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TThe National Institutes of Health is preparing to launch a “flurry” of large clinical trials to test new approaches to treating Covid-19, according to the agency’s director, in hopes of expanding what is currently a limited arsenal of therapies to help people with disease. In an interview, NIH Director Francis …

It’s a critical stage without a set timeline, as companies look for 30,000 healthy volunteers to participate in each test and then need to reach specific markers to determine how and if it effectively fights the disease. Experts warned that it could take months to complete, with no guarantee that …

JAIPUR, India – As the formidable Indian National Congress party began to crumble in recent years, Sachin Pilot, a young, well-connected politician, stepped forward to help his bloc overcome crisis after crisis. Mr. Pilot’s parents were staunch supporters of Congress and held elite positions in government. It is close to …

In 2015, a video of hammerhead sharks and silky sharks swimming in an underwater volcano, with high water temperatures and acidity levels, went viral. Nicknamed “shark shark”, people wondered if there was any place where sharks couldn’t survive. (Spoiler alert: There are a few, like Mount Everest and your backyard …

By MATTHEW PERRONE, TAMMY WEBBER, and MATT SEDENSKY, Associated Press WASHINGTON – US labs are buckling under a wave of coronavirus testing, creating processing delays that experts say are undermining the pandemic response. With the count of confirmed infections in the US At nearly 4 million on Wednesday and the …