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“Wednesday was the latest example in a years-long trend: Congressional lawmakers have been unable to work together on a probe of the pandemic’s origins” apple.news/AfqnRvFbVROO...
5 takeaways from the Senate hearing where Fauci refused to answer questions — The Washington PostThe hearing about covid origins became a Republican pile-on, with Anthony Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment and Democrats defending him — mostly.apple.news“Across all three Spanish hospitals, the likelihood of long COVID increased with age. Each additional year of age was associated with a 3% to 9% increase in long-COVID prevalence. The highest rates were observed in healthcare workers aged 50 and older.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/lon...
Long COVID may affect up to 5% of healthcare workers in hospitals, new data suggestwww.cidrap.umn.edu“The new policy from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services… broadly defines several categories of research that, if shut down, will impede our ability as a nation to address infectious disease threats and respond to future outbreaks.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/dual-use-res...
Feds shut down ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research, tighten oversight of foreign collaborationwww.cidrap.umn.edu“Although evidence reviews by the WHO have concluded that small doses of thimerosal in multidose vaccines do not cause harm, Gavi has already begun to phase out vaccines containing the preservative” — bad that they capitulated to RFK’s irrationality www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
State Department agrees to reinstate vaccine funding for GaviThe department had been withholding $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for the international vaccine partnership.www.cidrap.umn.edu“HPV self-collection testing can expand cervical cancer screening in settings that do not currently offer this service and reach previously unscreened patients, which should play a role in reduced health care disparities and cervical cancer mortality.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
Women often opt for self-collection HPV screening, new studies showwww.cidrap.umn.edu“When a crisis like COVID-19 strikes, we have an obligation to examine what went right and what went wrong and to provide accountability for the American people..I think today's hearing, unfortunately, does real damage.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/fau...
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment during congressional hearingwww.cidrap.umn.edu“Investigators believe the outbreak is connected to mayonnaise made with raw, unpasteurized eggs” www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/s...
Salmonella outbreak linked to Ramona deli's use of raw, unpasteurized eggs, county saysSan Diego County public health officials announced Tuesday they are investigating an outbreak of Salmonella linked to Ramona Family Naturals Market, with 13 confirmed and probable cases since June 21.www.nbcsandiego.com“several of the new polyene derivatives were more potent and less toxic than amphotericin and nystatin” www.genengnews.com/topics/infec...
Genome Mining Points to Less Toxic, More Potent Polyene Antifungals in MiceImperial College London and the University of Manchester researchers say they have used genome mining and an enzyme-based approach to reshape polyene bioactivity.www.genengnews.com“The only conclusion I can reach is that the sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something, anything, that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, 'behind bars,'" apple.news/AZ6ph8SY3QSO...
Fauci Pleads the Fifth at Senate Hearing on COVID, Escalating Long-Running Clash With Republicans — TIMEDr. Anthony Fauci, the longtime infectious disease expert who helped lead the federal government's response to the COVID pandemic, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination on Wedne...apple.news“We are less safe. We are less prepared for a pandemic right now than we were in 2019” apple.news/ANdpXOAt3QtC...
Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in Rand Paul Senate hearing — NPRAt a Senate hearing Wednesday, Anthony Fauci is likely to face questions from Sen. Rand Paul related to the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what you need to knowapple.news“‘I think Donald Trump has a fixed, immutable belief that vaccines cause autism,’ Offit said. That makes Trump the most powerful anti-vaxxer in the world, Offit said – and it means he is unlikely to fire Kennedy’” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump reportedly pushing RFK Jr to cut vaccines more aggressivelyWhite House has halted changing vaccine schedule as it is unpopular, but anti-vaxx Trump set on ‘alleviating autism’www.theguardian.com“For too long, patients suffering from leishmaniasis have endured treatments nearly as punishing as the disease itself, especially in Africa” www.who.int/news/item/29...
WHO updates treatment guidelines on visceral and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasisThe World Health Organization (WHO) has issued major updates to its leishmaniasis treatment guidelines for eastern Africa and South-East Asia, recommending new regimens that significantly improve pati...www.who.int“the prevalence of hepatitis B now at near-zero levels among children below five years old, an uneven implementation of key measures means that the region is set to miss the 2030 target to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat” www.news-medical.net/news/2026072...
Europe risks missing target to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030While Europe has made steady progress in preventing hepatitis B and C, with the prevalence of hepatitis B now at near-zero levels among children below five years old, an uneven implementation of key m...www.news-medical.net“Innovation without access is not an innovation..It is an injustice”-what’s an injustice is the attack on intellectual property rights/right to profit from innovation. There are some who would prefer no new treatments & advocate for polices that would guarantee that www.science.org/content/arti...
Activists and leaders at global HIV meeting decry price of prevention drugGilead is criticized for lack of affordable access to lenacapavir in Latin Americawww.science.org“The findings suggest that a single episode of IPD may be the first clinical clue to an underlying, previously undiagnosed B-cell malignancy or antibody deficiency.” www.drugtopics.com/view/study-a...
Study Adds New Rationale for Pneumococcal Vaccination in At-Risk Adults | Drug TopicsA study found antibody deficiencies and monoclonal immunoglobulins in a share of adults hospitalized with invasive pneumococcal disease.www.drugtopics.com“I fear the intent of this hearing is only meant to fuel a purely partisan agenda and will not … make Americans safer” www.statnews.com/2026/07/29/f...
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in declining to answer questions before Senate panelAt a highly anticipated Senate hearing, Anthony Fauci evoked his Fifth Amendment right to refuse to answer questions about the Covid-19 pandemic and its origins.www.statnews.com“he alleged that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), a longtime adversary who convened Wednesday’s hearing, was wrongly seeking to trap him in a misstep that could lead to perjury charges” apple.news/A_zcQtCpbR2e...
Fauci to invoke Fifth Amendment in hearing before Rand Paul and Senate GOP — The Washington PostAt a hearing on covid-19, the former infectious-disease official plans to avoid answering contentious questions.apple.news“The health secretary had blocked the funding, accusing the group to which Congress had directed it of using outdated and dangerous vaccines” www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
State Department will dispense $600M for vaccines RFK Jr. held up, Collins saysThe health secretary had blocked the funding, accusing the group to which Congress had directed it of using outdated and dangerous vaccines.www.politico.com“Bills that would have died in committee in previous sessions are now passing one chamber, sometimes two,” . www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Vaccine Laws Were Under Debate in Dozens of States. Here’s How Those Bills Fared.Lawmakers have introduced hundreds of bills related to vaccines this year. Their proposals offer a window into the modern movement against the shots.www.nytimes.com