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Facebook to turn Menlo Park headquarters into vaccination site

For this initiative, the company is teaming up with Ravenswood Family Health Centre, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg wrote in a post. “We’re also teaming up with the State of California and local nonprofits to support mobile vaccination clinics in four of the state’s hardest hit regions,” wrote Sandberg. Earlier this year, the social media… Read More »

AOC demands investigation into alleged Andrew Cuomo cover-up of nursing home deaths

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called for a bipartisan investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s handling of nursing homes early in the pandemic amid allegations he covered up the number of deaths. “I support our state’s return to co-equal governance and stand with our local officials calling for a full investigation of the Cuomo administration’s… Read More »

CRISPR turns normal body fat into a type that burns energy

By Michael Le Page Gene editing can transform normal fat cells into a type of fat that burns energyShutterstock / Design_Cells Metabolic conditions linked to obesity could be treated by removing fat from a person, turning it into energy-burning “beige fat” using CRISPR gene editing and then implanting the altered fat back into the body,… Read More »

Hancock calls for urgent review into coronavirus death data in England

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for an urgent review into how coronavirus deaths have been recorded in England. It follows confirmation from Public Health England that reported deaths may have included people who tested positive months before they died. The other UK nations are only thought to include those who die within 28 days… Read More »