Despite massive global data gaps, it is generally accepted that more than 6.3 million of 7.7 billion people have died as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic — that’s more than 0.08% of humanity lost to a single global event. When SARS-CoV-2 hit the world in 2019, saying we were…

A list of licensed biological products targeted to a variety of diseases is maintained in the Purple Book, a database regularly updated by the US FDA; the Orange Book is a list of approved non-biological pharmaceuticals. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation report from April 2022, 62% of adults in…

Aiming high is indeed laudable, but what about making existing resources available to all who need them? She’d been diagnosed with non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) completely out of the blue. A routine post-tick bite evaluation revealed a spot on the lungs, and from that moment it was full steam…

The theme for this year’s World Cancer Day is “Close The Care Gap”. The Day was first recognized in 2000. In the last twenty-two years the global incidence of cancer has increased by more than 15%, with unequal access to care being a continuing problem — compounded more recently by…

is the pavement — the pileup when you hit the ground. The hardest part about COVID is the misinformation, disinformation, and denials. The 2,156- mile Tour de France is the most prestigious bicycle race in the world today. Fans love it because the cyclists are within reach as they course…

A quarter century has passed since the first report of a genetic mutation associated with Parkinson’s disease, in a gene responsible for making the alpha-synuclein protein. There are no blood tests or imaging options to diagnose Parkinson’s disease, and because of the large variability of symptoms, it is often called…

The most recent half-truth is that 2-Deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) will arrest the spread of Covid-19. Show me the data! The government, aided by media persons, is falling all over itself to get out stories on how Indian scientists have made the astounding finding that 2-Deoxy-D-glucose will mitigate the spread of Covid-19…

With global numbers reaching a staggering 145+ million cases and 3+ million deaths from Covid-19, April 24 marks the start of United Nation’s tenth observance of World Immunization week. The theme this year is “vaccines bring us closer” Immunizing people against a number of diseases is a well-established protocol recognized…

Scientific research and clinical findings often encounter the Godzilla of anecdata that has the potential to wreak havoc. Consequently, responsible and complete communication of research data becomes paramount — particularly in a pandemic. The Covid-19 pandemic is continuing unabated…