Biden scraps human fetal tissue research limits while New York stops stem cell research funding
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President Joe Biden s administration has reversed the Trump-era decision which restricted federal funding for medical research using human fetal tissue from abortions.
A statement released by the US National Institute of Health (NIH) removed the ban on governmental researchers conducting such research and discontinued an ethical review board for screening external grant applications that was comprised primarily of individuals who publically oppose abortion. I m relieved, said Professor Alta Charo, professor of law and bioethics at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in a Science article. I would call it a very welcome return to a socially responsible approach to the use of fetal tissue in research. The announcement was similarly applauded by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, which stated: Ideologically driven politicians must not be all
( MENAFN - Mid-East.Info R)obotics, AI, and machine learning can make spinal surgery more accurate, efficient, and safer, thereby reducing costs, patient recovery time, and radiation exposure
Dr Michael Steinmetz, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Center for Spine Health in the Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio: Advanced robotics, combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, could transform spinal surgery safety, costs, and recovery for millions of patients worldwide over the next decade, says an expert at a top American hospital, Cleveland Clinic.
Dr Michael Steinmetz, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Center for Spine Health in the Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, said: We have the robotics, and artificial intelligence and machine learning technology now to transform spinal surgery. Robotics can support spinal surgeons to optimize surgical costs, sa
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Why doesn t Pakistan have its own Covid-19 vaccine? With around 5,000 new infections reported each day and only 0.5% of the population vaccinated so far, the situation might aggravate during Ramazan due to the rapidly spreading virus strain and people hardly observing any SOPs during social and religious gatherings. At the current rate of 26,471 doses per day, it would take 11 years to vaccinate 50% of the population and develop herd immunity. While the government plans to locally produce a Chinese vaccine to speed up the process, it is time to consider treatment and cure options. But do we have any?