A deep-learning model identifies a powerful new drug that can kill many species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Using a machine-learning algorithm, MIT researchers have identified a powerful new antibiotic compound. In laboratory tests, the drug killed many of the world’s most problematic disease-causing bacteria, including some strains that are resistant to...
A man from Rio Arriba County has died of septicemic plague, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. NMDOH says this is the first human plague death in New Mexico this year and the second human plague case overall. NMDOH also says this is the first human plague-related...
Appointments for a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine are now available in York Region for those born in 1951 or earlier. As of Wednesday, June 2, eligible York Region residents can now register for an appointment at the Region’s portal at York.ca/COVID19Vaccine. Previously booked second dose appointments will be honoured and...
Winn-Dixie began administering COVID-19 vaccinations at stores all across Florida on Thursday. According to Southern Grocers, Inc. the company that owns Winn-Dixie, the grocery chain was expected to receive 8,100 doses of the Moderna vaccine through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. According to the governor’s office, this includes stores in five...
An experimental medication that was recently shown to slow the progression of the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has now demonstrated the potential to also prolong patient survival. The findings come from a clinical trial conducted by investigators at the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS...
Walmart will begin offering vaccinations at locations across Tennessee on Friday. That includes several locations in East Tennessee, including ones in Sevierville, Knoxville, Oneida, Murfreesboro and more. If you want to make an appointment, first create a Walmart account here, then actually schedule an appointment at your preferred location here.  Vaccinations will be available...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has outlined next steps in Prince Edward Island’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. “Thank you to all Islanders who have already been vaccinated and to the many others who have booked appointments. The response from Islanders who are keen to be immunized has been very...
The CDC is calling on Americans not to drink potentially deadly hand sanitizers. The agency released details of 15 recent cases, including four people who died, three who lost vision, and eight others who were hospitalized after ingesting the product. Each of them had consumed versions of hand sanitizer that...
Nova Scotia has released its estimates of when each age group will get a COVID-19 vaccine, and if vaccine deliveries arrive as scheduled, the province says it is on track to offer first doses to those 16 and up by early- to mid-June. A graph from the Department of Health...
A new study has found infants exposed to the harsh chemicals in cleaning products are more likely to develop asthma later in life. The study, published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, analysed data about the dangers posed by exposure to cleaning products to 2022 infants in the...