughout Africa and developing countries for his support for agricultural growth, he is now...