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WHAT: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $10 million in first-year funding to establish a clinical research network called Childhood Asthma in Urban Settings (CAUSE). This nationwide network will conduct observational studies and clinical trials to improve understanding of asthma and develop treatment and prevention approaches tailored to children of low-income families living in urban communities. NIAID intends to provide approximately $70 million over seven years to support the CAUSE network. This new ini...

7 Min Read Social media users have been sharing posts which claim that “hydroxychloroquine is now ok” yet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Medical Association (AMA) told Reuters that their guidance advising against treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine or urging caution reflects their current positions, as of this article’s publication. Examples of the posts can be seen here , here and here . Hydroxychloroquine is a medicine that is FDA-approved to treat arthritis and to treat or prevent malaria (here). Former U.S....

Thanks, Jordana Harper Published: 3/4/2021 4:42:15 PM I am writing to express my gratitude to Superintendent Jordana Harper for her years of service to Greenfield Public Schools and our community. I was proud to be a member of the Superintendent Search Committee that recommended Superintendent Harper for the position, and I was glad to collaborate with her during my time on the Town Council. I admire her professionalism, depth of knowledge, empathy, integrity, and her commitment to our schools and our students. Jordana, I wish you the very best in your future position. The community that has ...

Simon Belenkiy, left, and Sulamif Belenkaya were given monoclonal antibodies to combat COVID-19. (Courtesy) Illustrative: In this undated image from video provided by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals on Friday, October 2, 2020, scientists work with a bioreactor at a company facility in New York state, for efforts on an experimental coronavirus antibody drug. (Regeneron via AP) This photo provided by Eli Lilly shows the drug bamlanivimab. On Monday, November 9, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration cleared emergency use of bamlanivimab, the first antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-1...

Federal Street Books in Greenfield closes to in-store shopping until March Federal Street Books in Greenfield is stopping in-store service for the next two months to conduct inventory organization and other projects. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ Hillary Hoffman, co-owner of Federal Street Books, shortly after she and her husband, Neil Serven, purchased the Greenfield store in October 2019. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ Neil Serven, co-owner of Federal Street Books, shortly after he and his wife, Hillary Hoffman, purchased the Greenfield store in October 2019. Staff File Photo/PAUL FRANZ Publishe...