Annalisa Merelli
Quartz
New York, NY, United States
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Eli Lilly says its new Alzheimer's drug can stop the disease's progression
The drugmaker says it will apply for FDA approval although safety concerns remain → Read More
Half of US mental health workers are considering getting out
In the midst of a public mental health crisis, providers are leaving the field due to burnout → Read More
High school kids in the US are having a lot less sex than they did 10 years ago
The latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey portrays a generation that is not so interested in sex → Read More
How much melatonin is actually in your children's gummies?
A study found the quantities of melatonin typically wildly exceed what is stated in labels → Read More
How to make sense of the new CDC guidelines on covid vaccine boosters for children
A lack of data on booster performance among kids has prompted complex federal guidelines → Read More
How to make sense of the new CDC guidelines on covid vaccine boosters for children
A lack of data on booster performance among kids has prompted complex federal guidelines → Read More
The Italian government wants to ban foreign words, just like the fascists did in 1923
Giorgia Meloni's administration plans to protect Italian by fining the use of other languages → Read More
Rich governments are not interested in funding preparations for the next pandemic
The pandemic isn't even over yet, and governments are already cutting funding to initiatives that would prepare us for the next one. → Read More
The US has too many prisoners and not enough community health workers. Here's an idea to solve both problems
Could employing formerly incarcerated people as community health workers improve community health and end mass incarceration? → Read More
Giving birth in the US is becoming a deadlier affair
New WHO data shows steady increase in rates of maternal deaths in the country since 2000 → Read More
The cholera vaccine shortage could increase the toll of the earthquake in Syria and Turkey
A lack of financial incentive for pharma companies means many will die from a preventable disease → Read More
What happens when the covid emergency declaration ends?
The White House will end the emergency on May 11. Here's how things will change. → Read More
More than half of US nursing homes are unprofitable—and it's about to get a lot worse
Nursing homes are losing both money and staff, leaving those in need with few options. → Read More
Biden's plan is not going to lower the price of insulin
Most of the people who struggle to get insulin will continue to do so with a copay cap → Read More
Pfizer is expecting its covid windfall to end in 2023
The company projects revenue from covid products drop by as much as 64% → Read More
Proactive policing begins harming Black people before they are even born
High rates of police stops in a New Orleans neighborhood resulted in increased risk of preterm birth among Black mothers → Read More
How the US could actually make mifepristone easy to get
Updated rules make the drug available in pharmacies, but the drug is still subject to too many restrictions → Read More
WHO approves generic Paxlovid drug for covid treatment in low-income countries
Nirmacom, a combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir, will be available for prescription in 95 low- and middle-income countries → Read More
BioNtech is set to ship its first modular mRNA vaccine factory to Rwanda
The first BioNTainer, which will start producing mRNA vaccines in 2024, is ready to go to Kigali → Read More
Africa's official covid vaccination rates are about to go up by a lot
Africa CDC will start reporting vaccination rates of people aged 12 or more instead of the total population → Read More