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Oral vaccine conquered polio in 1960s | Only in Oklahoma
Tulsa World· 23 hours agoOf course, the sugar didn't have any medicinal quality — the liquid vaccine was dripped onto the...
Sierra Leone concludes First Round of a Nationwide Polio Vaccination
World Health Organization· 3 days agoThe Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and National Public Health Agency with support of WHO and other...
Four ways vaccine skeptics misled you on measles and more
WUSF 89.7· 1 day agoMeasles is on the rise in the United States. In the first quarter of this year, the number of cases...
Opinion | The End of Polio Is in Sight. What Have We Learned?
New York Times· 4 days agoThe fight to eradicate polio has been long and difficult. It’s been nearly 50 years since vaccines...
Henrietta Lacks’ Family Can Advance Ultragenyx Cell Use Suit
Bloomberg Law· 6 days agoThe family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose “immortal cell line” has led to medical innovations, such as the polio vaccine and gene mapping, can ...
Henrietta Lacks' family can proceed with lawsuit against Ultragenyx over "immortal" HeLa cells,...
CBS News· 5 days agoA federal judge in Maryland rejected a pharmaceutical company's attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed...
Shot at success: Study quantifies vaccines' undeniable influence
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette· 5 days agoSince 1974, the World Health Organization has run an ambitious vaccination program. The goal was to provide near-universal childhood vaccinations for seven diseases. A recent study, timed to ...
Pharma Co. Will Face Unjust Enrichment Claim Over 'Immortal' HeLa Cells | Law.com
Law.com· 5 days agoAn unjust enrichment filed by the grandson of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cervical cancer...
Judge Rules That Henrietta Lacks Family Lawsuit Can Move Forward
BET.com· 4 days agoThe estate of Henrietta Lacks can move forward with their lawsuit against pharmaceutical company...