Shares rose Monday morning, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hitting fresh intraday highs and adding to last week’s record levels as market participants reacted positively to developments over a coronavirus treatment, and signs that a vaccine in the long term could authorize. Travel, airline and other “renewable” shares rally, …
Read More »New MIT injection technology can enable injection of concentrated biological drugs
MIT researchers have developed a simple, inexpensive technology to administer powerful drug formulations that are too viscous to be injected with conventional syringes and needles. Credit: Images courtesy of researchers and edited by Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT. Researchers have designed a simple, inexpensive device for subcutaneous injection of viscous formulations. MIT …
Read More »The problem with BMI: Why this simple system for measuring obesity is so controversial
Watch CBSN Originals’ new documentary, “Talking Fat | Fat Shaming,” in the video player above. It is a simple little tool that has been used by doctors for decades, but the system for measuring Body Mass Index, or BMI, is coming under increasing fire. Critics have labeled BMI as not …
Read More »On Marc-Andre Fleury, agents, and cover in net in Pittsburgh and Vegas
With the Penguins eliminated this weekend and pretty quiet, one of their former players had an eventful weekend off the ice. Agent-agent Marc-Andre Fleury, Allan Walsh, jumped on twitter on Saturday afternoon and posted a fairly clear message, following the name of coach Peter Doboer on the sword stuck by …
Read More »Trump wants experimental COVID-19 vaccine approved for U.S. election
President Donald Trump wants to report on health regulations to approve a coronavirus vaccine for the US election. He wants to provide a vaccine that is being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca for emergency use, allowing it to be installed in the US without complying with full regulatory approval, …
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