Lab-made antibodies offer potential cure for yellow fever

New research from Oregon Health & Science University and collaborators indicates lab-made antibodies may be able to cure people infected with yellow fever, a virus for which there is no treatment.
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FDA expresses concern about providers who offer abortion medications before pregnancy, reports say

Although health-care providers are not authorized to offer a medication abortion before a patient gets pregnant, some are doing so, a spokesperson for the US Food and Drug Administration told Politico. The FDA is concerned that the practice could be dangerous.
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US set to offer monkeypox vaccines in states with high case rates

The Biden Administration is expected to detail plans to roll out more monkeypox vaccines across the U.S.

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Nanotech could offer better delivery for cancer treatment

Nanoparticles initially designed as biological markers are entering their first therapeutic trial as a treatment for patients with advanced, recurrent or refractory cancers.
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Unorthodox “exercise in a pill” could offer simple solution for at-risk patients

Newswise imageResearchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified unique molecular signals in the body that could hold the key to developing a supplement capable of administering the health benefits of exercise to patients incapable of physical activity.
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Social services center opening to offer help to victims of South L.A. fireworks explosion

A second resource center will open Monday to assist the victims of a June 30 explosion in South Los Angeles, where police detonated a cache of illegal fireworks.

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Biden plans early legislation to offer legal status to 11 million immigrants without it

During his first days in office, President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a legislative proposal that would include a path to citizenship for 11 million immigrants in the U.S. illegally, according to activists in communication with his transition team.

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Strain of E. coli may offer protections against its more malevolent cousins

Researchers say E. coli Nissle may protect human cells against other more pathogenic strains of E. coli such as E. coli 0157:H7, which is commonly associated with contaminated hamburger meat.
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Calendar Letters: Readers offer more LA Phil memories

I thoroughly enjoyed Mark Swed’s article on the history of the Los Angeles Philharmonic [“LA Phil at 100: A Musical Journey — The Climb of the Century,” Sept. 23] and could hardly wait to see what he wrote about [conductor] Alfred Wallenstein. I thought he nailed it pretty well: “He was a tyrant….

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