The record-breaking 18-month dash to develop a COVID-19 vaccine could accelerate cancer vaccines by the end of the decade. Similar vaccines could treat autoimmune, cardiovascular and other forms of diseases along the same timeline. So claims Moderna’s chief medical officer, Dr. Paul Burton. The US pharmaceutical company is building on its pandemic-era work to develop
Access to Healthcare in a Recession: How the Economy Impacts Care There are hundreds of articles celebrating the healthcare industry as recession-proof. There is decidedly less information available that shows how access to healthcare services changes during economic turbulence. In a nation where roughly 49% of us have health insurance through an employer, the health
Cancer screenings save lives. From a purely humanitarian perspective, preventative health services like mammograms and colonoscopies are critical life-saving that are minimally invasive and relatively low cost for healthcare providers. And a federal judge may have just taken away these types of preventative screenings. Nearly 168 million Americans on both employer health insurance and who
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After decades of delay, the Environmental Protection Agency established legally-enforceable levels of six PFAS commonly found in drinking water. The legislation is considered a key step toward wider consumer protection related to PFAS. What Is The National Primary Drinking Water Regulation? The National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) expands on several state-led efforts to establish
The World Health Organization released the results of a comprehensive study on the impact of salt on human health. It estimates that reducing salt intake in processed foods could save 7 million lives by 2030. There has been little uptake from food manufacturers to change their products. Salty Foods Cause A Range Of Diseases Salt,
The link between dietary fiber and cancer prevention is among the few well-documented and established correlatives today. Fiber is crucial to human health and provides many health benefits – but most Americans aren’t eating nearly enough. What Is Fiber? There are two kinds of dietary fiber, both sourced from plants. Different plants have higher or
Cancer claims the lives of more than 10 million people per year. Still, deaths caused by cancer are on the decline, decreasing by 33% since 1991. While underreported during the pandemic, cancer remains of the leading causes of cancer worldwide, claiming more lives than COVID-19. Younger People Are Getting Cancer While deaths have declined, a
A new study out of the UK further ties diets high in ultraprocessed food to increase the risk of cancer. Comprised of nearly 200,000 patients, researchers noted that ultraprocessed foods' impact on women’s health is a serious concern. What Did the Study Find? The study included 197,000 participants over a 10-year period. Researchers looked to
At least some of the research and development that produced COVID-19 vaccines could shape cancer cures in the future. Moderna, a relatively small biotech company that found prominence during the pandemic, is already headed down that path. mRNA Cancer Vaccines: The Next Step Modern, in partnership with a company called MSD, published findings from a
