Rob Stein

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What to know about the new COVID-19 booster

Thursday, September 14, 2023

As COVID-19 cases rise in U.S., new boosters have started to arrive at pharmacies this week. Here's how protective the latest booster is, who should get it and how to schedule it with other vaccines.

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The new COVID boosters are coming: Here's what you need to know

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Updated versions of the mRNA vaccines roll out this week. Experts say they offer good protection against current COVID variants. Who should get them, and when's the best time to roll up your sleeve?

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CDC advisers back broad rollout of new COVID boosters

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

A panel of doctors and scientists advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to recommend that people 6 months of age and older get new COVID boosters this fall.

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New COVID vaccines get FDA approval

Monday, September 11, 2023

Vaccines for a fall immunization drive against COVID-19 just got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency says the vaccines can protect people, as hospitalizations tick up.

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The Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve new COVID boosters

Monday, September 11, 2023

The latest shots could bolster immunity as a new COVID-19 wave rises, and the season for peak respiratory illnesses approaches.

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Lab data suggests new COVID booster will protect against worrisome variant

Wednesday, September 06, 2023

The latest lab data suggests that a new COVID-19 booster will protect against a worrisome variant. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 5, 2023.)

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Lab data suggests new COVID booster will protect against worrisome variant

Tuesday, September 05, 2023

Preliminary laboratory studies find antibodies from previous infections and vaccinations can neutralize the BA.2.86 variant. The findings bode well for new boosters on the way this fall.

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The latest on COVID: Labor Day weekend, possible boosters and vaccines this fall

Friday, September 01, 2023

Ahead of Labor Day weekend, here's an update on COVID in the U.S. — plus a look ahead to likely FDA approval of new COVID boosters and what could be a busy fall of vaccination for flu, RSV and COVID.

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These scientists explain the power of music to spark awe

Saturday, July 29, 2023

Many of us know that feeling of being transported by a song. Research reveals that listening to music can have profound effects on our mind and body.

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The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave

Friday, July 28, 2023

In July, coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have inched up. Recent summers have seen a bump in COVID-19. This year's rise looks modest so far.

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Yet another summer COVID wave may have started in the U.S., according to the CDC

Thursday, July 27, 2023

COVID infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits appear to have ticked up for the first time in 2023.

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The wonder of music

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

NPR's Weekly Dose of Wonder explores the wonder of music in this installment.

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Startup aims to make lab-grown human eggs, transforming options for creating families

Saturday, July 15, 2023

New companies are working to commercialize in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, a technology that could make human eggs and sperm in the lab from any cell in the body.

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Biomedical startups are racing to revolutionize the way humans reproduce

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Companies are racing to accelerate and commercialize in-vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, which would make human eggs and sperm in the lab from any cell in the body containing anyone's DNA.

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Muscular dystrophy patients get first gene therapy

Thursday, June 22, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but limited access to those ages four and five.

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Creating a sperm or egg from any cell? Reproduction revolution on the horizon

Saturday, May 27, 2023

Researchers are inching closer to creating human eggs and sperm in the lab that carry a full complement of anyone's DNA. It could revolutionize fertility treatment and raises huge ethical questions.

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Scientists near a breakthrough that could revolutionize human reproduction

Thursday, May 25, 2023

Researchers are inching closer to mass-producing eggs and sperm in the lab from ordinary human cells. The technique could provide new ways to treat infertility but also open a Pandora's box.

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Advisers to the FDA support approval of an RSV vaccine to protect infants

Friday, May 19, 2023

An expert panel advising the Food and Drug Administration has recommended approval of a Pfizer vaccine that would be the first to protect babies against RSV.

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FDA advisers support approval of RSV vaccine to protect infants

Thursday, May 18, 2023

At least 58,000 childern younger than 5 years old are hospitalized each year with RSV infections. A Pfizer vaccine given to pregnant people could help protect their infants from severe RSV illness.

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FDA advisers narrowly back first gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

Friday, May 12, 2023

A panel of experts voted 8-6 in favor of Food and Drug Administration approval of the first gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal genetic disease.

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