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Moderna COVID-flu shot sees strong immunity in older adults: Trial

Jun 10, 2024

New Wegovy clinical trial finds surprising benefits beyond weight loss

May 15, 2024

Another man gets pig kidney as transplant trials poised to start

More than 100,000 people are on the U.S. transplant list, as an alternative, scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are more humanlike.

Sep 9, 2025

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Breast cancer vaccine now in early clinical trials: What to know

Dec 11, 2023

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Drug found to reduce risk of breast cancer coming back

Jun 2, 2023

Woman's brain tumor shrinks using experimental helmet, doctor says

Mar 25, 2023

Magnetic helmet in Houston shows promise in fight against brain cancer

Oct 4, 2022

Many COVID-19 vaccine side effects caused by placebo effect: Study

Jan 21, 2022

Pfizer shot fails to provide expected immunity for kids 2-5 in trials

Dec 18, 2021

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New Mexico man drives 8 hours for Colorado vaccine trial

Jan 23, 2021

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Texas among states chosen to test Pfizer vaccine distribution

Nov 17, 2020

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Will a COVID-19 vaccine be safe for kids?

Nov 4, 2020

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Will a COVID-19 vaccine be safe for kids?

Nov 2, 2020

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COVID-19 study finds how long the virus lives on surfaces

Oct 12, 2020

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Houstonians helping with efforts to get COVID-19 vaccine

Sep 15, 2020

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Common steroids may be life-saving for critical COVID-19 patients

Sep 3, 2020

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Researchers looking for more diverse vaccine trial volunteers

Aug 20, 2020

Latest Stories

Cholesterol-lowering drug being tested at Penn Medicine to help fight COVID-19

Can a drug used to treat high cholesterol also treat COVID-19? It's a question researchers at Penn Medicine are trying to answer.

Aug 10, 2021

Doctors say COVID vaccine mixing could be in our future as trials begin in US and UK

A doctor out of the UK says there's a possibility that by combining two different vaccines you can strengthen your immune response.

May 7, 2021

What is a vaccine booster shot? Moderna is already starting volunteer trials

"The way out is vaccines": As many people struggle to get vaccinated, Moderna has already moved ahead to booster shots.

Mar 11, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine trial to begin on children as young as 6, youngest group yet to be tested

This is the first time a coronavirus vaccine has been tested on anyone younger than 12.

Feb 16, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine trials to include participants as young as 6 months

While that trial is thirty days away, experts are encouraging people to sign up now.

Feb 12, 2021