BAODING, China, Dec 11 (Reuters) – When Li tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday in Baoding, northern China, he prepared for a five-day quarantine at a local makeshift hospital in the under the country’s strict pandemic controls. Instead, China the next day abruptly relaxed the policy that made the world’s most populous country an outlier …
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CHICAGO, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The first big breakthrough in 30 years of Alzheimer’s disease research is giving impetus to clinical trials of “cocktail” treatments targeting the two hallmark proteins associated with the mind-stealing disease, according to interviews with researchers and pharmaceutical executives. Drugmakers Eisai Co Ltd (4523.T) and Biogen (BIIB.O) announced in September that …
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NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters) – You may know PJ Byrne from the movies, most likely as one of the fast life brokers alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’. But these days, Byrne’s most important role is closer to home: that of son and caregiver. Her 79-year-old father has suffered from dementia …
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WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (Reuters) – The United States will maintain public health emergency status for the COVID-19 pandemic in place, allowing millions of Americans to continue to receive tests, vaccines and treatments free, two Biden administration officials said Friday. The possibility of a winter surge in COVID cases and the need for more time to …
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