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The Media Is Back to Deriding the Lab Leak as a 'Conspiracy Theory'

Even if EcoHealth's "basic research" in Wuhan didn't cause the pandemic, it certainly failed in its mission to stop it.

Reason

Some early pandemic restrictions were “really unfortunate” mistakes, former NIH director admits

The folly of attaching “infinite value” to a life saved by government regulation should be obvious, Jacob Sullum writes. If that value were infinite, it would justify any policy that promises to save lives.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former NIH Director: Ignoring 'Collateral Damage' Inflicted by COVID-19 Policies Was 'Really Unfortunate'

Francis Collins’ remarks highlight the folly of attaching "infinite value" to a life saved by government regulation.

Reason

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COVID Variant Spreading Rapidly, Public Demands Honest Apology from Officials

Join us for a lively discussion with a creative and refreshing medical contributor as we delve into the latest COVID variant, JN.1, and the importance of c...

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Bernie Sanders will vote no on Biden's pick to lead NIH, but nomination may proceed

The Vermont senator held up the nomination process for Dr. Monica Bertagnolli to lead the health agency in order to make a point about drug prices. Now, he says he'll vote against her.

WEKU

Senators grill Bertagnolli on NIH priorities, drug costs - Roll Call

Monica Bertagnolli, nominated to head the National Institutes of Health, currently heads the National Cancer Institute.

Roll Call

Religion shapes vaccine views – but how exactly? Our analysis looks at ideas about God and beliefs about the Bible

Many scientists and public health officials were surprised that large swaths of the public were hesitant or outright hostile toward COVID-19 vaccines. “I never saw that coming,” Francis Collins, a former director of the National Institutes of Health, commented in 2022. Even today, three years after the start of the…

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Hepatitis C can be cured. So why aren't more people getting treatment?

A new CDC report finds that just a third of those diagnosed with hepatitis C have cleared the virus — a decade after a cure was made available.

WEKU

CDC data amplifies calls for funding hepatitis plan

Only one-third of individuals diagnosed with hepatitis C have been cured in the decade since cures for the disease became available, according to a study published Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

CDC data amplifies calls for funding hepatitis plan - Roll Call

Despite the availability of effective medicines, only one in six uninsured adults under 40 with hepatitis C have been cured.

Roll Call

Husband, 36, wife, 35, and their pet dogs found dead in suicide pact

Cassie and Francis Collins were described as soulmates who were 'joined at the hip'

Manchester Evening News

Married couple found dead at home after agreeing tragic suicide pact

Cassie Collins and Francis Collins were believed to have been extremely close.

Daily Record

Married couple kill themselves and their pet dogs in suicide pact

Student nurse Cassie Collins, 35, and Francis Collins, 36, were described by family members as "soulmates" who were "really good together and joined at the hip"

Daily Mirror

'Soulmates' tragically took their own lives in double suicide pact

An inquest into their death at Exeter Coroners Court on Monday, June 5, heard the pair were 'joined at the hip' and had been together for 11 years after meeting in a call centre.

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Biden taps National Cancer Institute director to lead NIH - Roll Call

Bertagnolli would be the second woman to lead the National Institutes of Health, a sprawling medical research agency, on a permanent basis.

The Conversation

Canadian science pioneers' role in the Human Genome Project shows why it’s crucial to fund research

On April 25, the world will celebrate DNA Day, marking two events: the 70th anniversary of the discovery of the double helix and the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project, which sequenced humans’ genetic blueprint for the first time.

Los Angeles Times

Biden seeks billions to stop a killer: Hepatitis C

The Biden administration is seeking billions of dollars for a new push to wipe out hepatitis C, a virus that has continued to kill thousands of people annually in the U.S. despite the existence of extremely effective medications that can cure the infection within months.

Dynamite News

Study: identifies human microRNAs linked to type 2 diabetes

Although it has long been believed that the microRNA (miRNA) molecules found in pancreatic islets play significant roles in type 2 diabetes, no specific miRNAs have been definitively linked to the condition in humans. Read full report of Dynamite News:

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Commentary: For all the good Dr. Fauci did at the NIH, he should have exited the stage sooner

Dr. Anthony Fauci, who began his career at the National Institutes of Health during Lyndon Johnson’s administration, has stepped down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden. To put it in perspective, after more than five decades of…

Tribune News Service

NIH missing top leadership at start of a divided Congress

WASHINGTON — The departure of two key public health leaders at the National Institutes of Health has created vacancies some worry could present a hurdle to NIH’s agenda in the new Congress.

Roll Call

NIH missing top leadership at start of a divided Congress - Roll Call

Despite GOP criticism of handling of COVID-19, Collins and Fauci had long-standing relationships with lawmakers from both parties.

Los Angeles Times

Hepatitis C is a slow-moving killer that can be stopped. What's getting in the way?

LOS ANGELES — Michael Mendez said that when learned he had hepatitis C, "I didn't even know what it was."

The Independent UK

US starts grappling with 'travesty' of untreated hepatitis C

Too many Americans are missing out on a cure for hepatitis C

Reason

California Law Strips Licenses from 'Misinformation'-Spreading Doctors

"You have this looming power over you that essentially can end your career," says Stanford's Jay Bhattacharya.

Reason

The Lab Leak Deception

Public officials concealed their conflicts of interest and role in funding research that may have caused the pandemic, says health reporter Emily Kopp.

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