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Tofacitinib approved for arthritis treatment in children
On Sept 28, 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Pfizer’s targeted synthetic drug tofacitinib (Xeljanz) for the treatment of polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis.…
Pandemic Leads Some Americans to Like Big Government. And More Science News
Americans think big government is good now, the protective effect of type O blood, and the willingness to get vaccinated are all covered in my weekly…
COVID-19 Immunity Remains Complicated. And More Science Journal News
The acceptability of less rigorous vaccine testing, a passing grade for government, and how information sources affect pandemic behaviour in this week’s roundup of COVID-19 science…
Why Don’t We Have a Hepatitis C Vaccine Yet?
The research that won this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine has saved millions of lives, but it has not yet led to a vaccine. This year,…
Women Beat Men at Following Pandemic Rules. And More News Straight from Science Journals
Why BC was better than Ontario in long-term care, women are better at following health guidelines, and Neanderthal genes can increase risk in my weekly roundup…
Politicians See a Pandemic Bump in Approval Ratings. And More Science News
A big jump in approval for politicians, 180 vaccines in development, and how the pandemic is affecting our dreams in my weekly roundup of COVID-19 science…