Robotic Exoskeleton Helps People with Neurological Disorders

Harmony, the robotic exoskeleton, can assist individuals who have had strokes or spinal injuries.

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This robotic exoskeleton helps people get their mobility back.

Eli Lilly research laboratories, Indianapolis, Nov. 2020.

Drug Maker Says Antibody Drug Can Prevent COVID-19 Illness in Nursing Homes

It's the first major study to show such a treatment may prevent disease.

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Risk Management Key to Life Sciences Manufacturing

Life sciences manufacturing is in the spotlight as companies race to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible.

CVS Pharmacist Gerard Diebner prepares a shot of the COVID-19 vaccine for the nursing home residents at Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation.

NY Explores Buying Vaccine Directly

At the current pace, it could take six months or more to get shots to eligible New Yorkers.

Striking workers gather outside the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi headquarters in Marcy l'Etoile, central France, Tuesday, Jan.19, 2021. Employees of pharmaceutical company Sanofi stage a protest against planned redundancies that they say could slow the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic . Sanofi had been developing Covid vaccines but will not be ready to roll out until late 2021.

Unions Strike at Vaccine Maker

The company is cutting jobs while developing a COVID-19 vaccine.

A member of staff at the university hospital injects the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 into a patient in Duesseldorf, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021.

WHO Chief Lambasts Vaccine Profits

He aired some of his toughest public words yet toward vaccine makers, criticizing “bilateral deals.”

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Diakonie Hospital 'DIAKO' vaccination ward, Bremen, Germany, Jan. 15, 2021.

Hackers 'Manipulated' Stolen Vaccine Documents

The EU's drug regulator said the altered documents could "undermine trust in vaccines."

President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del.

Biden to Tap Defense Production Act to Maximize Vaccine Manufacturing

He wants 100 million shots in in his first 100 days.

FDA Administrator David Kessler testifying on Capitol Hill, Nov. 15, 1995.

Former FDA Chief Tapped to Lead Vaccine Science

Dr. David Kessler will have the title of chief science officer of COVID response.

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Inspired by Kombucha Tea, Engineers Create 'Living Materials'

A culture of specialized yeast and bacteria can generate tough materials able to perform a variety of functions.

A ventilator at St. Joseph's Hospital in Yonkers, N.Y., April 20, 2020.

Respiratory Therapist Sentenced for Stealing COVID Equipment

He pleaded guilty to stealing a ventilator and other equipment and selling it for personal gain.

An image of the COVID-19 test chip made by aerosol jet nanoparticle 3D printing.

3D-Printed COVID-19 Test Works in Seconds

Such a quick and effective test could be a game-changer for controlling the spread of diseases.

Syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif., Jan. 7, 2021.

Pfizer Study Suggests Vaccine Works Against Virus Variant

Antibodies from vaccine recipients successfully fended off the virus in lab dishes.