Plague

“BridgeBio Pharma and Affiliate Origin Biosciences Announce FDA Approval of NULIBRY™ (fosdenopterin), the First and Only Approved Therapy to Reduce the Risk of Mortality in Patients with MoCD Type A - GlobeNewswire” plus 1 more BridgeBio Pharma and Affiliate Origin Biosciences Announce FDA Approval of NULIBRY™ (fosdenopterin), the First and Only Approved Therapy to Reduce the Risk of Mortality in Patients with MoCD Type A - GlobeNewswire Posted: 28 Feb 2021 05:00 AM PST Molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD) Type A, an ultra-rare, life-threatening genetic disorder that progresses rapidly, results in severe and largely irreversible neurological injury, and has a high infant mortality rate; median overall survival age is about four years Clinical trials with NULIBRY or recombinant cPMP showed a meaningful increase in overall survival compared to a natural history study NULIBRY is BridgeBio's first FDA-approved therapeutic P...

“David J. Dalrymple: Classic novel is timely pandemic read - Huntington Herald Dispatch” plus 1 more David J. Dalrymple: Classic novel is timely pandemic read - Huntington Herald Dispatch Posted: 27 Feb 2021 09:00 PM PST The pandemic we suffer has been motivation for my rereading of Albert Camus's novel "The Plague" (1948). This novel portrays a pandemic in the coastal city of Oran, Algeria. Camus was aware of previous cholera epidemics. He also was aware of facism. He knew that such plagues "would rouse up its rats again." So this novel can be read literally and metaphorically as an allegorical work appropriate for our own pestilences of COVID-19 and recent authoritarian challenges to our democracy. This fictional bubonic plague evolved into pneumonic plague. It is described by a narrator, Dr. Rieux, who attends to patients. He is aware that death shows no favorites and observes how the poor and the rich are af...

Save the World from Deadly Disease in Plague Inc: The Cure - GameSkinny Save the World from Deadly Disease in Plague Inc: The Cure - GameSkinny Posted: 01 Feb 2021 12:00 AM PST Having destroyed the world with a deadly disease in Plague Inc. Evolved , Ndemic wants you to save it again in the newly released expansion  Plague Inc. Evolved: The Cure. Ndemic developed the expansion in partnership with the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation (CEPI) and the World Health Organization, and it's available on Steam, iOS, and Android now. Console versions will follow later. In Plague Inc: The Cure , players must control a deadly pandemic raging across the world with the same level of strategy and depth as the original  Plague Inc . Locating the disease and those affected by it is just the start. An effective response must include economic support, incentives for nations to plan for quarantine, vaccine research, and more. If all th...

“Cat in Los Alamos County diagnosed with plague - Santa Fe New Mexican” plus 1 more Cat in Los Alamos County diagnosed with plague - Santa Fe New Mexican Posted: 11 Feb 2021 12:00 AM PST A cat in Los Alamos County has been diagnosed with the plague, the state's first case this year, the New Mexico Department of Health announced Thursday. The state released little information, other than to say the cat became ill in late January and is recovering after receiving treatment. Health officials will conduct an investigation to ensure the cat didn't spread the disease to family members or neighbors. "Even in the midst of a global pandemic, other diseases still occur in New Mexico, and there are steps people can take to keep themselves and their pets safe," Dr. Tracie Collins, state health secretary-designate, said in a statement. The plague is often transmitted through flea bites but can also be passed vi...

Have You Played… Plague Inc: Evolved? - Rock Paper Shotgun Have You Played… Plague Inc: Evolved? - Rock Paper Shotgun Posted: 15 Jan 2021 12:00 AM PST Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time. Plague Inc: Evolved is a game about killing off the human race with a disease. Billions of human beings are boiled down to numbers of healthy, infected, and dead, allowing players to neatly sidestep the potential well of moral turmoil that such subject matter invites (especially in these times), and instead focus on evolving their plague. It's a fairly challenging little strategy game that can be played out in the span of perhaps 10 minutes. And, strangely, it's just about the only strategy game I routinely play where I haven't the slightest desire to get any better at it. There's a surprising amount of complexity in the systems of Plague Inc. In most cases, evolving yo...

“Apple releases its ‘Best of 2020’ App Store winners and most downloaded apps of the year - TechCrunch” plus 1 more Apple releases its ‘Best of 2020’ App Store winners and most downloaded apps of the year - TechCrunch Posted: 02 Dec 2020 12:00 AM PST Apple today released its highly anticipated annual list of the best apps and games of 2020. As in previous years, App Store editors selected the winners based on factors like the app's quality, creative design, usability and use of Apple technology, among other things. The "Best of 2020" winners this year include a number of apps that helped people transition to a life spent at home. For example, home workout app Wakeout! won iPhone App of the Year, while Zoom snagged the top spot as the iPad App of the Year. Disney+, which helped families keep kids entertained during coronavirus lockdowns, won for Apple TV App of the Year. The streaming service had just won "b...