Could Oncolytic Viruses Be Dangerous? CodaLytic is a novel Oncolytic virus that Codagenix, Inc is developing in the context of breast cancer. Oncolytic viruses in general are a relatively novel modality. These are live viruses (or live vaccines) engineered in a way that they can specifically infect and replicate, and cancer cells destroy some of […]

RSV, influenza, COVID-19 and monkeypox have dominated the headlines this year, but vaccines are also being developed for a host of other infectious diseases that may not come immediately to mind. Lyme Disease For example, Valneva, a French vaccine developer, is the only company developing a vaccine against Lyme disease. The work is being done in […]

In the Spring of 2020, a number of institutions—health, education, judicial, and others—went through a wrenching technological transformation: To prevent the spread of COVID-19, they took refuge online. Clinical sites that had long ignored the appeals of telehealth advocates suddenly adopted virtual visits. The change took place in almost a twinkling of an eye. What […]