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Biden Mulls $100 Payments to Every Newly Vaccinated American
President Joe Biden's administration wants to offer a one-off $100-payment to every newly vaccinated American.
Greek News
Stelios Papadopoulos: Greek Behind the New Alzheimer’s Drug
A Greek, born and bred in Thessaloniki, is offering the world a wonder drug. No, his name is not Albert Bourla of Pfizer. Stelios Papadopoulos of Biogen will help millions with Alzheimer's.
Medicine
Pfizer Data Indicates Third Shot May Work Well Against Delta Variant
New data presented by Pfizer indicates that a third booster shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine may significantly increase protection against the Delta variant of COVID. The data shows that antibodies in those ages ages 18 to 55 increase...
Greek News
The Greek Heart Surgeon Who Has Operated on 15,000 Children For Free
Dr. Kalangos began his career as a cardiovascular surgeon at the Geneva Medical School Hospital in Switzerland in 1993. In 1998.
Greek News
Pfizer to Begin Trials on Vaccine Against the Coronavirus Delta Variant
Pfizer and BioNTech are developing a booster shot for the company's coronavirus vaccine which would bolster protection from the delta variant of the virus.
Ancient Greece
Medical Recipes of Hippocrates Discovered at Ancient Library in Egypt
Monks at the St. Catherine’s Monastery in South Sinai, Egypt, have discovered medical recipes from Hippocrates.
Greek News
Greek Researchers’ Cancer Treatment Approved by EMA
The EMA has approved a new cancer treatment for bone marrow carcinoma that was developed by Greek researchers in a study codenamed "Apollo."
Health
Regaining Sense of Taste, Smell May Take One Year Post-Covid
New research indicates that it may take up to a year for some people to regain the sense of smell and taste post-Covid-19.
Health
Brazil Suffers 13 Percent of Global Covid-19 Deaths
Brazil, which has 2.7 percent of the world’s entire population, has experienced 13 percent of the total Covid-19 fatalities on the globe.
Health
COVID-19 Delta Variant Alarms US Authorities
Dr. Nirav Shah, the director of the Maine CDC, urged people to be inoculated as soon as possible as the Delta variant continues to spread.
Greek News
New Coronavirus Cases in Greece on Steady Downward Trend
Greece recorded 519 new cases of the coronavirus on Thursday, fewer instances than the 549 cases that had been recorded on Wednesday.
Medicine
New Vaccine “Novavax” Proves 90% Effective in Clinical Trials
A new coronavirus vaccine called Novavax, from a company by the same name, has proven to be 90% effective in trials, according to its maker.
Greek News
AstraZeneca Vaccine Paused For Those Under Sixty in Greece
The AstraZeneca vaccine should not be given to those under sixty in Greece, announced the National Vaccination Committee on Monday.
Health
Pfizer Begins Vaccine Trials on 3 to 11-Year-Olds in the US
The American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced it is now expanding its coronavirus vaccine clinical trials for children ages 5 to 11.
Diaspora
New Alzheimer’s Drug Developed By Greek Scientists
Aduhelm, a new, completely revolutionary treatment for the dreaded disease of Alzheimer's was approved on Wednesday by the FDA.