Covid-19

Why Moderna’s and Merck’s cancer vaccine is a breakthrough for mRNA

The success has bolstered hopes that mRNA-based shots could some day play a broad role in fighting one of the world’s leading causes of death.

Fauci’s lawyers set up legal defence fund as US probes multiply

Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions about the pandemic at a congressional hearing in July.

US debt crosses $50 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden

A man passing by the National Debt Clock in New York City on Aug 19. The US Treasury’s daily cash and debt balances statement showed total public debt outstanding at US$40.047 trillion on Aug 18.

‘Breakthrough’ mRNA cancer drug curbs melanoma in large trial

The treatment works by taking a sample of the patient’s melanoma, identifying its unique mutational signature - or “fingerprint” - then using mRNA technology to fight it.

Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US to conspiring to conceal COVID records

Former National Institutes of Health (NIH) official David Morens departs following his arraignment on charges of evading federal records requests related to COVID-19 pandemic research grants and the use of personal email for government business, at U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S., May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

Controversial study on excess deaths during Covid-19 retracted

The study was cited in many anti-vaccine articles and social media posts that falsely claimed the paper directly linked excess deaths to Covid-19 vaccinations.

British music festivals stage tentative revival with perks and payment plans

British band Duran Duran performing at British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park, London, Britain, on July 5.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr criticises US Covid-19 response at CDC shooting memorial

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said that medical journals haven’t “been good gatekeepers for our science” and have been “controlled by the industry.”

Republican US Senator Rand Paul asks Justice Department to prosecute Fauci after contempt vote

The resolution accuses Dr Anthony Fauci, 85, of failing to obey a congressional subpoena.

Trump suggests former top US infectious disease expert Fauci should be prosecuted

Anthony Fauci, the former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases had refused to answer questions during a hearing about the COVID-19 pandemic.

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