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Designer immune-cell therapy could shrink deadly brain tumors, early trials show
By Emily Cooke published
Two early clinical trials that together included nine patients suggest that a treatment called CAR-T therapy could treat glioblastoma, but its long-term effects are unknown.
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CVS, Walgreens to begin filling prescriptions for abortion pill mifepristone
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Consumers will soon be able to fill prescriptions for mifepristone at select CVS and Walgreens locations.
![Nurse gives a vaccine to an older woman at a clinic](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pA468NXnDP6VMaYAEyH7wC-320-80.jpg)
Who should get the new RSV vaccines? Here's everything you need to know
By Nicoletta Lanese last updated
There are now RSV vaccines approved for older adults and for pregnant people, and antibody shots (not vaccines) available for babies. What's the difference?
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RSV vaccine keeps older adults highly protected for at least 2 seasons
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Pfizer's recently approved RSV vaccine maintains a high and fairly steady rate of effectiveness across consecutive RSV seasons.
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Bacteria can evolve resistance to life-saving drugs they've never seen. Here's how.
By Qi Zheng published
In the 1940s, the famous Luria–Delbrück experiment showed that bacteria evolve resistance to drugs they'd never encountered thanks to a random mutational process.
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Asthma drug omalizumab approved for severe food allergies
By Nicoletta Lanese last updated
The FDA has approved the first drug that can reduce the severity of multiple food allergies at once.
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Casimir Funk: What is the biochemist celebrated in today's Google Doodle famous for?
By Emily Cooke published
In 1912, biochemist Casimir Funk discovered vitamins, and more than a century later his legacy lives on.
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1st frostbite drug approved by FDA after successful clinical trial
By Emily Cooke published
A drug called Aurlumyn has been approved to treat severe frostbite in the U.S. after a successful clinical trial.
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