Helen Branswell
Senior writer, infectious diseases & global health, @statnews. I block rude. #flu #Zika, #Ebola, #polio, #AMR. Neiman '11. đšđŠ
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Outbreak of E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce | E. coli Infections Linked to Romaine Lettuce | November 2018 | E. coli | CDC
Food Safety Alert: A multistate outbreak of E. coli Infections has been linked to chopped romaine lettuce.
More pregnant women are using marijuana. We donât know if thatâs safe.
And cannabis dispensaries are marketing their products to pregnant women for morning sickness.
100 Notable Books of 2018
The yearâs notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction, selected by the editors of The New York Times Book Review.
Drug maker upped opioid-overdose antidote price 600 percent. Taxpayers paid
Kaleo circumvented the traditional pharmaceutical market by subsidizing patients who were given its Evzio opioid antidote device.
If biotech stock values are down, why isnât M&A picking up?
The popular basket of biotech stocks known as the XBI is down more than 20 percent, so now itâs sellers who might be reluctant to accept the new reality.
WHO director-general: Violence in DRC is allowing Ebola to spread
In an interview, the WHO director-general said rebel attacks have increased since Ebola began to spread, both in intensity and frequency.
Helen Branswell
WHO director-general: #Ebola responders dedicated to their task, but need better security. A Q & A with âŠ@DrTedrosâ©.
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Attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Following deadly attacks on Friday in the town of Beni, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ebola response activities are continuing.
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Additional info on the attack on Beni on Friday night that shook up some of the #Ebola responders: Their hotel was hit by a shell that didn't detonate.
Thank God.
The world is in the debt of the people trying to contain Ebola in DRC.
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As Brexit Options Dwindle, New Momentum for a 2nd Referendum
Theresa Mayâs plan for Britain to leave the European Union looks unlikely to get through Parliament, leaving few options. That makes a second referendum a real prospect.
William Goldman, Oscar-Winning Writer of The Princess Bride, Dies at 87
The man who wrote Butch Cassidy, All the Presidentâs Men, and Misery died Thursday night at his Manhattan home.
Helen Branswell
Can you imagine the talent of a person who wrote the screenplays for Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men and both the book The Princess Bride & the screenplay for this treasured classic? He should be remembered. vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018⊠pic.twitter.com/nunGS2lP8T
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More snow expected Sunday night, changing to rainy mix - The Boston Globe
After a sunny Saturday, a little more snow could be on the way Sunday night, mixing with rain into Monday morning and starting a slide in temperatures.
Ebola response suffers another setback, as WHO evacuates some staff
The WHO evacuated 16 people working to contain the outbreak after an attack in the area, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in an interview.
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Helen Branswell
After Friday's heavy attack on Beni, @WHO evacuated 16 #Ebola response staffers who were "exhibiting some distress" to Goma for rest & counseling, @DrTedros told me. Operations â except vaccination â resumed Saturday. Security to be stepped up.
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RDC : lâarmĂ©e et la MONUSCO repoussent une nouvelle attaque des ADF Ă Beni
« Nous avons échappé à la mort grùce à la MONUSCO qui est tout prÚs de nous à Boikene », témoigne un habitant.
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Elephants are evolving to lose their tusks
In Mozambique, researchers are racing to understand the genetics of elephants born without tusksâand the consequences of the trait.
An industry outsider tries to salvage pharma's bruised reputation
Patrick O'Connor is the new executive director of a pro-pharma advocacy group called the Alliance to Protect Medical Innovation.
The Minister of Health, Honourable Dr Riek Gai Kok and his entourage visited the Ebola Treatment Unit constructed by WHO in Juba, South Sudan
Juba 13 November 2018 - The Honourable Minister for Health of South Sudan, Dr Riek Gai Kok and his entourage which included a 1976 Ebola survivor, Samaritan Purse and ICRC visited the WHO supported Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) in Juba.
Lyme disease and other infections spread by ticks hit record high
The real burden of tickborne infection is probably 10 times what is reported, experts say.
Scientists hope to translate paralyzed patients' thoughts into speech
An audacious experiment to turn thoughts into speech might one day enable people with a spinal cord injury, locked-in syndrome or ALS to talk again.
Helen Branswell
Locked in no more? With brain implants, scientists hope to translate paralyzed patientsâ thoughts into speech, by the amazing @sxbegle. statnews.com/2018/11/15/bra⊠via @statnews
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Merck takes key step toward approval of experimental Ebola vaccine
The FDA indicated in the summer of 2016 that it had given Merckâs vaccine, provisionally called V920, a âbreakthrough therapy designation.â
Helen Branswell
Merck has finally started the process of filing for a license for V920, its experimental #Ebola vaccine. 30,000 doses of the vaccine have been used in the ongoing outbreak in DRC.
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