N.C. scientist leading COVID-19 vaccine efforts named to 2021 TIME100 Next list Kizzmekia Corbett, an immunologist with the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) looks on as President Joe Biden visits the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the NIH, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Bethesda, Md. (Source: AP Photo/Evan Vucci) By Andrew Barnett | February 22, 2021 at 12:04 PM EST - Updated February 22 at 2:08 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A scientist from Hillsborough, North Carolina who is making a big difference in the fight against COVID-19 has been named to the 2021 TIME100 Next list.
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, 34, has widespread recognition by health leaders as someone who played an instrumental role in the development of the Moderna Vaccine and the Eli Lilly therapeutic monoclonal antibody.
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Heartburn Raises Odds for Esophageal, Larynx Cancers
By Amy Norton
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) People with chronic heartburn may face increased risks of several rare types of cancer, a large U.S. government study shows.
Researchers found that among more than 490,000 Americans aged 50 and up, those with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) had about twice the risk of developing cancers of the esophagus or larynx (also known as the voice box).
GERD, or acid reflux, occurs when stomach acids chronically escape into the esophagus, which is the muscular tube connecting the throat and the stomach. The most common symptom is heartburn.
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Abu Dhabi: With the number of COVID-19 cases on the rise, doctors have once again advised residents to avoid smoking both at outdoor and indoor public spaces in order to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
While cigarette smoke hasn’t conclusively been proven to transmit the virus, experts warn that the need to lower the face mask when smoking could allow smokers who may be unknowingly infected to spread the virus. In addition, vapers who are smoking could be up to 20 per cent more likely to transmit the virus by spreading it in clouds of smoke, according to researchers in Italy, Mexico and New Zealand. Shisha or water pipe smokers, on the other hand, also face heightened risk of contracting COVID-19, especially when smoking in shisha parlours.