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Vanderbilt University Medical Center is working with scientists around the U.S. to launch the first phase 3, multicenter, placebo-controlled trial to determine the effect of immunomodulation on Long COVID (LC), also known as long-haul…
Life expectancy averages may be falling, but you might not have been able to tell that from reading the obituaries this year. NYT > Obituaries
Prolonged urban combat will bring a slew of deadly challenges for the IDF – and likely some key advantages for Hamas, military analysts say. International: Top News And Analysis
In some patients, remnants of the coronavirus in the gut may stifle production of serotonin, an important neurotransmitter, researchers suggest. NYT > Health
Older people are less likely to be diagnosed but more likely to experience certain kinds of illnesses, research suggests. NYT > Health
Kate Whitley is participating in a free virtual support group at VUMC for those with Long COVID. (photo by Donn Jones) by Nancy Humphrey Kate Whitley, mother of a 6-year-old daughter, was active in her church…
The longer a person’s telomeres, researchers found, the greater the risk of cancer and other disorders, challenging a popular hypothesis about the chromosomal roots of vitality. NYT > Health
This is the first in a three-part series detailing the journey of a group of Ukrainian doctors attempting to launch an organ transplant program at their hospital in Kiev during the middle of the war…
The House passed a sweeping gun bill that would raise the minimum age to purchase an assault rifle to 21, but it faces long odds in the Senate. U.S. News
The Biden administration is facing criticism of its handling of the overall U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. U.S. News