BioMarin Pharmaceutical shares plummeted by a third after U.S. regulators rejected their potentially game-changing gene therapy for hemophilia A patients Due to LINDA A. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer 19 August 2020, 19:23 4 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article FAIRLESS HILLS, PA – Investors fled drug developer …
Read More »Trail of bubbles leads scientists to new detection of coronavirus
Doctors checking comatose COVID-19 patients for signs of a stroke instead of a new indication on how coronavirus can damage the lungs Due to LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical writer 19 August 2020, 16:03 hours 4 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article A doctor who checks comatose COVID-19 …
Read More »‘Horrifying’ data glitch skews key Iowa coronavirus metrics
Iowa’s corona virus website has made the pandemic less severe than it is due to a software bug that artificially reduces the number of newly confirmed cases Due to RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press 17 August 2020, 19:49 5 min reading Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article IOWA CITY, …
Read More »UK scrap exam grading system that surprises students, parents
LONDON – In a U-turn after days of criticism, the British government on Monday scrapped an exam grading policy that was introduced to deprive thousands of graduates of secondary school – especially minor disadvantages – from places at universities. Roger Taylor, chairman of UK Exam regulator Ofqual, said the use …
Read More »No parties, no travel: Colleges set COVID-19 rules for fall
While struggling this fall to shed some light on a campus experience, U.S. colleges are promising students promises to help contain the coronavirus – no keg parties, no long road trips and no guests outside on campus. No kidding. Administrators warn that failing masks, practicing social distance and avoiding mass …
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