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A study in U.S. nursing homes has shown for the first time that monoclonal antibodies, mass-produced in a laboratory, can protect people from developing symptomatic COVID-19. Their manufacturer, Eli Lilly, hopes these antibodies will provide an additional way to protect people at risk of serious disease from the pandemic coronavirus. But given the success of COVID-19 vaccines and their increasing availability, it’s not clear that the expensive and somewhat cumbersome intervention will be widely used.
Both Eli Lilly’s monoclonal antibody and a similar two-antibody cocktail from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals famously used to treat former U.S. President Donald Trump in October 2020 have already received emergency use authorization (EUA) as a therapeutic for those who have become infected and are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19. So far, they are not widely used because the
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There’s a quote by Dr. Martin Luther King that especially resonates with Dr. Wilma Wooten, San Diego County’s health officer.
“Dr. King once said that of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane,” Wooten said Thursday night.
Those words have guided her mission to serve the residents of San Diego County, she said.
“I awake every day with the goal of helping all communities attain their full potential and well-being,” she said.
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Wooten was honored with the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King’s Human Dignity Award for her leadership as the county’s public health officer during an unprecedented pandemic that has claimed the lives of 2,005 people in the region.
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a clinical-stage adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy company and wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer AG, today announced that Katherine High, MD, has joined the company in the newly formed role of President, Therapeutics and will also serve on its Board of Directors. She will be responsible for driving the strategic direction and execution of the company’s preclinical and clinical programs.
Could Your Chest Tightness Be Due to Anxiety? Why It Happens Amanda Gardner
What is anxiety?
Almost one in five Americans has an anxiety disorder, and millions more experience anxiety that doesn t reach the level of an actual mental health condition, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. While anxiety can take many forms, one of the more troubling symptoms is chest tightness, which can also be a sign of something more immediately life-threatening, like a heart attack.
It s always best to check with a doctor or nurse to determine the cause of your symptoms. But there may be some clues that your discomfort is stemming from anxiety and not something else. (Here are the anxiety disorder symptoms you should know.)